Graduate Certificate in Value-Based Healthcare

Offered in collaboration with Advocate Health, one of the nation’s largest and most successful managed care operations, this 16-credit certificate in Value-Based HealthCare prepares students for jobs in population management roles within healthcare organizations. Designed for busy health care professionals and leaders in health systems, public health, and community-based organizations, students will study core areas related to the design, function, management, regulation and evaluation of health insurance programs. Students will be able to distinguish between both private and public sector programs and the impact on delivery system transformation of CMMI payment initiatives. They will learn from practicing experts and applications to functioning programs. Students will evaluate the impact of payment models on population health programs and stakeholders. They will also evaluate the impact those models have on health care expenditures, utilization, beneficiary, and provider experiences with care and health outcomes.