The (Health) Organization as an Ecosystem
Turn constraints into opportunities by optimizing operational processes
Start date
June 22, 2026, Campus Utrecht
Duration
Duration of 5 months: 3 times a 2-day block of lectures on location
Language
Dutch
Costs
€ 7600
Rankings
TIAS Executive Education is ranked #1 in the Netherlands for participant satisfaction by the Financial Times, with a score of 8.7 out of 10.
Result
TIAS-certificate, stackable towards an Master of Health Administration (MHA)
Introduction
Shortages, both financial and in terms of staffing, while demand for care is increasing. This is one of the ‘wicked problems’ in healthcare that urgently requires a different approach. As a healthcare organization, how do you ensure that productivity increases while maintaining or even improving the quality of care and employee satisfaction? And how can organizations within the healthcare sector that do not provide care themselves contribute to the solution based on a better understanding of the operational challenges faced by healthcare organizations?
In the Advanced Program The (Healthcare) Organization as an Ecosystem, you will learn how to turn scarcity into new opportunities. These opportunities arise by viewing the healthcare organization as an ecosystem that can only achieve the highest level of operational efficiency by leveraging synergy.
A standalone Advanced Program or stackable as a module within the MHA
By participating in this program, you will complete a module of TIAS’s Executive Master of Health Administration. You will learn, discuss and collaborate with participants taking the full MHA, immediately immersing you in an ambitious and strategic learning environment. This module can be taken as a standalone Advanced Program and, should you choose to continue later, can count toward the full Executive Master of Health Administration.
Participant profile
You want to deepen your understanding of the interdependencies between organizational units, processes, and partners in healthcare, and discover how, from your role, you can create greater synergy and more effective solutions. In this program, you will develop a broader ecosystem perspective on healthcare organizations and strengthen your strategic insight into the choices that contribute to sustainable performance. The exchange with participants from different parts of the healthcare sector will enrich your perspective and strengthen your impact on complex challenges.
Average demographics
40 years | 70% women & 30% men | From all over the NetherlandsAverage work experience
12 years of relevant work experience
Why this program
In the Advanced Program The (Healthcare) Organization as an Ecosystem, you will develop a scientifically based ecosystemic view of healthcare management in healthcare organizations. Knowledge of how other departments think and work will give you the tools to find and make optimal use of opportunities for synergy. This will enable you to create a healthcare ecosystem in which optimal use of HR management, financial management, ICT/digitization, logistics management, and real estate management, in line with strategic choices, can be used to organize an optimal operational process.
What will the program bring you?
You will acquire in-depth knowledge and understanding of the current theoretical background of healthcare management and the latest developments in healthcare management.
You understand financial legislation, financial conditions, financial decision-making, and developments in the field of finance in healthcare and healthcare organizations.
In relation to retaining and attracting healthcare professionals, you will delve into human resource management and how this task relates to other healthcare management tasks.
You will develop knowledge, insights, and skills that will enable you to optimize daily operational processes in the service of better patient care, lower costs, a healthier society, and higher employee satisfaction.
About this program
Program content
In the Advanced Program The (Healthcare) Organization as an Ecosystem, you will delve into the optimization of operational processes by approaching your organization as an ecosystem. Supported by scientific concepts and models, you will discover the scope and freedom of movement needed to create strong synergy between organizational units, thereby creating the ideal conditions for efficient operational processes in line with your strategy.
Program structure
The program has a blended structure, with both online and offline components. The online part consists partly of classroom sessions and partly of independent components that can be followed at a time of your choosing. The offline part comprises three two-day interactive lecture blocks at TIAS in Utrecht.
This structure creates an optimal learning environment and promotes high learning efficiency. From the joint online kick-off, each participant receives the necessary tools to engage in high-level discussions with each other during the lectures. This leads to valuable insights that help to deal strategically with the current complexity and dynamics.
Time investment and certificate
The program duration is five months: three two-day lecture blocks on location and two months of preparation for assessment. The study load is 12-15 hours per week. Upon successful completion, you will receive a certificate of participation that can ultimately count toward an Executive Master of Health Administration degree, provided you complete all four standalone advanced programs based on the modules of this master's program and complete your graduation assignment.
Modules
Blok C - De zorgorganisatie als ecosysteem
Develop a scientifically based ecosystemic view of healthcare management within organizations. By understanding how other departments think and work, you increase your ability to recognize opportunities for synergy and make the most of them.
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