HEALTHCARE STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT SKILLS

INTRODUCTION

This course focuses on the global analysis of industry and competition; and analysis of the internal environment. As ever participants are provided with the guidance they need to strategic planning, analysis of the health services environment (internal and external) and lessons on implementation; with additional discussions on organizational capability, deeper treatment of sustainability and corporate social responsibility and more coverage of the sources of organizational inertia and competency traps

 

DURATION

5 Days

 

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is designed for middle- to senior-level managers working in public health from national, provincial government or international agencies and non-governmental organizations, who are responsible for health programs in communicable and non-communicable diseases, their various administrative aspects and donor communications for the implementation of health programs.

 

OBJECTIVES

On completion of this course you should be able to:

v  Discuss why strategic management has become crucial in today’s dynamic healthcare environment.

v  Trace the evolution of strategic management and discuss its conceptual foundations.

v  Describe and explain the concept of strategic thinking maps.

v  Define and differentiate between strategic management, strategic thinking, strategic planning, and managing strategic momentum.

v  Understand the necessity for both the analytic and emergent models of strategic management.

v  Understand how an organization may realize a strategy that it never intended.

v  Understand the benefits of strategic management for healthcare organizations.

v  Understand the importance of systems approaches.

v  Explain the links between the different levels of strategy within an organization.

v  Describe the various leadership roles in strategic management.

 

COURSE CONTENT

v  The Nature of Strategic Management

v  Understanding and Analyzing the General Environment and the Health Care Environment

v  Service Area Competitor Analysis

v  Internal Environmental Analysis and Competitive Advantage

v  Directional Strategies

v  Developing Strategic Alternatives

v  Evaluation of Alternatives and Strategic Choice

v  Value-Adding Service Delivery Strategies

v  Value-Adding Support Strategies

v  Communicating the Strategy and Developing Action Plans

v  Analyzing Strategic Health Care Cases

v  Health Care Organization Accounting, Finance, and Performance Analysis

v  Health Care Acronyms

 

METHODOLOGY

 The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

TRAINING VENUE, LOGISTICS AND PAYMENT

v  Training is residential and will be held at Afriex Training Centre.

v  The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

v  Accommodation and airport transfer are arranged upon request by the participant.

v  This training can also be tailor made for your institution upon request. You can have it delivered in our training Centre or at a convenient location.

v  Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Afriex Training Ltd certificate.

No. of Days:

5