Post Graduate Diploma In Hospital & Health Management

A Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Management (P.G.D.H.H.M.) is a specialised programme that prepares students to manage and lead healthcare organisations. This programme focuses on the distinctive features of healthcare administration, such as hospital administration, healthcare operations, healthcare policy, and healthcare quality management.

The  curriculum includes a wide range of topics vital to the healthcare business. The precise courses and structure of a P.G.D.H.H.M. programme may differ between universities, however the following topics are usually covered:

Healthcare Management Principles: This course gives an overview of healthcare management principles and ideas. Students study about the healthcare delivery system, healthcare legislation and regulations, healthcare funding, and healthcare ethics.

Hospital Administration: This course focuses on hospital and healthcare facility administration. Students study about hospital operations, resource allocation, strategic planning, healthcare information systems, and administration of healthcare technology.

Healthcare Quality Management: The relevance of quality improvement in healthcare organisations is emphasised in this course. Quality evaluation and measurement, patient safety, healthcare accreditation, and quality improvement initiatives are all taught to students.

Healthcare Financial Management: This course covers healthcare-specific financial management topics. Healthcare budgeting, cost analysis, revenue management, healthcare reimbursement systems, and financial decision-making in healthcare organisations are all taught to students.

Healthcare Operations Management: The goal of this course is to optimise healthcare operations and procedures. Healthcare supply chain management, capacity planning, process improvement, healthcare logistics, and healthcare project management are among the topics covered by students.

Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations: This course delves into marketing tactics for healthcare organisations. In the healthcare business, students study about healthcare branding, patient experience management, healthcare communication strategies, and public relations.

Healthcare Leadership and Human Resource Management: This course focuses on healthcare leadership and human resource management. Students learn about healthcare team management, leadership styles in healthcare, workforce planning in healthcare, and talent acquisition and retention in healthcare.

Healthcare Policy and Ethics: This course looks at healthcare policy, regulations, and ethical issues. Students study health policy analysis, healthcare reform, health equality, healthcare ethics, and legal elements of healthcare administration.

Healthcare Information Systems: The application of information technology in healthcare management is the emphasis of this course. Healthcare information systems, electronic health records, healthcare data analytics, and healthcare cybersecurity are among the topics covered by students.

Healthcare Research and Evidence-Based Practise: Students will learn about research methodologies and evidence-based practise in healthcare in this course. Students learn to assess healthcare research critically, apply research results to healthcare management, and contribute to evidence-based decision-making in healthcare organisations.

 The P.G.D.H.M. Programme is made up of internships, fieldwork and case studies which provide the opportunity for students to apply their knowledge and skills in realistic healthcare settings.

 After completing the programme, P.G. D.H. H.M. alumni may pursue a wide variety of career opportunities in health care services including hospital administration, medical management, healthcare consultancy, Health Policy Analysis, Management of Quality Issues and Patient Care Projects. They could be employed in hospitals, healthcare consulting firms, health care organizations, state agencies or not for profit organisations.