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Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management
Associate for Technical and Student Support:
Hughes Global Education India Pvt. Ltd.
Programme Overview
This programme is designed specifically for medical professionals and administrators, professionals associated with healthcare and allied sectors, including allied healthcare service providers, to provide them a comprehensive understanding of healthcare management. This programme aims to equip healthcare professionals with important healthcare management practices, HR practices, strategies, finance and accounting concepts and analytical skills which are relevant in all aspects of effective healthcare management.
At the end of the programme, it is expected that participants will have sound knowledge of healthcare management which they can use for effective management of healthcare activities and decision making.
Healthcare sector in India has shown a profound growth over the past decade. Expectations of the people for good quality healthcare services in the Government run healthcare services is increasing. Healthcare professionals play a very important role in the delivery of healthcare services. In India’s healthcare set-up, these professionals tend to lack expertise in contemporary healthcare management practices. Lake of relevant management practices knowledge hinders the services and management decision.
Healthcare and allied healthcare professionals in general have never had a formal chance to study management practises as it has never been a subject that has been taught in their core academic curriculum. Apart from multi-speciality health care facility, it is an important parameter that a successful healthcare service system is set.
IIM Indore will engage a reputed healthcare service provider for providing training on the technical medical issues and practises.
Programme USP
The Post Graduate Certificate Programme on Healthcare Management for professionals in medical, healthcare and allied fields specifically designed around the deliverables for enhancing management skills of the professionals. The objective of this programme is to equip these professionals with the necessary healthcare management skills.
Programme Contents
- Course:
Functional and Domain Knowledge
List of Contents:
- Strategic frameworks
- Operations management
- Quality and accreditation
- Financial accounting
- Economics and policy
- Commercial knowledge
- Services marketing
- Information systems
- Human relations
- Leading teams and organisations
- Course:
Focus on Entrepreneurship
List of Contents:
- Building business models
- Financing ventures
- Healthcare Informatics and e-health
- Homecare services
- Wellness
- Innovations in public health
- Telemedicine
- Medical devices
- Course:
Health Business Environment
List of Contents:
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- Existing healthcare models
- Hospital planning and organisation
- Healthcare facility and hospital design
- Pharmaceutical sector and IP rights
- Insurance sector and TPA
- Electronic medical records
- Disease mapping
- Rural and public health scenario
- Regulatory issues
- Course:
Individual Competencies
List of Contents:
- Data visualisation
- Predictive analytics
- Communication skills
- Negotiation and Conflict Management
- Course: Analytics and Decision Support in Healthcare Care Operations Management
List of Contents:
- Decision making in Health care
- Facility location
- Facility layout
- Flow processes Improvement: Re-engineering and Lean Management
- Staffing
- Scheduling
- Productivity and performance benchmarking
- Resource allocation
- Supply Chain and Inventory Management
- Quality Control and Improvement
- Project Management
- Queuing Models and Capacity Planning
- Simulation
Duration & Number of Session Hours
Duration: 12 months
Number of Sessions (75 Minutes each): 160 sessions
On-campus orientation module of five days duration: around 20 sessions, (25 hours)
One or two sessions from each of the courses will become part of the on-campus orientation module. If the on-campus module is not confirmed due to COVID situation, the same will be included in the total number of sessions.
Online: sessions: 140 sessions (175 Hrs)
Number of Hours: 200 hours
Pedagogy
Lectures, Case discussions, Live projects from the student’s companies/organizations.
Attendance Criteria
Participants are expected to attend all sessions of a given course. However, Participants may take leave on account of emergencies, participation in management festivals or co-curricular activities, etc., subject to the approval of the Programme Coordinator. However, 75% minimum attendance requirement would be considered for the final grading.
Assessment
Performance of participants will be monitored on a continuous evaluation basis through quizzes, assignments, tests and examinations. The participant is required to score minimum marks/grades as decided by the Institute from time to time to complete the course.
Certification
Successful Completion Certificate by IIM Indore in a valedictory ceremony to be held on the campus.
Eligibility Criteria
Professionals and entrepreneurs associated with healthcare and allied healthcare sectors with 5+ years of domain experience, aspiring to move into management roles.
Graduate/Post Graduate from Universities recognized by Association of Indian Universities with minimum 50% marks in either Diploma or graduation or post-graduation (or its equivalent) with at least five years of domain experience.
How the Courses will be Delivered:
Courses will be delivered through on-line mode using an appropriate technology Synchronized platform. Lectures will be delivered through broadband based technology involving two-way audio and video communication. Sessions will be held once in a week, generally on weekends. Participants can attend sessions directly from their desktop/laptop (Direct-2-device). Participants will be provided reading materials etc. for each course. They may also interact with the concerned faculty through e-mails/ chat mode.
The academic sessions will start from January 2021 Sessions will be held on Tuesday and Thursday.
The timing of the sessions:
6:45 PM -8:00 PM,
8:30 PM -9:45 PM
The time gap between two consecutive sessions is to give the participants a break. On some days, the classes may extend beyond the mentioned time. In addition to attending interactive sessions, participants have to undertake online quizzes, assignments, and examinations.
Programme Activity Timelines
| Application Closure date | 4th March 2021 |
| Estimated date for 1st Session (Commencement of Programme Delivery) | 11th March 2021 |
| Tentative Programme End Date | March 2022 |
Total Fees and Payment Schedule*
| Amount Rs. (Excluding GST) | |
| Programme Fees paid at time of Registration (non-refundable) | Rs. 12,500 |
| (Application and Registration Fee)
Programme Fee (1st Instalment) (excluding GST) |
Rs. 1,14,000
|
| Programme Fee (2nd Instalment) payable within three months of admission (excluding GST) | Rs. 91,000
|
| Programme Fee (3rd Instalment) payable within six months of admission (excluding GST) | Rs. 91,000
|
| Programme Fee (4th Instalment) within nine months of admission (excluding GST) | Rs. 1,03,500 |
| Total Fees (GST, extra) | Rs. 4,12,000.00 |
*Exact Dates will be notified later.
Student Privileges
The participants who will complete the programme successfully will be eligible for the Executive Education Alumni status of IIM Indore. They will require to apply separately along with the necessary fee to register their name. Benefits available to Executive Education Alumni:
1) Communication of brochures and newsletters from IIM Indore.
2) Access to the IIM Indore Campus Library (onsite access only).
3) Official email ID of the institute.
Please note that all the dates are subject to change due to pandemic situation.
For more details contact:
For more details contact: onlinelearning@iimidr.ac.in
Tel.: 0731-2439745/754
You may also contact Academic Counsellor of our technical partner Hughes Global Education India Pvt. Ltd. for this programme on : wecare@hughes.in or can contact on : 91-7290956966 / 91-7838884952