Healthcare Strategy and Innovation

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Healthcare Strategy and Innovation

This course is part of Leadership for Healthcare Professionals Specialization

Instructors: Michelle Aebersold, PhD, RN, MSBA, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Develop and align a strategic plan to an organization’s mission, vision, values
Understand informatics and innovation to drive changes in healthcare
Apply human-centered design approaches to strategic initiatives

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13 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 4 modules in this course

“Healthcare Strategy and Innovation” dives deep into strategic planning, innovation, and informatics in healthcare, giving you the tools to drive organizational success. You'll master key concepts like defining mission, vision, and values and learning to differentiate strategic planning from other types of planning. Throughout the course, you’ll learn to produce innovative outcomes for your teams and patients by aligning strategies with your organization’s core values and your proposals. Essential business tools covered include SWOT analysis, balanced scorecards, dashboards, value-based assessments, and strategic planning templates. Explore healthcare innovation principles, focusing on health informatics to implement cutting-edge innovations. Through applied learning and strategic communication, you'll sharpen your ability to question, plan, and innovate effectively in the healthcare sector.

Welcome to the Healthcare Strategy and Innovation course and to Module 1 on Principles and Concepts of Strategic Planning! We start our course by learning about the concept of change so we can understand strategic planning as a dynamic change process. With this understanding, we will distinguish between strategic thinkers, planners, and management—the three dimensions of strategic planning. We will learn about the definitions of other essential concepts, such as mission, vision, values, and strategic leadership. By learning the definitions, we will start developing the skill of navigating strategic planning and change. Let’s get started!

What's included

8 videos7 readings4 assignments2 discussion prompts

8 videos Total 50 minutes

Welcome to Course 2: Healthcare Strategy and Innovation 3 minutes
Foundations of Strategic Planning 9 minutes
Strategic Leadership 11 minutes
Mission, Vision, and Values: What Do They Tell Us? 3 minutes
Stakeholder Engagement, Innovative Thinking, and Operations Efficiency 10 minutes
Data-Driven Decision Making 6 minutes
Talent Management in Strategic Planning 3 minutes
Strategic Plans in Healthcare Organizations 5 minutes

7 readings Total 78 minutes

Course Syllabus 10 minutes
Pre-Course Survey 3 minutes
Strategic Plan Essentials 15 minutes
Skills and Competencies for Leading Change 15 minutes
Time to Practice: Matching Data to Talent Profile 15 minutes
Develop and Write a Winning Strategic Plan 15 minutes
Module 1 Optional Readings & Resources 5 minutes

4 assignments Total 90 minutes

Module 1 Quiz: Searching and Analyzing Strategic Plan's Mission, Vision, and Values 45 minutes
Knowledge Check: The Foundations of Strategic Planning 15 minutes
Knowledge Check: Stakeholders and Engagement 15 minutes
Knowledge Check: What Do Strategic Plans Look Like? 15 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 30 minutes

Meet Your Fellow Learners 15 minutes
Tell Us, What Do You Think? 15 minutes

Welcome to Module 2! In this module, we will learn about specific methods and techniques that allow us to ground strategic planning into the reality of practice and align them with the organizational mission, vision, and values, as well as with leadership and governance. These methods and techniques include internal and external environmental assessments, stakeholder reviews, and current performance analysis. We will continue to develop the skill of navigating strategic planning and change by focusing on skills in strategic communication and questioning methods. We will learn how to employ diverse business planning tools such as SWOT, impact analysis, balanced scorecard, dashboard, value-based analysis, and strategic planning templates. Let’s get started!

What's included

4 videos6 readings3 assignments1 app item1 discussion prompt

4 videos Total 36 minutes

Aligning Strategies with the Organizational Mission, Vision, Values & Governance 10 minutes
Approaches to Strategic Planning (Part 1) 9 minutes
Approaches to Strategic Planning (Part 2) 14 minutes
The 4 P's of Strategic Planning 3 minutes

6 readings Total 53 minutes

Using PESTEL Analysis for Strategic Planning 10 minutes
Conquering Challenges in Healthcare Strategic Planning 15 minutes
Introduction to Module 2 Assignment: Using Tools for Strategic Planning 10 minutes
Introduction to the Gamut Gallery 3 minutes
Module 2 Wrap Up: Using Tools for Strategic Planning 10 minutes
Module 2 Optional Readings & Resources 5 minutes

