Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
10 hours
HME705.1 An Introduction to Healthcare Finance
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Build a career as a hospital administrator and make a difference to both patients and healthcare professionals with this degree from Deakin University.
By working towards this qualification, you will develop the skills needed for various hospital administrative roles like hospital manager, director or officer.
You will explore essential hospital management theories and be introduced to innovative business process and quality improvement techniques.
During your study, you will cover a range of topics, including healthcare operations and hospital financing, to consolidate your knowledge.
What topics will you cover?
- explain the difference between health and healthcare as it relates to hospital funding
- describe macro approaches to hospital funding
- analyse funding sources and what impact this has on hospital services.
Learning on this course
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Who is the course for?
Deakin University postgraduate students.
Who will you learn with?
Academic health management professional with a background as CEO in managing hospitals/public health in Victoria and NSW as well Chief Examiner for Australasian College of Health Service Management
Lecturer, School of Medicine, Deakin University. Imran's research interests range from information systems, Health information systems to Electronic health records and he is a widely published scholar
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