Master in Management and Planning of Health Services (MMPHS)
Welcome to a transformative learning experience at our Berlin campus, where Europe’s leading healthcare innovation hub meets academic excellence. We are proud to offer our Master in Management and Planning of Health Services (MMPHS), delivered in prestigious partnership with the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM), Spain.
This isn't just a degree; it’s a high-level professional journey designed to turn your commitment to public health into strategic leadership. In an industry where precision, ethics, and human life are at the forefront, we bridge the gap between clinical excellence and the complex operational realities of modern health systems. Whether you envision yourself directing a state-of-the-art hospital, shaping national health policy, or optimizing the efficiency of private medical networks, our curriculum provides the administrative mastery and systemic vision needed to excel.
At EIIET, we recognize that the future of healthcare is global and interconnected. To help you carve out your specific space in this vital sector, the MMPHS programme offers three distinct specialization tracks. This allows you to tailor your education to your specific career dreams—ensuring you graduate not just with a Master’s degree, but as a specialist ready to lead and transform the global health economy.
| Type of Study: | Master’s Degree ( M. A.) |
| Major: | Management and Planning of Health Services |
| Field of Study: | Health Economics & Clinical Leadership |
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| Duration: | 3 years (6 Semesters) |
Offered Specialty Courses
- Health Services Management
- Management Function
- Information Systems and Technologies
- Economic Area Management
- Organizational Supply Models
This module moves you from the bedside to the boardroom, focusing on the sophisticated machinery of modern healthcare delivery. It explores the transition from traditional medical care to "value-based healthcare," where success is measured not just by the volume of patients treated, but by the quality of outcomes and the efficiency of the journey. You will learn to navigate the intricate balance between clinical necessity, financial sustainability, and the fundamental human right to quality care.
You will learn to master the dual identity of the "clinician-manager." From optimizing the flow of a high-pressure emergency department to implementing digital health records across a regional network, this subject ensures you can lead with both empathy and analytical precision. In a world where aging populations and rising costs are challenging global systems, you will become an expert in designing resilient health services that prioritize patient safety while ensuring the long-term viability of the institution.
- The Value-Based Healthcare Model: Understand the shift from "fee-for-service" to outcome-oriented management, focusing on patient-centered care that maximizes health benefits relative to the cost.
- Operational Patient Flow: Master the logistics of healthcare—managing bed occupancy, reducing surgical wait times, and streamlining outpatient transitions to ensure a seamless patient experience.
- Health Information Systems: Dive into the digital transformation of medicine, learning how to leverage data and Electronic Health Records (EHR) to improve diagnostic accuracy and operational transparency.
- Clinical Governance & Safety: Explore the frameworks of medical ethics and risk management, ensuring that every administrative decision upholds the highest standards of patient safety and legal compliance.
- Human Resource Management in Health: Learn the complexities of managing a diverse medical workforce, from doctor-nurse ratios and talent retention to preventing burnout in high-stress clinical environments.
Career Opportunities
Expertise in Health Services Management positions you as a guardian of public and private health efficiency. As the medical sector increasingly demands leaders who understand both the scalpel and the spreadsheet, your ability to coordinate complex clinical operations makes you an essential leader in hospitals, NGOs, and government agencies.
- Hospital Operations Manager: Directing the daily administrative and clinical functions of a medical facility to ensure high-quality patient care and resource efficiency.
- Health Policy Analyst: Working with government bodies or think tanks to evaluate and design policies that improve community health access and system sustainability.
- Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) / Clinical Lead: Bridging the gap between frontline staff and executive leadership to ensure clinical protocols align with organizational goals.
- Patient Experience Director: Curating the end-to-end journey for patients, focusing on communication, hospitality, and emotional support within the clinical setting.
- Healthcare Consultant: Advising medical groups on "lean" management techniques to reduce waste, lower costs, and improve the speed of service delivery.
- Public Health Program Manager: Designing and overseeing large-scale health initiatives—from vaccination drives to maternal health programs—within local or international communities.
