Finance & Data for Healthcare Leaders
This course teaches doctors, nurses, other clinicians and healthcare leaders a step-by-step approach to understanding healthcare finance data that is not just theoretical. The course equips clinical leaders to confidently participate in, and meaningfully contribute, to budget preparations and operational performance analysis.
ABOUT THE COURSE
Make Finance & Data Your Superpower
As a clinical leader, have you found yourself feeling frustrated at “not understanding the money side” during budget discussions, data analysis discussions, service planning or workforce management situations?
Not understanding “how the money flows” is a significant disadvantage in managing health departments and health services.
Not understanding where the 'data exists', how to get it, how to interpret and undertake the necessary analysis is a significant issue for healthcare leaders.
Traditional healthcare leadership training is insufficient in this space and can leave you ill prepared to undertake your role.
Having a strong understanding of healthcare finance and data that is not just theoretical, but equips clinical leaders to confidently participate in and meaningfully contribute to budget preparations and operational performance analysis.
At the successful completion of the course, participants are awarded a CPD eligible AIHE Certificate in Finance and Data for Healthcare Leaders Course.
Is this program right for you?
The course is designed for those seeking to gain a comprehensive knowledge of the practical skills required to effectively lead and participate in data and financial analysis, and the interpretation and use of data to improve operational performance in the healthcare setting.
The program is designed for:
- Chief Executives, COOs, and Executive Directors
- Clinical Directors and Medical Leaders
- Senior Managers and Governance & Quality Leaders
- Hospital Operational Leaders
- Emerging Healthcare Leaders
- Doctors, Nurses and Clinical Staff
Whether you come from a clinical or non-clinical background, this course builds your capability to manage the challenge of successfully contributing to financial discussions and the interpretation and use of data for management and improvement of operational performance.
What will you learn?
The AIHE Finance and Data for Healthcare Leaders Course provides you the practical know-how to successfully navigate the world of healthcare finance and data and is facilitated by practicing Healthcare leaders, with over 40 years frontline specialist clinical and management experience in both private and public healthcare sectors across all Australian jurisdictions.
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of healthcare finance and the role of data in your organisation
- Identify and interpret key data points reflecting operational performance
- Learning to speak the language of the CFO and hospital management
- Identify KPIs to have in your tool-kit: how to monitor, improve & influence financial and data based discussion
- Participate in budget planning & how to manage your budgets
- Understand operational impacts of financial performance and data analysis: eg theatre utilisation, patient flow, cost management & capital expenses
- Understand how to interpret your cost centre reports
- Understand & managing your labour & locum agency costs
- Understand Revenue, cost & margin analysis
What can you expect?
During each course you will undertake interactive working sessions facilitated by an experienced director, alongside peer healthcare leaders.
Our programs are built on real-world healthcare leadership experience, not generic textbooks. Participants will work through real cases, executive dilemmas, and governance scenarios.
Interactive masterclass format
Real-world case studies and executive simulations
Peer discussion with senior healthcare leaders
Practical tools, templates, and governance frameworks
CPD certification on completion
Assessment and Awards
Participants who successfully complete the Practical Clinical Governance Course will receive the AIHE Certificate in Finance & Data for Healthcare Leaders.
This course is eligible for CPD points.
Contact AIHE to find out more about our bespoke programs for healthcare leaders.
The Finance & Data for Healthcare Leaders Course consists of 2 modules.
Masterclass - Consists of Module 1
Intensive Workshop - Consists of Modules 1 & 2
Learn more about each of the modules in our Finance & Data for Healthcare Leaders Course below.
For any queries please contact us at enquiries@aihexec.com
Module 1
Understanding Healthcare Finance Health
- Outlining your responsibilities for budgeting and other healthcare financial decision making within your individual &/or operational portfolios.
- Understanding the fundamentals of healthcare finance in your organisation.
- Learning to speak the language of the CFO and hospital management.
- IdentifyingKPIs to have in your tool-kit: how to monitor, improve & influence financial discussion.
- Participating in budget planning & how to manage your budgets.
- Understanding how to interpret your cost centre reports.
- Understanding & managing your labour & locum agency costs.
- Understanding revenue, cost & margin analysis
Module 2
Understanding the Role of Data in Healthcare
This Module covers the key tools needed by a healthcare leader to effectively identify, interpret and use data to improve operational performance in your healthcare setting. This Module includes:
- Understanding the fundamentals and the role of data in your organisation.
- Understanding different data types (clinical, operational, financial, and workforce), limitations, and how data should flow from frontline decision-making.
- Developing data literacy and asking the right questions of data.
- Identifying and interpreting key data points reflecting operational performance.
- Identifying KPIs to have in your tool-kit: how to monitor, improve & influence data based discussion
- Understanding operational impacts via the use of data including in safety and quality, theatre utilisation, patient flow and procurement.
2 hour
Masterclasses
For a Foundational Understanding of this
topic register for the 2 hour Masterclasses.
This Masterclass covers Module 1 only.
4 hour
Intensive Workshops
For an In-depth Understanding of this topic register for the 4 hour Intensive Workshops.
This Intensive Workshop covers Modules 1 & 2.
Why AIHE Health Leadership Training?
Practical, Not Theoretical
Designed for Busy Healthcare Leaders
Customisable for Your Organisation
No Cookie-Cutter Approaches
Clinician-Led Faculty
Immediate Application with actionable tools
The AIHE Advantage
Our Institute values active listening, continuous reflection and authentic collaboration in partnering with our clients on their new healthcare directorship journey.
Customisable Programs
Our programs are fully customisable to suit you & your team's specific needs and challenges
Flexible Delivery
Face-to-Face, Hybrid & Online delivery with duration from 2 hr sessions, half-day workshops to multi-day retreats
AIHE Resource Hub
Access to an exclusively curated journal articles, newsletters, books, expert analysis & latest industry news
2026 Online Course Dates
WHEN
Tuesday 17 March 2026
6PM to 8PM AEDT
COST
AIHE Members $500 excl GST
Non-Members $550 excl GST
WHEN
Saturday 13 June 2026
10AM to 2PM AEDT
COST
AIHE Members $800 excl GST
Non-Members $880 excl GST