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Medical and Health
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Page Provides Information about Online Health Care
Administration Degree Program. This program is for
managers seeking continuing education certificate,
associate, bachelor, Master’s, and Doctor’s degree in
healthcare administration, medical managers, health
services managers, and clinical managers.
Earnings of medical and health services managers are high, but long work hours are common.
A
master's degree is the standard credential for most positions, although a bachelor's degree is adequate for some
entry-level positions in smaller facilities.
Employment will grow fastest in practitioners' offices and in home
healthcare services.
Applicants with work experience in healthcare and strong business and management skills
should have the best opportunities.
Healthcare is also a kind of business, it needs good management to
keep it running smoothly. Medical and health services
managers include specialists and generalists. The
occupation, medical and health services manager
encompasses all individuals who plan, direct, coordinate,
and supervise the delivery of healthcare. . Specialists
are in charge of specific clinical departments or
services, while generalists manage or help to manage an
entire facility or system.
The structure and financing of health is changing rapidly. Future medical and health services managers must be prepared to deal with evolving
integrated healthcare delivery systems, technological innovations, an increasingly complex regulatory environment,
restructuring of work, and an increased focus on preventive care. They will be called upon to improve efficiency in
healthcare facilities and the quality of the healthcare provided. Increasingly, medical and health services managers
will work in organizations in which they must optimize efficiency of a variety of interrelated services-for example,
those ranging from inpatient care to outpatient follow up care.
Large facilities usually have several
assistant administrators to aid the top administrator and to handle daily decisions. Assistant administrators may
direct activities in clinical areas such as nursing, surgery, therapy, medical records, or health information.
(Managers in non health areas, such as administrative services, computer and information systems, finance, and human
resources, are not included in this statement.
In smaller facilities, top administrators handle more of the
details of daily operations. For example, many nursing home administrators manage personnel, finance, facility
operations, and admissions, and have a larger role in resident care.
Clinical managers establish and implement
policies, objectives, and procedures for their
departments; evaluate personnel and work; develop reports
and budgets; and coordinate activities with other
managers.
Clinical managers have more
specific responsibilities than do generalists, and have
training or experience in a specific clinical area. For
example, directors of physical therapy are experienced
physical therapists, and most health information and
medical record administrators have a bachelor's degree in
health information or medical record administration.
In group medical practices,
managers work closely with physicians. Whereas an office manager may handle business affairs in small medical groups,
leaving policy decisions to the physicians themselves, larger groups usually employ a full-time administrator to help
formulate business strategies and coordinate day-to-day business.
A small group of 10 to 15 physicians might
employ 1 administrator to oversee personnel matters, billing and collection, budgeting, planning, equipment outlays,
and patient flow. A large practice of 40 to 50 physicians may have a chief administrator and several assistants, each
responsible for different areas.
Medical and health services managers in managed care settings perform
functions similar to those of their counterparts in large group practices, except that they may have larger staffs to
manage. In addition, they may do more work in the areas of community outreach and preventive care than do managers of
a group practice.
Some medical and health services managers oversee the activities of a number of facilities
in health systems. Such systems may contain both inpatient and outpatient facilities and offer a wide range of
patient services.
Most medical and health services managers work long hours. Facilities such as nursing care
facilities and hospitals operate around the clock, and administrators and managers may be called at all hours to deal
with problems. They also may travel to attend meetings or inspect satellite facilities. Some managers work in
comfortable, private offices; others share space with other managers or staff. They may spend considerable time
walking, to consult with coworkers.
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