3 assignments Total 31 minutes

Module 2 Assignment Check 1 minute
Knowledge Check: Approaches to Strategic Planning 15 minutes
Knowledge Check: Purpose, People, Process, and Performance 15 minutes

1 app item Total 45 minutes

Submit Module 2 Assignment: Using Tools for Strategic Planning 45 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 15 minutes

Tell Us, What Do You Think? 15 minutes

Welcome to Module 3! In this module, we will learn about the critical importance of innovation in healthcare, highlighting current trends, challenges, and opportunities. We will begin by learning about the most foundational concepts and principles of innovation: Design Thinking, Agile Methods, and Human-Centered Design. Then, we will dive into the various innovation frameworks, methods, and technologies driving advancements in the healthcare field. We will examine case studies and examples of innovations in healthcare. We will conclude this module by learning about emerging digital health innovations, such as Telehealth/Telemedicine, Wearables and Remote Monitoring, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Virtual Nursing, and Hospital Care at Home. Let’s get started!

What's included

7 videos9 readings3 assignments1 app item1 discussion prompt

7 videos Total 45 minutes

Design Thinking 9 minutes
Agile Methods 5 minutes
Human-Centered Design 8 minutes
Successful Innovation in Healthcare 9 minutes
Entrepreneurship in Healthcare 4 minutes
A Tutorial on Design Sprints 5 minutes
Innovations in Digital Health 6 minutes

9 readings Total 130 minutes

Design Thinking Applications in Healthcare 15 minutes
Successes in Healthcare Innovations 15 minutes
Design Methods and Innovation Traps 15 minutes
Redesigning Hospital Rooms: A Design Sprint Activity 30 minutes
Fundamentals Concepts in AI 15 minutes
Virtual Nursing & Hospital Care at Home 15 minutes
Introduction to Module 3 Assignment: Design Sprint 10 minutes
Module 3 Wrap Up: Design Sprint 10 minutes
Module 3 Optional Readings & Resources 5 minutes

3 assignments Total 31 minutes

Module 3 Assignment Check 1 minute
Knowledge Check: Innovation Concepts and Frameworks 15 minutes
Knowledge Check: Examples of Innovations in Healthcare 15 minutes

1 app item Total 90 minutes

Submit Module 3 Assignment: Design Sprint 90 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 15 minutes

Tell Us, What Do You Think? 15 minutes

Welcome to Module 4, the last module of our course! In this module, we will learn how healthcare leaders can leverage health informatics to introduce innovations in the workplace. We will begin by learning what healthcare informatics is and is not, then move to learn about healthcare systems and tools. We will explore how to evaluate the impact of healthcare informatics and take a peak into the future of this field. By learning about healthcare informatics tools and systems, we will develop the capacity to recognize strategies that improve care, streamline innovation, and enhance data management. Let’s get started!

What's included

6 videos7 readings3 assignments1 discussion prompt

6 videos Total 34 minutes

What Healthcare Informatics Is and Is Not 9 minutes
Healthcare Informatics Systems and Tools 8 minutes
Positive & Negative Impact of Healthcare Informatics 5 minutes
Future Developments in Knowledge 4 minutes
Future Developments in "Technology" 5 minutes
Module 4 & Course Wrap-Up 4 minutes

7 readings Total 77 minutes

Healthcare Informatics Deep Dive 15 minutes
Connecting Informatics Software and Healthcare Operations 15 minutes
Impact of Poorly Aligned Information Systems on Providers and Operations 15 minutes
Transformative Nature of Healthcare Informatics 15 minutes
Module 4 Optional Readings & Resources 5 minutes
Post-Course Survey 10 minutes
Keep Learning with Michigan Online 2 minutes

3 assignments Total 75 minutes

Module 4 Quiz: Informatics in Healthcare 45 minutes
Knowledge Check: Introduction to Healthcare Informatics 15 minutes
Knowledge Check: Recognizing the Impact of Healthcare Informatics 15 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 30 minutes

Learning About & Critically Reflecting on AI in Healthcare 30 minutes

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Michelle Aebersold, PhD, RN, MSBA, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN

University of Michigan

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