This course delves into transformative ideas reshaping healthcare delivery. It explores emerging business and medical practice models and the impact of novel information technology, examining how these advancements disrupt existing practices and beliefs. Emphasis is placed on evaluating these innovations to effectively balance cost, quality, and access. Additionally, the course offers practical insights into managing change within the intricate healthcare landscape.
The Future of Healthcare and Emerging Trends
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
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No prior experience required
9 hours to complete
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What you'll learn
Transformative ideas, innovations, and trends currently reshaping healthcare delivery
Emerging business models and novel information technologies that could potentially disrupt and transform the healthcare sector
Using theoretical frameworks and applied knowledge to address and adapt to future challenges and advances in healthcare delivery and management
Skills you'll gain
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Assessments
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Taught in English
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There are 4 modules in this course
This module explores how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are reshaping healthcare through emerging business models and clinical applications. It introduces three frameworks—partnership models, efficiency-access-outcomes, and application focus—to evaluate and categorize AI tools. The module highlights use cases ranging from narrow, disease-specific tools like diagnostic imaging, to broader applications supporting hospital operations and patient safety. It examines generative AI's role in reducing physician workload, enhancing documentation, and preserving clinician-patient relationships. The content also addresses challenges, including ethical concerns, data quality, workflow integration, and algorithmic bias. Overall, the module encourages critical engagement with both the opportunities and limitations of AI in healthcare.
What's included
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This module explores emerging business models along the healthcare care continuum, highlighting how innovation is reshaping service delivery. Topics include the evolution and impact of electronic health records (EHRs), the role of two-sided platforms like Zocdoc in connecting patients and providers, and various models of remote patient interaction, including telehealth, hospital-at-home, and connected care technologies. The module also examines consumer-centric models such as retail clinics, urgent care centers, and virtual clinics like Amazon Clinic. Emphasis is placed on leveraging technology, personalization, and market segmentation to improve access, efficiency, and patient outcomes. Case studies illustrate both successful and failed implementations, offering insight into design, scalability, and community needs.
What's included
2 readings5 assignments
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What's included
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What's included
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This course is part of the following degree program(s) offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. If you are admitted and enroll, your completed coursework may count toward your degree learning and your progress can transfer with you.¹
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