The online Post Graduate Certificate in Health Financial Management offered by IIHMR Delhi is AICTE accredited and of one year duration. It is tailored for working professionals in healthcare, government, and social sectors like doctors, nurses, finance managers, consultants and students with the purpose to provide specialized skills in healthcare finance management. The purpose of the program is to develop managerial, financial and analytical skills among the participants.
Additionally, the program seeks to fulfil the following specific objectives:
- Provide a deep insight on core concepts of health economics, health finance and their integration with population health needs.
- Help the participants to apply biostatistics using ‘R’ for data driven policy and management decisions.
- Enable application of healthcare accounting and management of accounting principles for organization performance improvement.
- Guide the individuals to conduct economic evaluations of healthcare innovations for resource optimizations
Key Program Highlights:
- Flexible Learning Model: The programs offer a blended approach with online delivery. They include live interactive weekend classes, recorded sessions, peer-networking and group discussions, case studies and financial simulations, and faculty mentored dissertation module. This format helps healthcare professionals gain new skills and earn a post-graduate qualification without interrupting their full-time jobs.
- Industry-Focused Curriculum: The coursework combines essential financial management principles with unique needs of healthcare industry by focusing on real-world scenarios and specific tools used in the field. Key topics taught include Financial Management, Health Economics, Resource Optimization, and Public Health Decision-Making.
- Career Opportunities and Advancement: Finishing this qualification will provide specialized knowledge, advanced career opportunities and improving the earning potential of the individuals. It will help them easily navigate the complex and ever-changing financial landscape of the healthcare sector and prepare them for high-demand roles like Hospital Administrator, Healthcare Operations Manager, Medical Superintendent, Healthcare Consultant, and Quality Manager in both public and private facilities.
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of the certification the participants will
- Master healthcare budgeting and financing models
- Use R-based analytics for evidence based financial planning
- Analyze how economic evaluation is useful in health policy decision making
- Apply accounting and management tools in decision making
- Evaluate cost estimates of healthcare services