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Healthcare Management

The Healthcare Management seminar offers ideal conditions to develop the required competencies. You will apply business management methods, analyse and optimise processes and understand how quality management systems are implemented. You will discuss how healthcare systems are structured and controlled. In addition, you will be taught management tasks for motivation, controlling and personnel development.

 

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Key Facts

Certificate

Certificate

Issued by University of Cologne Business School

Programme Description

The demands on managers within the healthcare sector are increasing. The industry is confronted with new technological and organisational challenges in an increasingly complex environment. The Healthcare Management seminar provides management competencies and leadership skills that are specifically tailored to the healthcare industry. The seminar is taught by professors from the Department of Healthcare Management at the University of Cologne and by proven healthcare experts. Upon successful completion of all three modules, participants receive a certificate in Healthcare Management from the University of Cologne Business School.

Objectives

  • Learn important management and leadership skills in the healthcare sector
  • Expansion of your personal networks and exchange with colleagues from other health organisations

Highlights

  • Renowned economy professors and health experts from leading universities, clinics and companies
  • Diverse programme with simulations, business games and case studies
  • Acquisition of the "Healthcare Management" certificate of the University of Cologne Business School

Target Audience

The Healthcare Management seminar has been tailored to facilitate medical practitioners and doctors who work in a hospital or in any other healthcare organisation. They should have already taken over management tasks.

 

All modules at a glance

Strategic Health Management

Strategic Management

You will learn which management measures you can use to strategically adapt to the changes in the healthcare system that are characterised by value-based healthcare and radical innovations.

Date: 14 September 2024 (Sat)

Hospital's Accounting

You will learn how accounting shows the financial situation of your organisation. Additionally, you will apply your new knowledge in a computer-based management game.

Dates: 21 Sept (Sat) and 5 Oct 2024 (Sat)

Duration: 2 days

Human Resource Management in Healthcare

Learn how you as a manager can contribute to ensuring the success of teams, departments and organisations.

Date: 09 November 2024 (Sat)

Duration: 1 day

Communication in the Healthcare Sector

You will learn how to use the principles of communication and genotiation, in order to effectively communicate with employees and colleagues.

Date: 07 December 2024 (Sat)

Duration: 1 day

Quality and Process Management in Hospitals

In this seminar, you will learn about the importance of quality and process management and gain insight into the success factors of goal-oriented implementation.

Date: 11 January 2025

Duration: 1 day

Digitisation in the Healthcare Sector

You will learn how to differentiate the areas where information technology can be applied and how to correctly assess and use its potential.

Date: 25 January 2025 (Sat)

Duration: 1 day

Academic Director

Prof. Dr Ludwig Kuntz

Managing Director of the Seminar for Management in Healthcare, University of Cologne

Prof. Dr Kuntz is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Cologne and Research Fellow of the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge. He is Head of the Schmalenbach Society’s working group "Economics in Healthcare".  His research focuses on strategy, controlling, and management of healthcare organisations. He was Head of Controlling at the University Hospital Hamburg and responsible for information management at the University hospital Mainz.