Máster Universitario en Dirección y Gestión Sanitaria

Respond to the challenges of the health sector with the Master in Health Management program

The study plan of the online Master in Healthcare Management will provide you with autonomy in decision-making and will allow you to design innovative proposals. Become a driver of change. Furthermore, with the practical and innovative TFM that you can carry out at UNIR , you will address real health management problems in our collaborating hospitals. The best works can be presented to hospital managers.

Primer Cuatrimestre

• Health Management I - General Concepts
• Planificación Sanitaria
• Derecho Sanitario
• Evaluación Económica
• Liderazgo y Dirección de Personas

Segundo Cuatrimestre

• Health Management II - Clinical Management
• Future Challenges in Health Management
• Sistemas de información para la Gestión Clínica
• Trabajo Fin de Máster

Differentiate your profile with innovative subjects

Hospital clinical management has become a priority for health services , especially since the Covid-19 epidemic. Economic adjustments also force us to adopt new solutions in healthcare management. Differentiate yourself with the most innovative subjects of our Master in Health Management.

• Future Challenges in Healthcare Management: you will analyze the challenges and opportunities that arise for current or future managers and leaders of healthcare organizations, with the aim of adequately managing them. You will use useful tools that will help you systematize the change with the aim of increasing the effectiveness and quality of assistance.
• Information Systems for Clinical Management: you will use the information sources for a correct evaluation of the results of the clinical management unit. You will be able to promote adequate and safe practice, contributing to the improvement of healthcare provision and correct clinical management.
• Leadership and People Management: you will enhance your organizational decision-making while respecting the legal and labor framework of healthcare professionals. You will be able to propose appropriate objectives and organizational methods to clinical teams under different contexts and remuneration and incentive environments, always with an ethical approach.

Skills that you will acquire in the Master in Healthcare Management

General competencies are the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will allow you to function in the healthcare professional field.

• You will be able to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within multidisciplinary situations that are related to health management.
• You will know the political, social, legal, economic foundations and the organizational structure of health systems.
• You will know how to apply health planning techniques.
• You will learn leadership skills of multidisciplinary clinical teams and people management in the field of health management.
• You will use the information systems necessary for the analysis and solution of problems in clinical management.
• You will apply different organizational models for health systems.

The specific skills are those that you will only acquire as a student of this master's degree and that are specific to healthcare management and direction.

• You will know how to interpret the data obtained from different health models and systems.
• You will know how to interpret health law to properly apply the rules regulating the activities and functions of health professionals and, in this way, lead personnel policy in health institutions.
• You will learn how the different health models and systems work to effectively apply planning and organization methods for health institutions and their staff , as well as approaches in health accreditation.
• You will evaluate the different healthcare services to plan and manage improvement, innovation and transformation processes in units, services and centres.
• You will analyze new technological environments related to health, basic aspects of e-health and the application of big data in the healthcare field.
• You will analyze the economic situation of a health institution through specialized evaluation instruments.
• You will consider the usefulness of different direction and management tools in healthcare practice to optimally direct quality and patient safety systems.

Las competencias transversales no son específicas de una profesión, sino que son los conocimientos, habilidades y capacidades de amplio espectro que son aplicables a diferentes contextos y tareas.

• You will be able to base your approaches among professionals by incorporating aspects of worker health and safety.
• You will assess the social impact of decisions, promoting the safety and health of staff.

Evolve professionally and improve the quality of care in health centers

The health sector faces continuous challenges, such as inflation, the aging of the population or the lack of efficiency in care. Decision makers and clinical staff are required to have a high capacity for adaptation, extensive management knowledge and the ability to lead changes. The organization, direction and management of teams and health centers are key to the future of the sector. Upon completion of the master's degree you will be able to work in positions such as:

Management Area

• Management direction in health institutions.
• General assistance directions.
• Human Resources Department (HR).
• Directorate of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's).
• Responsible for organizing health centers and planning health services.
• Head of medical service, assuming responsibility for admitted patients.
• Manager of clinical units, improving the efficiency of organizations, health systems and the use of resources.

Assistance Area

• Medical and nursing direction.
• Continuity of care and clinical leadership.
• Supervision of health services and units.

Economic Area

• Management direction.
• Resource controller.
• Admission and financial management area.

With the Master in Health Direction and Management from UNIR , you will be prepared to lead and make a difference in the health sector, contributing to its evolution and continuous improvement.

Perfil Professional

You will be able to put into practice the knowledge acquired by working in both public and private centers. As an expert in change management in the healthcare field, you will be able to:

• Interpret, transmit and apply regulations governing the activities and functions of health professionals, in accordance with the legal framework of the Spanish health system.
• Know, apply and lead quality and patient safety systems , applied to the context of clinical health management units.
• Apply the essential methods of planning, organization and strategic management of health institutions.
• Understand the fundamental concepts and instruments of economic evaluation in health systems and centers.
• Define, conduct and lead personnel policy in health institutions and health centers.
• Design and conduct improvement, innovation and transformation processes in units, services and centers.
• Develop the ability to evaluate different health benefits .

In addition to the legally established requirements, we recommend this online Master in Health Management if:

• You want to dedicate yourself to management, administration and planning in healthcare environments.
• You want to advance your career and impact healthcare from a more senior role.
• You have years of experience and interest in streamlining practices and HR for better quality of care.

Professional outings

• Head of Health Services Planning
• Head of Health Center Organization
• Director of Assistance Center
• Director of Health Institution
• Director of Socio-sanitary Institution
• Head of Clinical Units