Health Systems

James F. Jordan is a Distinguished Service Professor of Health Care & Biotechnology Management and Senior Director of Health Care at Carnegie-Mellon Univ. He also serves as the Chief Investment Officer of the Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse (public private venture owned by CMU and U of Pittsburg). He has worked with over 400 life science and health care startup companies. Marcy Jordan is a professional writer based in Pittsburg, with a speciality dealing with scientific literature.

Overview of government structures. How policy turns into law & regulation. Health policy and reform policies. The intersection of public, population health and health care reform. The health care delivery value chain. The payers. Accountability care organizations and PACE. Managed service organizations. Wellness and disease management. Retailers. Alternative Site Providers. Hospitals. Distributors and intermediaries. Manufacturers. The health service professionals. Role of World Health Organization. International classification of diseases. How Medicare and Medicaid distribution benefits.The insurance model. Insurer funding sources. Revenue cycle management. Biotechnology. Bio-pharmaceutical. Diagnostics. Medical devices. Financial managment systems. Clinical management systems. Healthcare analytics. Health IT. Finacial management systems. Clinical management systems. Healthcare analytics. Population health management. The future of health care.