Management for the Hospital Professional - The hospital sector from a macro perspective
The hospital sector from a macro perspective
in Open Executive Education in Belgium and #25 worldwide
This five-day module, spread over three months, explores the macroeconomic landscape of hospitals. You’ll focus on financial management and strategy – and you’ll gain insights into sector trends, financial analysis and strategic directives. You’ll leave the module equipped with the knowledge you need to successfully navigate complex economic challenges – and drive innovative solutions.
Webinar: Introduction and care systems in the sector
- Kick-off with an informative webinar that maps out the current healthcare system, including its advantages and disadvantages
- Develop a vision on the healthcare policy in Flanders
Session 1: Trends and innovation in the sector
- Identify the trends and innovations within the healthcare sector and how they might impact the role of physicians and hospital services in the future
- Discover the impact of technological innovations and their impact on your own service
Session 2: Hospital financing
- Discover how trends in the hospital sector often evolve at a different pace than financing
- Expand your knowledge of the financial evolution in the sector and understand a hospital's various sources of financing
Session 3: Financial management
- Master financial terminology (annual accounts, balance sheet, profit and loss account) by means of a simulation
- Learn how to evaluate the financial health of your hospital
Session 4: Financial management and the figures within the hospital
- Learn to read hospital annual accounts and profit and loss accounts in general
- Analyse your hospital's figures to gain more insight into its financial health
- Make the connection with other data sources within the hospital, such as the minimum hospital data set (MHD)
- Discover your organisation’s strengths and weaknesses
Session 5: Strategic plans and policy plans in healthcare
- Learn to interpret how your hospital differs from others
- Dive into strategy and what it can mean for your hospital and service
Throughout the programme, you will reflect on your new insights and how they apply to your teams and colleagues.
Expect practical cases, expert guest speakers, interactive simulations and engaging networking activities.
Register for this practice-oriented module and learn to navigate the complexities of hospital management.
You will leave with robust insights into financial, operational and strategic policy – and you’ll become a driver of change in the healthcare sector.
Interested in more than one module?
This module is part of our 15-day Management for the Hospital Professional programme. If you participate in another module within 3 years, you will receive a 25% discount on the price.
This programme is accredited by the RIZIV.
- Take part in a webinar to understand the different healthcare systems
- Discover the trends and innovation that will impact hospital services in the future
- Understand hospital financing and different sources of funding
- Dive into financial management with a simulation exercise designed to teach you key financial concepts
- Explore how financial management can help you make strategic decisions
- Learn about strategic healthcare and policy plans
- Doctors and specialists
- Heads of department
- Policy-making professionals
- Hospital or biological pharmacists
- External providers for hospitals
Success stories
An Bael
Paediatric Nephrologist at ZNA
One particular thing I learned is that to tackle the sticking points in paediatrics, you have to find like-minded people. The great advantage of the Vlerick programme is the network. Partly thanks to the course, I am now a member of many paediatric associations in Flanders and Belgium. It’s quite time-consuming, but probably the only way to really achieve something. I now feel like I really know what I’m talking about in several areas. Read more.
Elisabeth De Waele
Head of Clinical Nutrition Department
Intensivist UZ Brussel
In addition to gaining new insights, I wanted to be inspired. I wanted to acquire new skills and tips & tricks from the pros. I now understand better where my talents lie and which subjects, such as innovation and people management, fascinate me. I am also better able to recognise and analyze situations or challenges and approach them in a more structured way.
Brecht Cardoen
Professor of Operations Management
Brecht Cardoen, director of the Executive PhD programme, introduces you to decision science and process analytics – and their impact on manufacturing and service operations.
Katrien Kesteloot
Visiting Professor of Healthcare
Katrien Kesteloot is an expert in financial management in healthcare, health economics and health financing systems.
Walter Van Dyck
Professor of Innovation Management
Walter Van Dyck supports global science and technology companies with strategic innovation management.
Wouter De Maeseneire
Professor of Corporate Finance
Wouter De Maeseneire is passionate about explaining financial management principles by linking finance to business models and strategies.
Kurt Verweire
Professor of Strategy
Kurt Verweire is a specialist in helping companies to develop and implement winning business strategies.
Peter Fontaine
CEO Europa Ziekenhuizen
Peter has built up experience in data management within hospital financing and strategic decision-making.
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