Driving Value in the System & Health Insurance and Benefit Design

Course number: HCIN 608-001
Dates: April 30-June 10, 2019 (ONLINE)

Instructors: Lee Fleisher, MD; David Asch, MD, MBA & Kevin Volpp MD, PhD
Credit: 1 c.u.
Description: This course is for health care professionals who are interested in improving value in health care. 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.

Penn faculty and staff may use tuition benefits towards this course. For more information, visit the Certificate in Health Care Innovation website or contact Katherine Ridella at kbuckl@pennmedicine.upenn.edu or 215-573-9378.