Healthcare Management Careers
Healthcare management deals with coordinating and supervising offices and institutions that provide healthcare to patients. Healthcare administrator, healthcare manager and healthcare executive are names commonly given to individuals who work in healthcare management.
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Function
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Healthcare managers supervise the staff of an office or institution by communicating with department heads regarding all areas of patient care to ensure that the healthcare facility is running according to budget, federal and state guidelines. They are also responsible for adopting new technology and continually improving the efficiency of operations.
Types
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Healthcare managers can work in the offices of physicians, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, mental-health facilities and outpatient medical testing facilities. In addition, some health information managers specialize solely in the control and handling of patients' medical information and data.
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Education
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Most high-level healthcare managers at large hospitals typically hold a master's degree in health administration, health sciences or public health, while those who work in smaller facilities may only hold bachelor's degrees. Managers of physician offices may have a bachelor's degree in any field or an associate's degree and typically receive on-the-job training.
Certification
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Healthcare managers in nursing homes are typically required to have a license from the state in which they work, and healthcare managers who deal with health information may obtain Registered Health Information Administrator certification from the American Health Information Management Association.
Outlook and Compensation
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The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the demand for healthcare managers will increase 16 percent over the next two decades, creating 43,000 new jobs.
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