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Engaging in Strategic Management in Healthcare Organizations
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 14 hours
  • Course by Northeastern University
  • Offered by

About

This is the second part of a two-part Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations course. The first course, "Intro to Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations", focuses on business strategy. This second part presents and discusses analytical frameworks for making strategic decisions, drawing on different disciplines, including economics and management. You will get an understanding of how strategic decisions are made within organizations. After exploring the different levels of strategy in the first course, you will now dive into each level in greater detail. You will have the opportunity to conduct an external evaluation that examines market, environment, customer, and competitor analyses. You will get an understanding of strategic issues in healthcare organizations, including mergers and acquisitions, vertical integration, joint ventures and alliances, performance-control systems, and organizational design.

Modules

Getting Started

    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Welcome to the Course!

4 Readings

  • Welcome to Engaging in Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations
  • Meet Your Faculty: Paul Levy and John Friar
  • Syllabus- Engaging in Strategic Management for Healthcare Organizations
  • Academic Integrity

Module 1 Overview

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Strategic Initiatives Discussion

1 Readings

  • Module 1 Overview

Lesson 1 - Strategic Options

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • Strategic Options

1 Readings

  • Lesson Resources

Lesson 2: Value Chain Functions in Business Strategy

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • BIDMC Example

1 Readings

  • Lesson Resources

Lesson 3: The Business Planning Process

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • The Business Planning Process

1 Readings

  • Lesson Resource

Module 1 Wrap-Up & Assessment

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Module 1 Quiz

1 Readings

  • Summary

Module 2 Overview

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • Module 2 Overview
  • Project Preview

Lesson 1: Allocating Resources Among SBUs and Managing Finances

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

2 Videos

  • What is a Strategic Plan?
  • Impact of New Medical Devices on Healthcare Institutions

1 Readings

  • Lesson Resource

Lesson 2: Determine independence-cooperation among SBUs, determine organizational structure

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • Cooperation Among Service Lines

1 Readings

  • Lesson Resource

Module 2 Wrap-Up & Assessment

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Module 2 Quiz

1 Peer Review

  • Internal Analysis of a Service Line

1 Readings

  • Summary

Module 2 Honors: Creating Infrastructure to Support Strategy

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • Steps to Meet Community’s Needs

1 Readings

  • Lesson Resource

Module 3 Overview

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Module 3 Overview

Lesson 1: Defining Diversification

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Discussions

  • Diversification Strategy

2 Readings

  • Overview of Diversification
  • Lesson Resources

Lesson 2: Build Capabilities Through M&A and Partnerships

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

4 Videos

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Motivating Factors Behind Market Concentration
  • Better Integration
  • BIDMC and Atrius Health Example

1 Readings

  • Lesson Resources

Lesson 3: Intrapreneurship

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • Disruptive Innovators

1 Readings

  • Lesson Resources

Module 3 Assessment

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Module 3 Quiz

1 Readings

  • Module 3 Summary

Module 4 Overview

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • Module 4 Overview
  • Introduction to Strategic Leadership

Lesson 1 - Process Challenges

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

2 Videos

  • What Can Go Wrong in a Planning Exercise?
  • Planning for Unexpected Risks

3 Readings

  • Obstacles in the Planning Process
  • Introduction - Planning for Unexpected Risks
  • Lesson Resources

Lesson 2: Implementation Challenges

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • What Can Go Wrong Once The Plan is Prepared?

2 Readings

  • What Is in the Plan?
  • Lesson Resource

Lesson 3 -Leadership

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

3 Videos

  • Models of Leadership
  • Leadership Authority Story
  • How Does It Impact Your Organization

1 Readings

  • Lesson Resources

Module 4 Wrap-Up & Assessment

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Module 4 Quiz

1 Readings

  • Summary

Course Wrap-Up

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Quiz
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1 Videos

  • Course Summary

1 Quiz

  • End of Course Quiz

Module 4 Honors: Empowering Employees

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

2 Videos

  • Calling Out and Solving Systemic Problems
  • Calling Out and Solving Problems: The Story of Gloria Martines

1 Readings

  • Lesson Resources

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Engaging in Strategic Management in Healthcare Organizations is a Coursera course focusing on advanced business strategy within the healthcare sector. Building on an introductory course, it delves into strategic decision-making using frameworks from economics and management. Learners will conduct market analyses and explore issues like mergers and acquisitions, vertical integration, and organizational design over 840 minutes. Ideal for foundational-level students, a Starter subscription grants access to this comprehensive course.

Paul Levy
Instructors

Paul Levy

John Friar
Instructors

John Friar