Improve the way health care is delivered and gain skills to apply immediately in your daily work. PSOM faculty and staff are invited to enroll in online, graduate-level courses from the Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy. You may use tuition benefits towards these courses. Enroll in a course or two, or take 4 courses to earn a Certificate in Health Care Innovation. Credits earned may be transferred into the online Master of Health Care Innovation degree.

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New! Insurance and Benefit Design & Driving Value (1 CU)

David Asch, MD, MBA & Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD; Lee Fleisher, MD

6 weeks: April 30-June 10, 2019 (ONLINE)

This is a pairing of two 3-week course topics. In the first half taught by Dr. Lee Fleisher, you will engage in understanding the current goals of improving value—defined by quality over costs—in the health care system and drivers of improved value. In the second half taught by Drs. Kevin Volpp and David Asch, you will gain a deeper understanding of some of the tradeoffs inherent in the approaches insurers are taking to provide greater value and health improvement for their beneficiaries.