Cardiovascular Business and Management Essentials Program
Fees:
Guests: $6,499
Members: $5,499
Partners: $5,499
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NOW ENROLLING FOR FALL 2026
master the business of cardiovascular care
MedAxiom has partnered with Wharton Online to develop a first-of-its-kind business and management program designed specifically for cardiovascular professionals. Receive world-class education from top business leaders to advance your career and organization.
Course overview
The Cardiovascular Business and Management Essentials Program is an exclusive partnership between the Aresty Institute of Executive Education of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and MedAxiom. The program is designed to equip cardiovascular clinicians and administrators with the tools and techniques for defining and achieving personal and professional success with a focus on healthcare operations, economics, change leadership and people management.
An Enhanced Experience for Today's CV Leaders
The Cardiovascular Business and Management Essentials Program is relaunching in Fall 2026 with a stronger focus on real-world application. Participants will work on a challenge from their own organization and build toward a practical, ROI-driven action plan — while engaging with Wharton faculty and MedAxiom experts on today’s most relevant leadership, operational and financial issues.
What's Evolving?
More Direct Application
Participants will work on a real-world challenge from their own organization and build toward a practical, ROI-focused deliverable. The goal: translate learning into measurable impact.
Practical Integration of AI and Emerging Trends
Artificial intelligence (AI) and digital health concepts will be woven into existing modules with a focus on operational, leadership and economic implications — grounded in cardiovascular realities.
Streamlined and Better-Aligned Structure
Updates to pacing and sequencing will:
- Strengthen alignment between live sessions and course materials
- Improve clarity and flow across modules
- Support busy clinical and administrative leaders
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Module 1: Healthcare Operations
The word "operations" derives from the Latin “opus,” and opus means work. So by definition, operations is about work. This module offers an introduction to operations management: after completing the course, you will be able to use a systematic approach for analyzing and improving your work in healthcare settings. This will benefit patients, teams of care providers, and staff. The course includes an examination of inefficiencies resulting from the three system inhibitors: waste, variability and inflexibility. And it provides methods, including creation of charts and graphs, for engaging in the ongoing process of reducing these negative impacts without sacrificing quality of care.
Module 2: Healthcare Leadership and Management
This module draws on writings, cases, exercises and your own experience to explore the foundations of leadership with the goals of increasing knowledge, and advancing the practical skills of individuals, groups or organizations. This module also focuses on effectively building, developing and maintaining employees for your practice by helping you identify the key steps in hiring, acknowledging both successful strategies as well as the pitfalls which exist in the traditional hiring process.
Module 3: Healthcare Economics
In health economics, you will explore the application of economic principles to the healthcare sector. By recognizing the importance of scarcity and incentives, this module’s content focuses on the critical economic issues in producing, delivering and financing healthcare. And through both the lectures and your discussions with your peers, you will learn to analyze determinants of demand for medical care, the unique role of physicians in resource allocation, the role of health insurance, and competition in medical care markets.
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program details
Course Dates: September 2 – November 20, 2026
**All synchronous sessions will be hosted by Wharton via Zoom**
Program Requirements
Complete each asynchronous module within the Canvas platform:
- Time commitment: 3-4 hours per module
- Pace: Self-paced
- Deadline for Participation: All videos must be viewed, and all work must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on November 20, 2026
- Expectations:
- Actively participate in weekly live faculty sessions
- Watch all lecture content
- Build a practical, ROI-focused action plan for a real challenge within your organization
- Participate thoughtfully in discussion forums
- Live Session Attendance: Live faculty sessions are a core component of the learning experience, and participants are expected to attend all sessions. If an unavoidable conflict occurs, please inform the program team as early as possible.
- Successful Completion: Engage in course activities and the culminating action plan. The final action plan will be submitted at the conclusion of the program.
- Attend required synchronous sessions:
- Program kickoff – September 2, 2026 @ 12 – 1:30 p.m. ET
- Weekly faculty sessions: 12 - 1 p.m. ET
- Friday, September 11
- Friday, September 18
- Friday, September 25
- Friday, October 2
- Friday, October 9
- Friday, October 16
- Friday, October 30
- Friday, November 6
- Friday, November 13
- MedAxiom Team summation/program close – November 20, 2026 @ 12 – 1 p.m. ET
Download the Syllabus Here
Who is this program for?
Healthcare professionals interested in understanding the business of cardiovascular care and gaining management skills, including:
- Administrators
- Physicians
- Nurses and advanced practice providers
- Industry leaders
What students are saying
*Please note that participation in this program (a) will not result in a degree from, alumni status with, or earned credit at the University of Pennsylvania or the Wharton School (or, to Wharton’s knowledge, any other institution); (b) will not be recorded on a University of Pennsylvania or Wharton transcript; and (c) does not guarantee or suggest that a participant will be admitted to the University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School, or to any other university or institution.
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