Introduction to Healthcare Finance

Michigan applies finance to decisions in healthcare. Pricing leads into time, uncertainty and investment valuation, then research-and-development costs and acquisitions. The intermediate outline suits learners interested in the economic structure behind health organizations and innovation.

What you will learn

• Explain factors involved in healthcare pricing.
• Model time and risk in an investment valuation.
• Analyze financial assumptions around research and acquisitions.

Who this suits

Intermediate learners interested in the finance of healthcare organizations and innovation.

Before you enroll

Detailed prerequisites are not listed. Preview the numerical expectations and keep the assumptions in a financial model distinct from clinical or operational evidence.

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Put it into practice

Build a fictional research-investment model with two development timelines. Show how the conclusion changes when the cost and delay assumptions change.

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