Leadership and entrepreneurship in health careLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know the social and health care organizations and their control systems, current status and future challenges.
You know the principles of multi-professional teams and working groups and their policies and roles.
You are familiar with the criteria for successful operations for the social and health care system.
You are able to promote quality and patient safety and their development in your own field.
You can describe the importance of occupational safety and health and well-being from the social and health service perspective.
You know how to describe the importance of entrepreneurship and business operations as a key factor of economy.
You are able to describe the significance of internal entrepreneurship as a central element to successful operations.
You know the key legislation in social and health care business and the procedures for reimbursement.
You know the key features of the process of company operations and business.
You know how to work in social and health service networks
You know the requirements of a starting health care company.

Content

How do structural factors and control systems affect the social and health care services in organizations?
How do you operate in a multi-disciplinary team as an expert in your field?
How do you manage teams?
What are the criteria for successful operations in social and health care?
What is quality and development of quality in social and health care?
How do you assess and develop the quality of services and patient safety?
What are the basics of managing a business?
What is internal entrepreneurship and how do you execute it when you work in a social and health care profession?
What is external entrepreneurship?
What are the main starting points for business: forms of company, company law in health care, procedures for reimbursement?
What do business idea and business plan include?
How can a business be financed?
What are the procedures for start-up activities for new companies?

Leadership and management 3 ECTS credits, Entrepreneurship 2 ECTS credits

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional terminology and concepts proficiently in different situations.
b. evaluate information sources critically.
c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
f . promote the goal-oriented operation of your team.
5. term, graduate-level 3/a-c, f

Qualifications

Not earlier than 3rd term
Promotion of health and wellbeing