PUBPOL 5580

The Healthcare Industry from a Consulting Perspective

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course aims to help students develop a holistic and pragmatic view of the healthcare industry and enhance their consulting toolkit. It offers an overview of different segments (pharma, payer, provider), the major challenges different players are trying to solve, and the consulting approach to address these challenges. Students will get to practice core consulting skills such as problem solving, synthesis and storytelling.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: PUBPOL 2350 or PUBPOL 5570.

Distribution Category (SBA-HE)

• Identify the key strategic and operating challenges facing various stakeholders in the health care system: payers, providers, and suppliers.
• Describe the methods and analyses a consultant would use in order to develop recommendations to address the key challenges.

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