Peak Healthcare Learning.

Learn how healthcare actually operates.

Learn the business of healthcare through the eyes of a fellow student, Jackson White. We'll begin with a Foundations course that tracks the history and structure of the American healthcare system, then delve into sixteen distinct Paths for specialty learning.

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What this is.

I am a former software dev, startup founder, and child that recently made a switch to healthcare consulting in the US. When I first started and attempted to gather my bearings, I kept running into the same problem: materials are scattered, taught in pieces, outdated, and dry as dirt.

During my initial studies I began to organize notes to reference later on projects, but I believe the best way to learn is by creating, so I decided to establish modules and courses based on these.

I hope this is helpful to your endeavors and studies. And to reiterate the important fact again: I am not an expert, I'm still a student myself! Many Paths are still incomplete and there is lots of work to be done. Furthermore, there's bound to be some inconsistencies and inaccuracies, so I encourage readers to leave comments to help structure the future accuracy of these courses.

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Jackson White
Jackson White (my mom says I'm handsome)

The curriculum.

I recommend starting with Foundations first, which gives you the "how" and "why" US healthcare is the way it is through a study of history. From there, feel free to break into any of the sixteen Paths presented.

TrackModulesTimeProgress
FoundationsHow the system took its present shape140 min
Fraud, Abuse and Physician CompensationThe rules that govern every arrangement between a hospital and a doctor—Coming soon
Business Valuation and TransactionsWhat a healthcare business is worth, and how it changes hands—Coming soon
Strategy, Physician Alignment and Service LinesWhat to offer, where, and with whom—Coming soon
Value-Based CarePayment that follows outcomes rather than volume—Coming soon
Coding, Documentation and ComplianceHow clinical work becomes billable data, lawfully—Coming soon
Revenue CycleOne claim, from scheduling to final balance—Coming soon
Healthcare Real EstateThe second-largest cost, and a frequent source of legal exposure—Coming soon
Life Sciences Commercial OperationsHow drugs and devices reach the market, and work with clinicians—Coming soon
Payer Operations and Managed CareThe organizations on the other side of every contract—Coming soon
Health IT, Data and AIThe software and data every process now runs through—Coming soon
Quality, Patient Safety and Process ImprovementMeasurement that moves money, and methods that move outcomes—Coming soon
Workforce and Medical Staff AffairsThe largest expense on almost every income statement—Coming soon
Healthcare Law Beyond Fraud and AbuseWho may own, operate and combine healthcare businesses—Coming soon
Capital, Treasury and Ownership StructuresWhere the money to build and to buy comes from—Coming soon
Pharmacy and the Drug ChannelOne prescription, and what every party keeps—Coming soon
Settings Beyond the HospitalMost care, and most of the growth, happens elsewhere—Coming soon

How this is made.

  • 01

    I read the source

    I pick a topic and delve into it through blogs and other courses out there, then find the original sources referenced and read them directly. This is a slow process, but keeps things accurate and consistent.

  • 02

    I write up my notes

    I put it in my own words, keep the citation attached to the sentence it supports, and record the date I checked it. If I could not follow something, that goes in the notes too.

  • 03

    I turn them into a lesson

    The notes become a module. This includes what you should be able to do afterwards, a worked example, a small artifact to build, and questions to test whether any of it stuck.

Then it's out in the open and available for public comment (scary). If someone points out an error in the comments, I will fix the module and the change is recorded in its revision history. As more experts and practitioners get involved (hopefully), modules will be reviewed by people who know a lot more than me, making the education stronger.

Remember what you read.

Each module ends in a quiz, and passing it marks the module complete. But finishing something is not the same as remembering it, so the questions you have answered go into a spaced review queue that brings each one back just before you would forget it. An account keeps that record across devices. I promise I will never bombard your email with unwanted messages (unless you really want me to!).

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Cost
Free