Expand Your Skills in Healthcare Administration, Policy and More
As the healthcare industry evolves and grows, you’ll need to expand your skillset to stay competitive. When you earn an online Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management at DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management, you can gain valuable skills and knowledge in healthcare administration, policy, finance and more.
Get to Know Our Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
Our Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management program provides hands-on, experiential learning from our knowledgeable professors. Online courses cover health services systems, health rights and responsibilities, health services finances and much more.
Earn your certificate as a standalone credential or as a path towards a master’s degree.
If you choose to continue your education with DeVry in the future, qualifying credits you earn may be transferrable to the Health Services Management concentration in the Master of Business Administration program or the Healthcare Management emphasis in the Master of Public Administration program.
Classes Start Every 8 Weeks
Earn your Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management in as little as 1 year*—or even more quickly with qualifying transfer credits.
*Not including breaks. Assumes year-round, full-time enrollment.
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What You'll Learn
The Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management from DeVry covers the following:
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Healthcare Communication
Explain how decisions impact stakeholders by applying an understanding of the healthcare continuum. Learn how to balance the needs of stakeholders with the needs of patients. -
Public and Private Healthcare Plans
Assess the value of available health plans and explain the value-proposition of different types of health plans to patients, synthesize the business of healthcare relative to the patient care and analyze how each affects the other. -
Ethics in Healthcare
Analyze the evolution of legal and ethical aspects of healthcare to determine the moral responsibilities of healthcare workers. Examine how today’s legal system affects the types of care provided to the patient. -
U.S. Healthcare Policy
Apply an understanding of the overall US healthcare model and the history of legislation and available public/private programs to issues in the contemporary healthcare field; also, apply an understanding of the US model as compared to other models around the globe.
Cert To Master's
At Keller, several of our programs are stackable, which may be of significant value to you. With a graduate certificate, you have the opportunity to earn a valuable credential with less time and tuition – and credits apply directly to your master’s degree1. This stackable model allows you to choose the building-blocks you need to fit your career and earn two credentials in one.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of our Health Services Management Certificate program may consider, but are not limited to careers such as:
- Administrative Services Manager
Administrative service managers ensure that resources are being properly allocated throughout a care facility. They do this by overseeing other administrative staff to coordinate background tasks like recordkeeping and facility monitoring.
- Regulatory Affairs Manager
Regulatory affairs managers work to guarantee that regulations are being met at every level throughout a care facility. They also are responsible for interacting with government officials and inspectors when they arrive at the site.
- Compliance Manager
Compliance managers ensure that all billing and record-keeping elements meet government regulations. They also work with cyber security specialists to make the systems secure and provide briefings on the proper transfer of information.
- Medical and Health Services Managers
Medical and health services managers are in charge of planning, directing and coordinating the performance of medical services. Depending on the size of the care facility, they may be responsible for a specific department or the entire facility.
Learn more about Careers in Health Service Management
Program Courses
| ACCT500 | Essentials in Accounting, Finance and Economics |
| HSM541 | Health Service Systems |
| HSM542 | Health Rights and Responsibilities |
| HSM543 | Health Services Finance |
| MGMT591 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior |
| MIS540 | Innovation Through Technology |
FAQs: Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management
Why earn a Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management?
This certificate can help prepare you build the skills needed to stand out to employers. These skills are useful for more than just boosting your career. They can also help you find more effective ways to work, improving the lives of your coworkers and patients at the care facility.
Can I earn a Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management Online?
What is Health Services Management?
What does a Health Services Manager do?
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1At the time of application to the next credential level, an evaluation of qualifying transfer credit will occur and the most beneficial outcome will be applied. Number of credits and courses vary by program. See catalog for complete details.
Programs vary by location. For specific program details for Pennsylvania, refer to: Pennsylvania catalog
All students enrolled in site-based programs will be required to take some coursework online and, for some programs and locations, a substantial portion of the program may be required to be completed online.
