Students in this program will be prepared to ethically and effectively manage within diverse and growing healthcare systems: clinics, hospitals, the public sector, insurance, and consulting, to name a few. They will comprehensively understand the structure and economics of the US healthcare system, develop spreadsheet modeling and cost accounting skills, understand key challenges for management of healthcare and make data-driven decisions for healthcare organizations.
All Rize MBA Specialization Programs, including Healthcare Admin, are designed to be taken in any order as to create maximum flexibility when it comes to adoption. These courses do not stack. Depending on your MBA program requirements, all students must complete the 3-4 courses below.
Healthcare systems are complicated structures beholden economically and legally to many different stakeholders and policies. When those factors change, they have consequences. Aspiring managers must be able to make informed decisions about what to do in the face of change. By the end of this course, aspiring healthcare system managers will be prepared to analyze the economic impact of policy changes on their institutions and tackle challenges such as hospital mergers, new payment models, regulated drug prices, and Medicaid insurance bids.
Should a hospital focus on pediatrics or heart surgery? How can clinics build and retain a strong workforce? What is the best strategy for negotiating with insurance companies? This course focuses on the management principles and practices that create successful healthcare organizations. Students will learn to navigate key management challenges, apply strategic analysis frameworks, manage healthcare workforce and IT systems, and optimize revenue cycles—all with an emphasis on ethical leadership, effective collaboration, and quality management.
This course equips students with the skills to manage and communicate healthcare data effectively. Students will learn to create dashboards, present patient-level data, use EHR systems, and interpret and apply healthcare data analytics in studies and decision-making. Practical applications include case studies and hands-on projects.
Healthcare systems are complicated structures beholden economically and legally to many different stakeholders and policies. When those factors change, they have consequences. Aspiring managers must be able to make informed decisions about what to do in the face of change. By the end of this course, aspiring healthcare system managers will be prepared to analyze the economic impact of policy changes on their institutions and tackle challenges such as hospital mergers, new payment models, regulated drug prices, and Medicaid insurance bids.