- Quality & Risk Coordinator: Auditing clinical practices to ensure they meet international accreditation standards (such as JCI) and minimizing institutional liability.
- Medical Group Administrator: Managing the business side of large private practices or specialized clinics, handling everything from billing to facility expansion.
This module focuses on the engine room of healthcare administration—the essential skills required to turn a group of specialized professionals into a high-performing, cohesive unit. In a medical environment, management isn't just about oversight; it’s about creating an environment where life-saving work can happen without friction. You will learn to move beyond basic supervision to master the "core pillars" of administration: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling within the unique, high-stakes context of a clinical setting.
You will learn to navigate the delicate balance between rigid institutional protocols and the need for agile, real-time decision-making. From coordinating interdisciplinary teams of surgeons, technicians, and administrators to managing the "soft power" of influence in a hierarchical medical culture, this subject ensures you can lead with authority and emotional intelligence. You will become the strategist who ensures that the organization’s mission isn't just a statement on a wall, but a lived reality for every staff member and patient.
- Strategic Planning & Vision: Learn how to set long-term goals for a health service, aligning clinical capabilities with community needs and future medical trends.
- Organizing Clinical Structures: Master the art of resource allocation—designing departmental workflows and staffing schedules that ensure the right expertise is in the right place at the right time.
- Leadership & Organizational Culture: Explore different leadership styles—from transformational to servant leadership—and learn how to foster a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Control Systems & Performance Metrics: Understand how to monitor institutional health through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), clinical audits, and feedback loops that identify errors before they become crises.
- Conflict Resolution & Negotiation: Develop the specialized communication skills needed to mediate between different professional groups, ensuring that departmental silos don't compromise patient care.
Career Opportunities
A mastery of the Management Function turns you into a versatile "Organizational Architect." Because these skills are foundational to any complex system, you will be prepared to take on high-level administrative roles where the primary goal is to synchronize people, technology, and policy.
- Departmental Director: Overseeing a specific wing of a hospital—such as Radiology or Oncology—managing everything from staff performance to equipment procurement.
- Chief Operating Officer (COO): Taking responsibility for the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of a major healthcare network.
- Health Services Executive: Shaping the high-level strategy and governance of healthcare organizations to ensure they meet modern regulatory and ethical standards.
- Strategic Planner (Healthcare): Working with health boards to forecast future needs, such as facility expansion, technology adoption, or service diversification.
- Change Management Specialist: Leading hospitals through major transitions, such as merging with another network or shifting to a fully digital administrative model.
- HR Director for Health Systems: Managing the recruitment, training, and professional development of thousands of healthcare workers across a district.
- Facility Administrator: Ensuring that the physical and technical infrastructure of a medical center supports the clinical mission safely and efficiently.
- NGO Program Director: Applying core management principles to lead international health missions, ensuring that aid reaches the people who need it most.
This module propels you into the digital heart of 21st-century medicine. It moves beyond the concept of "IT support" to explore how information architecture acts as the nervous system of a modern health organization. You will learn to manage the flow of data across complex networks—ensuring that life-critical information is where it needs to be, when it needs to be there, while maintaining the ironclad security required for patient privacy.
You will learn to bridge the gap between the software developer and the surgeon. From implementing interoperable Electronic Health Records (EHR) to evaluating the impact of telemedicine on rural health access, this subject ensures you can lead the digital transformation of your facility. In a world of "Big Data" and cyber threats, you will become the strategist who ensures that technology serves the patient, rather than creating new barriers to care.
- Electronic Health Records (EHR) & Interoperability: Master the transition from paper to pixels. Learn how to design and manage systems that allow different medical platforms to "talk" to each other, ensuring continuity of care.
- Telehealth & Remote Monitoring: Explore the logistics of virtual care—from managing video consultation platforms to integrating wearable health tech that tracks patient vitals in real-time.
- Data Security & Privacy Law: Navigate the complex legal landscape of health data, including GDPR and HIPAA compliance, and learn the defensive strategies needed to protect against medical data breaches.
- Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS): Understand the tools that assist doctors in diagnosis and treatment planning, focusing on how to integrate "smart" alerts and evidence-based guidelines into the workflow.
