Strategic Leadership in Healthcare

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Course Overview

As healthcare is changing rapidly, consider some of the following questions:

1. What are the major drivers of systemic change and how can you incorporate these key trends into your overall strategy?

2. What factors lead to a sustainable competitive advantage in this market, and why does it matter?

3. What lessons can you learn from within your own industry and from the business community at large to shrink the strategy–execution gap for better outcomes?

The six-week Strategic Leadership in Healthcare course from Emory Executive Education is designed by Professor John Kim, a leading expert in strategic management and planning with a focus on healthcare. The course provides a strategic blueprint for creating the future of healthcare, identifies the drivers of massive systemic changes, and offers proven frameworks for creating a more sustainable healthcare system.

Learning Outcomes

The course will help you:

  • Gain a future-oriented perspective on the healthcare sector and how markets and various stakeholders influence the strategies of providers

  • Develop a top-down strategic view of the US healthcare system and the competitive forces at work

  • Use key frameworks to break-down problems, frame the scope, and persuade with data

  • Identify win-win outcomes for quality, cost, access, and provider well-being

  • Gain confidence to lead your organization through a difficult operating environment

Who Is This Course For?

The Strategic Leadership in Healthcare course is ideal for:

Healthcare executives and leaders

Clinical and nonclinical leaders looking to develop critical thinking and agility in response to rapid developments in the healthcare sector will benefit from this course. Participants will also learn to create strategies to balance organizational priorities of fiscal responsibility and patient experience.

Healthcare administrators

Healthcare leaders seeking to develop a strategic, problem-solving mindset to advance the effectiveness of day-to-day responsibilities will find this course useful. Participants will also learn to optimize their organizations’ operations and resources while providing high-quality patient care.

Course Modules

Industry Examples

Cleveland Clinic

Learn how Cleveland Clinic prioritized value-based patient care to improve overall patient outcome while lowering healthcare costs.

Intermountain Healthcare

Examine how this Utah-based health system has become a national role model for its integrated care and a relentless focus on quality.

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Analyze how MD Anderson Cancer Center’s strategy of focusing on doing one thing well helped it become ranked first in the number of research grants awarded by the National Cancer Institute.

Kaiser Permanente

Learn how this market-leading healthcare innovator leverages the tight integration of its clinical services with healthcare providers and insurance to focus on preventive care.

Smart Shopper

Discover how SmartShopper identified a gap in the healthcare market and created a service to help consumers save money on quality in-network care.

Course Highlights

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Expert faculty

The course is designed by a leading expert in healthcare strategy with 20+ years of consulting experience in the industry.

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Industry examples

Get a deeper understanding of the concepts covered in each module by learning from real-life industry scenarios.

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Hands-on learning

Practice course learnings through assignments and workbook activities that will accelerate your ability to apply and incorporate learnings in your professional role.

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Office hours

Join the Course Facilitator to review the week’s content and preview what is to come.

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Certificate of completion

Share your accomplishment with your community, demonstrating your commitment to excellence.

Course Faculty

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John Kim

Associate Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management, Emory University Goizueta Business School

Professor John Kim is a leading expert in strategic management and planning with a focus on healthcare.

As a management consultant for more than two decades, Professor Kim ha...

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Certificate

Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be awarded a verified digital certificate by Emory Executive Education. The certificate is a recognition of your achievement and the investment you and your organization have made in your education and development.

FAQs

Didn’t find what you were looking for? Write to us at learner.success@emeritus.org or Schedule a call with one of our Program Advisors or call us at +1 585 549 3600 (US) / +44 113 519 1455 (UK) / +65 3138 1545 (SG)

Early registrations are encouraged. Seats fill up quickly.

Flexible payment options are available.

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