VIU - Universidad Internacional de Valencia
Official Master's Degree in Health Management and Clinical ManagementValencia, Spain
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
Introduction
The changes in the demand for health services, added to the digital transformation in the current scenarios of innovation and reengineering of processes in the health sector, make the training of experts in Health Management essential to guarantee both the efficiency of the systems and the improvements of health outcomes.
- Spanish
- Modality: Online
- Credits: 60 ECTS
- Start date: October 2021
Definition of the program
The Official Master's Degree in Health Management and Clinical Management at the International University of Valencia is a program created for professionals who want to successfully perform the functions of health and clinical management. It is the only official online Master's degree that trains you both in the management of health centers and units, as well as in the entire management process of the different clinical departments. At the take the course will acquire strategic knowledge and skills to develop strategy planning, managing change, healthcare key processes and results orientation of quality and efficiency, among others, always keeping to the patient at the core of the health system. In short, you will obtain the necessary knowledge to develop the strategy and operations to face the challenges in both the public and private healthcare environment.
What makes this Master unique?
- It is the only online Master's degree that addresses both the management of health centers and units and the entire management process of the different clinical departments.
- You will be trained with a practical approach that will allow you to immediately apply leadership and strategy tools, models and care processes to your area of competence to achieve the transformation of the health service / center.
- The Master's Thesis will be an individual project of health and clinical management that you will develop throughout all the subjects, with the advice of the faculty of the program.
- The program is developed and taught by recognized professionals in the sector. In addition, you will receive exclusive additional training thanks to the masterclasses of internationally recognized professionals.
- The only Master's degree in the field whose program follows the EFQM Total Quality model in business management, a model oriented towards excellence in management that guarantees that all areas are covered following the recommended quality parameters and processes.
- High adaptation to the sector. You will acquire knowledge and skills to face the transformation that health management needs: new digital scenarios in health care, big data and its application in health management, move from data mining to clinical care indicators that allow decision-making results-oriented, predictive systems, integrated care, customer experience, and more.
* Program in the process of verification to Official Master's Degree.
Curriculum
Curriculum
- The Health System
- Leadership and strategy in Health Management
- People and Communication Management in Healthcare Organizations
- Institutional Relations in Healthcare Environments
- Process and Quality Management in Healthcare Organizations
- Information and Clinical Management Tools
- Digitization and Data Processing in Healthcare Management
- Clinical-care safety. Clinical Effectiveness
- Economic and Social Management and Evaluation
- Management and Clinical Governance
- Culture of Health Excellence. The scorecard
- Master's Thesis
Methodology
At the International University of Valencia, educational quality is essential, we are committed to an approach that integrates all the key elements of the process: teachers, methodology, formats, and students, in a constant search for excellence, innovation, and research. All with the sole purpose of improving your capabilities and giving you the tools that the real world demands.
You will study with a unique and avant-garde online methodology, with live videoconference classes, in which you can ask the teacher and interact with him and your classmates, encouraging discussion and sharing of knowledge and experiences, and creating a dynamic of learning that combines the best of online advantages with the benefits of face-to-face classes. These classes are recorded and you can consult them from the virtual classroom at any time. In addition, you will have personalized tutoring and academic guidance service, and constant technical support, so that your experience is as simple and enriching as possible.
Scholarships and Funding
Economic conditions
Discount By Payment Method
- Additional 10% for cash payment
- Additional 5% for payment in two installments
Ideal Students
Admission profile
Professionals and graduates who want to develop in the field of direction, management and planning in healthcare settings, regardless of the level at which these functions are to be developed (macro, meso or micro):
- Degrees belonging to the branch of knowledge of Health Sciences
- Degrees in economic and business sciences and legal sciences *
* Those graduates in economic and business sciences and legal sciences who do not accredit a minimum professional experience in functions directly linked to the 2-year training program, must complete the following training complements:
- The health system: basic principles
- Introduction to Health Law and Professional Ethics
Career Opportunities
Professional outings
Health management is a professional branch that facilitates access to a large number of professional opportunities, both in organizations and companies, public and private, allowing the provision of health and social health services.
- Head of clinical management unit
- Health personnel with areas of responsibility (direction, supervision, department head)
- Director and business manager in the health sector
- Innovation areas in healthcare and social healthcare organizations
- Consultant in the financial or technological area of companies in the world of health
- Management in mutuals and insurance companies in the health sector
- Director of health or social health institutions
- Director of healthcare centers
- Management of NGOs and Foundations related to health
- Responsible for business development in healthcare organizations
- Commercial director in public or private sanitary companies
- Consultancies specialized in health, as well as social services
- Responsible for planning in health services
- Responsible for organization in health and social health centers (hospitals, clinics, primary care centers, residences for the elderly)