Healthcare Management: Keeping a Hospital Running Smoothly |
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June 27, 2006
by Joe Cooper
joe.cooper@healthcare-programs.com
Healthcare Programs Columnist
Doctors and nurses are just two kinds of hospital employees; there are a whole host of medical administrators and healthcare executives who help ensure that a hospital runs smoothly each day. A career in healthcare management means seeing a hospital or health organization as a business and knowing how to make it successful.
What is Healthcare Management?
Healthcare management is the field of professionals who manage hospitals, other healthcare organizations, and non-profits. They handle every type of issue from personnel to budgeting to the type of disposable gloves that are bought. Healthcare management is essential to the success of any hospital or healthcare organization.
Healthcare management covers the following issues, and more:
- Financing
- Human resources
- Best practices and current concepts in healthcare
- Community interaction
- Nursing administration
- Insurance reimbursement management
Healthcare Management Programs
You will need a bachelor's and most likely a master's to qualify for most healthcare management jobs. There are some programs that combine the two degrees, making your education more straightforward, not to mention cost effective.
In your healthcare management program, you will learn about business and management, as well as medicine, medical devices, biotechnology, public policy, and healthcare administration.
Healthcare Management Jobs
If you're considering entering healthcare management, your job outlook is very good. Healthcare is one of the industries that is predicted to grow the most in the next decade. It's a lot of training, but you will be well compensated. Executives in healthcare management can earn salaries of $150,000 per year, and some earn more than $200,000 depending on the job and the location.
Get started on your healthcare management program and get ready for a challenging career.
Sources
Healthcare Management Careers
Boston University
About the Author
Joe Cooper is a freelance education and technology writer and edits medical literature. He holds a bachelor's in American Literature from UCLA.
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