Healthcare Finance Simulation

Vitals & Ventures

Play as the director of a community health clinic.
Treat patients, manage your budget, and balance mission and margin.
Dive into the complexity of healthcare finance.

Treat Patients
Every quarter, patients arrive with different insurance statuses. Insured is profitable, and uninsured is unprofitable (but maximum community impact). Same treatment, but one is more sustainable
Manage the Budget
Pay staff, handle events, make investments. Every dollar you spend is a dollar you can't spend elsewhere (opportunity cost).
Handle Surprises
Flu surges, equipment failures, Medicaid rate cuts, natural disasters, etc. Healthcare finance is unpredictable, so your cash reserve is your protection.
Balance the Score
The composite score is made up of 40% Financials + 40% Community Health + 20% Reputation. Only maximizing one aspect leads to failure. Balance is the goal.

Finance Concepts Built Into Every Decision

Payer Mix
The ratio of insured vs. Medicaid vs. uninsured patients, controlling revenue.
Operating Margin
Revenue minus total costs per quarter. Negative means cash is being burned through too quickly.
Opportunity Cost
Choosing one thing means giving up another. Every hire is equipment you can't buy.
Cash Runway
How many quarters until you run out of cash at your current burn rate.
Cross-Subsidy
Profits from insured patients help to fund care for uninsured ones, ensuring balance.
Revenue Diversification
Grants, insurance, and Medicaid are three income streams. Lose one and the others have to compensate.

Set Up Your Clinic

Name your clinic, pick your mode, and choose how hard you want it to be.

Your Name
Clinic Name
Play Mode
Solo Mode
Play solo. Compete with the leaderboard
Friends Mode
Share a room code and compete on a live friends leaderboard.
Difficulty
Intern
$80K start - 4 quarters - gentle events
Resident
$70K start - 6 quarters - standard events
Attending
$60K start - 8 quarters - demanding events
Community Health Tribune

Vitals & Ventures

Incoming Patients
Quarter Event
Strategic Decision
Activity Log

Clinic Report Card

Final Cash
Community Health
Reputation
COMPOSITE SCORE - Financial 40% + Health 40% + Reputation 20%

What Your Decisions Taught You

Leaderboard

Top scores
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Impact Dashboard

Educational reach and outcomes across all players.
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Score Distribution

Difficulty Breakdown

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