Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Donates $1.98M to U of A

The Walton College of Business has revealed the creation of the Robert L. Shoptaw Master of Healthcare Business Analytics Program.

In a show of support, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield is donating $1.98M to the founding of the program.

According to NWA Daily, the funding will support new faculty and staff, faculty development, recruiting and advertisement, data support and events to promote the growth of the new program.

The program is meant to equip graduates to meet the need for health care data analysts who can transform data into insights that lead to improvements for patients.

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