- Digital Infrastructure Strategy: Learn to evaluate, acquire, and implement new technologies, balancing the high cost of innovation with the long-term ROI of a more efficient, tech-enabled organization
Career Opportunities
Expertise in Information Systems and Technologies positions you as a "Digital Architect" in a sector that is reinventing itself through code. As healthcare systems worldwide prioritize digitization, your ability to manage the tools that collect and protect patient data makes you a highly valued executive.
- Chief Information Officer (CIO): Leading the high-level technology strategy for a hospital or health network, ensuring all systems align with clinical and business goals.
- Digital Transformation Lead: Overseeing the rollout of major technological shifts, such as moving a regional health service to a fully paperless, cloud-based infrastructure.
- Health IT Project Manager: Coordinating the implementation of specific software or hardware solutions, managing budgets, timelines, and technical staff.
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Director: Taking full responsibility for the integrity, accessibility, and security of the organization's patient databases.
- Informatics Specialist: Analyzing how technology is used on the "front lines" and training clinical staff to use digital tools more effectively.
- Telemedicine Program Manager: Designing and running the virtual care department of a hospital, ensuring patients can receive specialist care from home.
- Information Security Officer (Healthcare): Protecting the organization from cyber threats and ensuring every digital process meets strict medical privacy regulations.
- Clinical Systems Analyst: Evaluating existing workflows and proposing software modifications to reduce medical errors and improve diagnostic speed.
This module moves from clinical operations to the financial engines that power healthcare. In an industry where "scarcity" is a constant reality, economic management is the art of ensuring that limited resources—funds, staff, and medical equipment—are used to generate the highest possible health impact. You will learn to look at health as both a social good and a complex market, mastering the tools needed to navigate reimbursement systems and ensure the financial survival of medical institutions.
You will learn to master the "language of value." From performing cost-benefit analyses on new medical technologies to understanding how national insurance models influence hospital revenue, this subject ensures you can advocate for clinical needs with financial authority. In a world where healthcare costs are rising faster than inflation, you will become the strategist who knows how to "do more with less," optimizing the bottom line without ever compromising the quality of patient care.
- Health Economics Fundamentals: Explore the unique microeconomics of the health sector—understanding supply and demand, the impact of "asymmetric information," and why healthcare markets behave differently than traditional retail.
- Financing & Reimbursement Models: Dive into the diverse ways healthcare is funded, from public tax-based systems and social insurance to private "fee-for-service" models and Value-Based Care.
- Economic Evaluation (CEA & CUA): Master the techniques used to measure value, such as Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) and Cost-Utility Analysis (CUA), using metrics like QALYs (Quality-Adjusted Life Years) to justify investments.
- Budgeting & Fiscal Control: Learn to design and manage complex medical budgets, navigating the intricacies of "DRGs" (Diagnosis-Related Groups) and revenue cycle management to maintain institutional stability.
- Resource Allocation Strategy: Develop frameworks for prioritizing medical interventions, exploring the ethics and logistics of "rationing" and how to distribute funds equitably across different departments.
Career Opportunities
Expertise in Economic Area Management positions you as a "Value Architect." As healthcare systems face increasing pressure to demonstrate efficiency, your ability to align financial health with clinical excellence makes you a prime candidate for high-level administrative and advisory roles.
- Health Economist: Analyzing the cost-effectiveness of medical treatments and programs to inform policy decisions for governments or global health organizations.
- Hospital Financial Controller: Managing the internal accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting for a medical facility to ensure its long-term solvency.
- Market Access Manager (MedTech/Pharma): Developing the "value proposition" for new drugs or devices to secure funding and reimbursement from national health systems.
- Revenue Cycle Director: Optimizing the entire process of patient billing and insurance claims to minimize waste and ensure consistent cash flow for the hospital.
- Public Health Policy Advisor: Advising government agencies on the economic impact of health legislation and the most efficient ways to fund public health initiatives.
- Strategic Procurement Manager: Leading the acquisition of high-cost medical infrastructure, using economic modeling to ensure the best return on investment.
