MedAxiom and Wharton Online Introduce Cardiovascular Business Education Program

October 6, 2022—MedAxiom, an American College of Cardiology company, announced it has partnered with Wharton Online to develop a business and management program designed specifically for cardiovascular professionals.

According to MedAxiom, the Cardiovascular Business and Management Essentials Program brings together faculty from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and MedAxiom to provide cardiovascular leaders with the tools and techniques needed to achieve the “quadruple aim” of better outcomes, lower costs, improved patient experience, and improved clinician experience.

The program focuses on the nonclinical competencies of health care operations, economics, change leadership, and people management.

MedAxiom stated that the 4-month program is a blend of live and asynchronous sessions that deliver the essential skills and business acumen needed to lead in the competitive and rapidly changing cardiovascular healthcare landscape. The program’s first cohort starts November 21, 2022. Detailed information is available online at MedAxiom.com/Wharton.

Wharton professors Christian Terwiesch, PhD, and Guy David, PhD, are program codirectors. MedAxiom President and CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, FACC, is a lead faculty member for the program.

“For more than 20 years, MedAxiom has been dedicated to transforming cardiovascular care through education, innovation, and community,” commented Dr. Blackwell in the press release. “Wharton’s research-based executive programs combine business fundamentals with the innovative tools and competitive strategies needed to deliver results. Together, MedAxiom and Wharton Online are building tomorrow’s cardiovascular business leaders.”

Profs. Terwiesch and David added, “Effectively leading a health care organization is not only a matter of clinical excellence. In order to transform a care organization to meet the patient requirements for outcomes and experience, as well as to deal with challenges of costs and employee retention, requires an increasing amount of business savviness. The partnership between Wharton Online and MedAxiom aims to provide the required management skills, including the operational skills of managing patient flows, the understanding of healthcare economics, and capability of organizational leadership.”