Shrinking margins and rising costs are driving public and private health systems to improve operational efficiencies and reduce expenses. Rigorous financial management could help to improve care provision and combat unnecessary spending.

The Modelling Cost-Effectiveness in Healthcare online certificate course from LSE equips you with marketable skills in cost-effectiveness modelling. This technical course has been designed by faculty and experts from the Department of Health Policy at LSE who have a solid grounding in fundamental policy and economic skills, and the knowledge and expertise to comprehend global health challenges. Over eight weeks, you’ll explore cost-effectiveness modeling techniques and discover methods of sourcing quality data. Throughout the course, you’ll learn how to conceptualize a model, inform resource allocation decisions, and analyze a cost-effectiveness study.

This course is suited to both health and finance professionals who deal with modeling costs in the healthcare sector. Health administrators and medical workers will learn how to better budget, assign, and prioritize resources. They’ll also benefit from enhancing their decision-making and resource allocation skills. Finance and insurance professionals will learn how to get the most out of their health products or services budgets, and will benefit from gaining insight into product pricing and making informed R&D resource allocation decisions.