- Insurance Product Developer: Designing health insurance plans that balance comprehensive coverage for patients with financial sustainability for the insurer.
- Healthcare Investment Analyst: Working for private equity or venture capital firms to evaluate the financial viability and market potential of emerging health start-ups.
This module dives into the critical "veins" of healthcare—the logistics and procurement systems that ensure life-saving supplies reach the right place at the right time. It moves beyond simple purchasing to explore strategic supply chain management, where the goal is to build resilience against global disruptions. You will learn to manage the delicate flow of everything from high-tech medical devices and pharmaceuticals to daily hospital consumables, understanding that in healthcare, a "stock-out" isn't just a lost sale—it's a risk to patient safety.
You will learn to master the "science of availability." From designing centralized "planetary" supply networks to implementing lean inventory models like Just-in-Time (JIT) in a clinical context, this subject ensures you can optimize costs without compromising preparedness. In a post-pandemic world, you will become the expert who can navigate global shortages, negotiate ethical vendor contracts, and build the "safety buffers" necessary to keep a health system running during a crisis.
- Integrated Supply Chain Models: Master the different ways health systems organize their logistics, from decentralized departmental ordering to highly efficient Consolidated Service Centers (CSCs).
- Strategic Sourcing & Procurement: Learn the art of high-stakes negotiation and the role of Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) in leveraging economies of scale for better pricing and quality.
- Inventory & Demand Planning: Dive into the mathematics of "par levels" and safety stock. Learn to use predictive analytics to forecast medical demand and minimize both waste and shortages.
- Cold Chain & Specialty Logistics: Understand the technical requirements for transporting sensitive biologicals, vaccines, and high-value equipment that require specific environmental controls.
- Circular Economy & Sustainable Supply: Explore how to design "green" procurement policies that reduce medical waste and prioritize suppliers with ethical environmental standards.
Career Opportunities
Expertise in Organizational Supply Models positions you as a "Resilience Architect." As healthcare providers realize that clinical success is impossible without a robust supply backbone, the demand for logistics-savvy administrators has never been higher in both the public and private sectors.
- Healthcare Supply Chain Director: Overseeing the end-to-end procurement and distribution strategy for a large hospital or regional health network.
- Purchasing Manager: Leading the acquisition of medical goods and services, ensuring all contracts meet quality standards and budgetary constraints.
- Logistics Operations Lead: Managing the physical flow of goods through warehouses and clinical units to ensure maximum operational uptime.
- Clinical Value Analyst: Working between doctors and finance teams to evaluate the cost-to-benefit ratio of new medical technologies and supplies.
- Global Health Supply Liaison: Coordinating with international agencies like the WHO or NGOs to manage medical supply chains in developing regions or disaster zones.
- Inventory Strategy Specialist: Designing and implementing the software-driven systems that track and manage stock levels across multiple clinical locations.
- Pharmaceutical Distribution Manager: Ensuring the safe and compliant movement of medications from manufacturers to pharmacies and patient bedsides.
- Procurement Consultant (Healthcare): Advising medical organizations on how to streamline their vendor lists and implement "lean" supply practices to save millions in hidden costs.
Eligibility Requirements
Academic Qualifications:
- Certificate of your higher secondary education.
- A valid certificate of an undergraduate degree from a recognized university.
English language requirements:
- Recognized English tests:
1.1 IELTS — Overall 6.0
1.2 TOEFL:
1.2.1 PBT (Paper-Based Test) — 550 points
1.2.2 CBT (Computer-Based Test) — 213 points
1.2.3 iBT (Internet-Based Test) — 79–93 points - Nationals from English-speaking countries can skip taking an English test. They should write a letter of motivation for themselves.
- A minimum of 50% of grades in English subjects at higher secondary education or the medium of studies should be English in the last school of education.
Intakes
January/April/July/October
Course Fee
International student fee: €13,999 | EU student fee: €12,599
Admissions are open for the 2025 intake
You can start applying for an Master in Management and Planning of Health Services now.
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