Healthcare Management University of the Commonwealth Caribbean Global

Overview

The Healthcare Management specialization from University of the Commonwealth Caribbean’s comprises three courses designed to help you gain an in-depth understanding of global, community and public health and how to assess licensing, regulatory, accreditation, and compliance issues in healthcare organizations of all sizes. You will learn about healthcare leadership and administration, healthcare quality analytics, and quality management. You will also learn how to identify opportunities using big data and about quality care metrics and analytics that can improve the delivery and quality of healthcare services and patient outcomes.

Key Facts

You will apply the theories learned in the digital classroom to real-world workplace challenges, learn to collaborate and work effectively in teams across and within functional areas, enhance your communication skills, sharpen your critical and analytical thinking, deepen your ethical decision-making in business contexts, and proactively anticipate rapidly changing business challenges in a global economy. UCC also offers you the choice to customize your MBA in Healthcare Management by taking either a research or applied pathway. If you intend to pursue a doctoral degree, the research pathway is often the best choice.

You’ll learn how to…

• Utilize data-driven approaches to identify opportunities to improve healthcare quality management and patient outcomes.

• Design and implement effective quality and patient safety programs.

• Critically evaluate ethical and legal considerations in healthcare quality management, including the impact of policies and regulations on patient care.

• Apply data analytics and metric-based dashboards to support evidence-based decision-making and improve processes in healthcare.

• Evaluate the impact of electronic medical records on business and clinical intelligence to recommend improvements.

• Develop leadership competencies and effective communication skills to manage organizational change in healthcare settings.

• Evaluate the impact of regulatory and economic factors on healthcare management and leadership, formulate strategies to mitigate risks, taking advantage of opportunities, and assess efficiencies in healthcare management to recommend improvements.