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Healthcare Analytics Courses You May Take

Healthcare Economics: This course is designed to familiarize the Future Healthcare Entrepreneur with the economics theories and policies that will drive public and business decisions in regards to the provisions of payment for healthcare and Health Services. The Future Healthcare Entrepreneur will learn how healthcare economics theory differs from standard commodities of consumer goods and services and how this difference must be addressed when assessing business ventures in healthcare.

Healthcare Entrepreneurship: This course will present to the future healthcare entrepreneur the different organizations and professions involved in the business and practice of healthcare; that is, the providers and payers for health care services. The course begins with an in depth look at Agency and Stewardship Theory of Man and how each theory is part of the present organizations and players in the health service business. The course will involve an in-depth discussion of the organization of healthcare insurance markets; managed care organizations; hospital and long term care facility (nursing home/long term care/hospice) organizations; various business models of the physician's practice; pharmaceutical and biotech industry; and the makeup of the health services salaried and hourly wage work force.

Healthcare Strategy: This course will concentrate on the social issues concerning the Healthcare industry. Is healthcare a right or a privilege? The answer to this question will define how health services will be compensated; how capital for healthcare facilities and technologies will be acquired; and who will be responsible for the cost of healthcare. Students will familiarize themselves with the differences concerning the efficiences, costs, and values of fees for service versus managed care; and private insurance versus government controlled single payer (universal) health care. A significant portion of this course will be directed towards the present model of healthcare process outcomes and the value chain model of patient satisfaction.

Healthcare Analytics and AI: This course prepares students to understand and apply concepts related to emerging trends in IT-enabled healthcare, with a strong emphasis on analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Students examine how data-driven methods and AI-enhanced tools support clinical decision-making, improve patient outcomes, optimize operations, and transform modern healthcare delivery.

Cybersecurity Management: This course focuses on risk management and its impact on information systems. It covers assessing and managing risks, defining acceptable risk levels, and developing business impact analyses, continuity plans, disaster recovery plans, and incident response plans. Students will learn to identify, analyze, and mitigate threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits and understand compliance laws and best practices. The course prepares students for managerial roles in cybersecurity, emphasizing practical skills and strategic planning. 

Career Paths for Healthcare Analytics

Graduates of this program will meet a market demand for workers who have both knowledge of the healthcare domain and the skills needed to retrieve, analyze and interpret a wide range of health-related data.

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