Studies & Degrees in Health Care Management

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Health Care Management Study Programs

Health Care Administration
Bircham International University

Level: Undergraduate Bachelors     Location: Villanueva de la Cañada

University Master's Degree in Healthcare Management – Official
International University of Catalonia

Level: Graduate     Location: Barcelona

One of today’s growing and dynamic fields is healthcare it offers a wide variety of challenges and opportunities. The present time is one of the most moving period for Healthcare Management, as compared to other fields, healthcare is one of the fastest moving fields.

Healthcare Management is changing in terms of where and how care is rendered and delivered, how care is funded and who is the service provider of the services. Healthcare Management is requiring very talented and well equipped people who will be tasked to manage the various changes which are taking place. Along with their roles, the executives in healthcare also have the opportunity to make an important contribution in the health improvement of the communities which are being served by their organizations.

With the increasing variety in the system of healthcare, healthcare executives are needed in various sites which include consulting firms, clinics, healthcare associations, nursing homes, hospitals, health insurance organizations, mental health organizations, rehabilitation centers, skilled nursing facilities, physician practices and various universities and research institutions. Senior-level positions hold demanding requirements, and at the same time healthcare management jobs also offer a lot of opportunities in terms of improvement in the care giving system.

The large facilities typically have a number of assistant administrators who are in charge in terms of aiding the top administration and handling day to day decisions. The assistant administrators deliver directive activities in the clinical areas namely surgery, nursing, therapy, health information or medical records.

The smaller group facilities, the top administrators are in charge of handling more details of their daily operations. For instance, many of the nursing home administrators are management personnel, facility operations, finances, and admissions and at the same time as providers of resident care.

Moreover, Healthcare Management is a business, and similar to other businesses in the industry, it calls for effective management in order to run it efficiently. Health services and medical managers, also known as the health care administrators or healthcare executives are in charge of planning, directing, coordinating and supervising the health care delivery. Such employees can either be specialists who supervises clinical department or can be considered generalists who manages the whole system or facility.

Future health services and medical managers should be holistically prepared in dealing with the incorporation of delivery systems focusing on health care, innovations on technology, and health services managers must be prepared to deal with the integration of health care delivery systems, progressively complex environment, work restructuring and increasing focus on prevention care. Healthcare Management will be called upon in order to ensure improvement and efficiency in facilities and the quality of care being provided, technological innovations, an increasingly complex regulatory environment, restructuring of work, and an increased focus on preventive care. Healthcare management professionals will be sought for and will be in high demand, in improving health care services and facilities.