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Graduate Certificates

Online Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management

Expand Your Skills in Healthcare Administration, Policy and More

As the healthcare industry evolves and grows, you’ll need to expand your skillset to stand out to employers. 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.1

Classes Start Every 8 Weeks
Accelerated
Schedule
8 months
Average 9 credits per semester
OR
Normal
Schedule
12 months
Average 6 credits per semester

ACCELERATE ON YOUR SCHEDULE

Choose the schedule that best fits your goals and commitments. You can earn your Graduate Certificate in as few as 8 months.*

Or, follow a normal schedule and complete your program in 12 months.**

*Accelerated schedule does not include breaks and assumes 2 semesters of year-round, full-time enrollment in 9 credit hours a semester per 12 month period.

**Normal schedule assumes 3 semesters of enrollment in 6 credit hours per semester per 12 month period.

Knowledge & Skills

What You'll Learn

The Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management from DeVry covers the following:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Accreditation and Recognition Matter

Being accredited means we’ve met rigorous quality standards and are committed to giving you the education you deserve.  We're proud to be accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Higher Learning Commission - www.hlcommission.org. 

 

DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org. The University’s Keller Graduate School of Management is included in this accreditation.

 

Our Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management is accredited2 by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org

 

Accreditation
Accreditation
Student Achievement
At-a-Glance
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Cert To Master's

At Keller, several of our programs are stackable, which may be beneficial to you. With a graduate certificate, you have the opportunity to earn a credential with less time and tuition than a longer degree – and credits apply directly to your related master’s degree at Keller3. This stackable model allows you to choose the building-blocks you need to fit your career and earn two credentials in one.

MBA
16
Courses
Master's
13
Courses
Certificate
6
Courses
Career

Career Opportunities with a Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management

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.

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Health Service Management

FAQs: Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management

Why earn a Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management?

This certificate can help prepare you to 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?

Absolutely! You can earn your Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management right here at DeVry. A certificate earned online is no different than one that you would earn from in-person classes. You can complete your online Health Services Management Graduate Certificate program in as little as 8 months, on an accelerated schedule,* or one year on a normal one.

*Accelerated schedule does not include breaks and assumes 2 semesters of year-round, full-time enrollment in 9 credit hours a semester per 12 month period.
**Normal schedule assumes 3 semesters of enrollment in 6 credit hours per semester per 12 month period.

What is Health Services Management?

Health services management is a field of healthcare focused on the management of services being rendered to a patient. It is the act of coordinating and organizing hospital staff to ensure the efficient and timely delivery of care services.

What does a Health Services Manager do?

Health services managers oversee departments or an entire care facility to ensure that care is being provided in an efficient, compliant and timely manner. Larger care facilities tend to have more than one health services manager, usually one for each department. Smaller facilities may have a single manager who oversees everything.

Academic Catalog
2023 - 2024 Academic Catalog
Program Guides
Program Overview

*Accelerated schedule does not include breaks and assumes 2 semesters of year-round, full-time enrollment in 9 credit hours a semester per 12 month period.
**Normal schedule assumes 3 semesters of enrollment in 6 credit hours per semester per 12 month period.
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. Future programmatic changes could impact the application of credits to a future program. Refer to the academic catalog for details.
2 Student Achievement At-a-Glance - Available for all of DeVry and Keller's ACBSP accredited programs. For a full list of DeVry University's business and accounting degree programs accredited by ACBSP, please see the Accreditation page.
3At 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.