Harvard Business School Online offers a unique and highly engaging way to learn vital business concepts. Immerse yourself in real challenges faced by business leaders across a variety of industries. You’ll wrestle with the same issues and imperfect information, while problem-solving and interacting with fellow learners from around the world. You can also explore the economic forces shaping health care taught by Harvard Medical School faculty, Health Care Economics, a Harvard Online course, provides insights into the interactions between industries in the US health care sector and teaches what economic forces are shaping health care.
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The course will be delivered via HBS Online’s course platform and immerse learners in real-world examples from experts at industry-leading organizations. By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Play an Introduction to Health Care Economics video
- Go to Course Syllabus
- Articulate the drivers of spending and spending growth in health care and evaluate how your organization’s strategy and decision-making processes impact total spending and value
- Describe approaches to getting the incentives right for both providers and patients and evaluate the impacts of changes to these incentives
- Understand risk and pooling as they relate to insurance markets and health benefit design
- Define the role of employers, insurers, and government in influencing the economics of health care markets, such as spending, access to care, and stability of insurance markets
- Explain how technology and patients’ and providers’ decisions contribute to high spending and spending growth, and how they impact their own organizations.
Benefits
- Develop a comprehensive understanding of the health care landscape, including the key drivers of rising health care spending.
- Gain insights into strategic decisions around new business initiatives, health benefit plans, reimbursement contract negotiations, and care delivery models.
- Understand the financial impacts of new technologies and services and how to create value-based care for patients.
- World-class faculty.
- Edge-of-your-seat online learning.
- Global peer collaboration and networking.
- Real-world, case-based learning.
- Some candidates may qualify for scholarships or financial aid, which will be credited against the Program Fee once eligibility is determined.
Eligibilities
- All applicants must be at least 18 years of age.
- Applicants must be proficient in English.
- Applicants must be committed to learning and engaging with fellow participants throughout the program.
Application Process
- All programs require the completion of a brief application.
- The applications vary slightly from program to program, but all ask for some personal background information.
- If you are new to HBS Online, you will be required to set up an account before starting an application for the program of your choice.
- Online application is free, and no special documentation is required.
- After submitting your application, you should receive an email confirmation from [email protected].
- If you do not receive this email, please check your junk email folders and double-check your account to make sure the application was successfully submitted.
- Updates to your application and enrollment status will be shown on your Dashboard.
- They will confirm enrollment eligibility within one week of your application.
- They will accept payments via credit card, Western Union, and (when available) bank loan.
- They also allow you to split your payment across 2 separate credit card transactions or send a payment link email to another person on your behalf.If splitting your payment into 2 transactions, a minimum payment of $350 is required for the first transaction.
Looking for fully-funded opportunities, install the Youth Opportunities Android or iOS App here.
Application Deadline: July 19, 2021
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