Health Care Management and Policy
http://hc.wharton.upenn.edu/
Health Care Management and Policy Concentration Advisor
Ms. June Kinney - 205 CPC (215-898-6861)
The concentration in health care management and policy focuses on the management, financing and economics of the health care sector. Students learn about health care markets and factors that significantly influence decision making both at the policy level and at the level of the firm or organization. The health care sector includes government agencies, non-profit institutions, major private corporations, medical practices and partnerships, and many small and early-stage health care service and product firms.
Health care related organizations are usually categorized into three groups: Providers (hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, nurses and other practitioners), Payers ( Medicare, Medicaid, managed care organizations, private insurance companies), and Suppliers (pharmaceutical/biotechnology firms, medical device firms, diagnostic and medical equipment companies, health care IT and e-health vendors and other specialized product firms). In addition, there are many service firms which specialize in health care including consulting, investment banking, private equity, and venture capital firms. Students gain solid understanding of the relationships among and incentives upon payers, providers and suppliers.
Students in the concentration are prepared for careers as managers in health care companies or health care service firms such as consulting, banking or health care IT companies or in government agencies. Students planning careers in the health professions such as medicine, nursing or dentistry have found the concentration very useful in understanding the context in which they will be working.
Required:
HCMG 101: Health Care Systems
Three of**:
HCMG 202 or 302*: Economics and Financing of Health Care Delivery
HCMG 203: Clinical Issues in Health Care Management
HCMG 204: Comparative Health Care Systems
HCMG 211: The Law of Health Care in America
HCMG 212: Health Care Quality & Outcomes: Measurement & Management
HCMG 213: Health Care Management and Strategy
HCMG 215: The Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Medical Device Industries: Economics,
Management and Public Policy
PLEASE NOTE:
* HCMG 202 and HCMG 302 cannot both be taken for credit by any one student.
** Students may also take MBA level courses towards their three electives, providing they satisfy the necessary prerequisites and are admitted to the course. (Because seating is limited, only courses with open seats will be available to Non-MBA students.) Students can find more information on the Wharton Graduate Division Office of Academic Services web site http://spike.wharton.upenn.edu/mbaprogram
Link to Request Form for MBA Courses: http://undergrad.wharton.upenn.edu/forms/nonmba.pdf
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