Healthcare Strategy Consulting Practicum I

2 Credits.

This course is the first part of a two-part course. This course examines business strategies for healthcare industries and services. It prepares the student to assume the role of a consultant or decision maker in a complex organization who has to cope with tremendous complexity, uncertainty, and inadequate information. The focus throughout is on strategic management—the process of choosing and defining purposes and objectives, formulating and implementing a viable strategy, and monitoring strategic performance. Strategic tools such as SWOT, PESTLE, Competitive Analysis are covered and practiced in-class on contemporary healthcare organizations' strategies. The emphasis is on the kinds of problems and issues that affect the success of the entire organization.