The Healthcare administration Scholars Program consists of the following nine broad topic domains. The Healthcare Administration Scholars Program is a 20-month fellowship-like seminar series, with a required capstone project, which prepares residents and fellows to pursue progressive leadership opportunities when they enter practice. The preparation is appropriate for those entering private, group or academic practice, industry, research or governmental positions. The speakers are experts in the domain subject matter, covering elements of medical finance and practice management, legal and regulatory principles in medicine, health system operations, interprofessional healthcare delivery, government relations/advocacy and quality and safety science. Michigan Medicine supplies ample speakers with high levels of expertise in these domains, some internationally known. Attorneys, Financial and Hospital operations professionals, Government Relations experts, Faculty from other Health Professions schools participate in the longitudinal curriculum. The Scholars, over the course of the Program, select and complete a capstone project which demonstrates a process or policy improvement in their area of medical specialization.
Healthcare Economics
Goal: Participants will develop a broad based understanding of Healthcare Economics based on the objectives listed in the following sessions.
Sessions:
- Healthcare Financing
- Accounting
- Budgeting
- Coding and Billing
- Medical Practice Structures
Operations Management
Goal: Gain a basic understanding for the underlying principles and methodology of Operations Management. Be able to apply theory from the following topic areas to a specific issue in healthcare.
Sessions:
- Process Analysis
- Operations Management Theory
- Critical Pathway and Bottleneck Analysis
- Queuing Theory, Scheduling and Simulation
- Physical Plant Design/Management
Advocacy and Outreach
Goal: Understand the role of healthcare professionals and healthcare institutions in community outreach, healthcare advocacy, professional advocacy, and vulnerable populations.
Sessions:
- Local, Regional and National Advocacy and Outreach Opportunities
Information Technology
Goal: Understand the changes in the healthcare system impacted by or driven by advancements in information technology (IT).
Sessions:
- National Standards in Medical Informatics
- IT Infrastructure
- Electronic Health Records
Hospital Administration
Goal: Understand how administrative structures may differ depending on the primary mission(s) of a hospital or physician practice group, and how that may impact high level clinical decision making, strategic directions, financial management, and physician leadership.
Sessions:
- Mission Statement
- Hospital Administration Structure
- Policy Development
- Interdepartmental/Unit Interactions
Strategic Planning - Disaster/Catastrophe Preparedness
Professional and Leadership Development
Goal: To develop the skills to manage one’s own professional development in order to advance into positions of leadership and mentorship.
Sessions:
- Positive Organizational Scholarship and Change Management
- Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurial Endeavors
- Effective Media Relations
- Advocacy in Medicine
Healthcare Law and Regulations
Goal: To develop understanding of Healthcare Law and Regulatory issues.