MBAH 443 HC Strategic Management
Health care organizations are continuously challenged to deal with a dynamic environment in which they are required to hold down costs, improve outcomes, meet the needs of challenging populations, increase transparency, and create value. This course introduces students to frameworks and methodologies for conducting strategic analyses to meet these challenges. It provides opportunities for devising innovative strategic recommendations for health care organizations. Its design is based on the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) competency of strategic orientation: the "ability to consider the business, demographic, ethno--cultural, political and regulatory implications of decisions and develop strategies that continually improve the long--term success and viability of the organization." Students in this course will take the role of a strategic consultant, able to bring a senior leadership perspective and state-of-the-art techniques to this endeavor.
Cross Listed Courses
GSM 440