Learn foundational theories and practical applications of innovation in healthcare operations and management.
Learn foundational theories and practical applications of innovation in healthcare operations and management.
This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full The Business of Health Care Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.
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What you'll learn
Apply behavioral economics principles to healthcare operations
Optimize healthcare performance using key metrics
Implement innovative practices in healthcare settings
Evaluate healthcare programs effectively
Manage process flow and reduce inefficiencies
Develop strategic frameworks for healthcare innovation
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This course includes:
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4 quizzes
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There are 4 modules in this course
This comprehensive course explores the intersection of healthcare operations and innovation, focusing on behavioral economics and operations management principles. Students learn to optimize healthcare practices through theoretical frameworks and practical applications. The curriculum covers performance measurement, process optimization, innovation implementation, and evaluation methods. Through case studies and real-world examples, participants develop skills in assessing and improving healthcare operations while managing innovation risks.
Module 1
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
Module 2
Module 2 · 1 Hours to complete
Module 3
Module 3 · 1 Hours to complete
Module 4
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
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Instructors
Innovator in Health Policy and Delivery Transformation
Dr. Amol Navathe, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. A practicing physician, health economist, and engineer, he specializes in delivery transformation and policy design, leveraging advanced health data analytics and technology to enhance healthcare delivery across numerous large health systems. His expertise includes analyzing physician and hospital economic behavior, focusing on claims data to assess care costs, quality, and appropriateness, which is crucial for evaluating health system performance and policy design. Dr. Navathe has significant experience with large-scale government initiatives, having served as Medical Officer and Senior Program Manager for the $1 billion federal Comparative Effectiveness Research program. He is also a thought leader in the field, founding the academic journal Health Care: The Journal of Delivery Science and Innovation, where he serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief, and is the Founding Director of the Foundation for Healthcare Innovation. His impactful research on healthcare costs and quality has been published in top journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Health Affairs, and Health Services Research. Dr. Navathe completed his medical training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, pursued post-graduate training at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and earned his PhD in Health Care Management and Economics at The Wharton School at Penn.
Leader in Operations Management and Healthcare Innovation at Wharton
Christian Terwiesch holds the Andrew M. Heller Professorship at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he also serves as a Professor in the Operations and Information Management department and a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics. He is the co-author of Matching Supply with Demand, a widely utilized textbook in Operations Management now in its third edition, and has received multiple teaching awards for his contributions to Wharton’s MBA program. Terwiesch has collaborated with various organizations, from startups to Fortune 500 companies, focusing on innovation and business process improvement. His recent research is primarily centered on healthcare, with projects that include designing patient-centered care processes within the VA hospital system, analyzing the effects of emergency room crowding on hospital revenues at Penn Medicine, and optimizing ICU bed usage at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Additionally, he has worked on innovation management, contributing to the clinical development portfolio at Merck and developing open innovation systems and innovation tournaments for large healthcare organizations.
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