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May6Written by:Ananda Jones
5/6/2010 7:40 AM  The
health care
industry is the largest industry in the U.S. today. Employment of
medical and health services
managers is expected to grow 16 percent to 2018, faster than the average for
all occupations. The health care industry will continue to expand
and diversify,
requiring managers to help ensure smooth business operations and high
quality care. Managers in all
settings will be needed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of
health care, while
controlling costs. As insurance companies and Medicare demand higher
levels of
accountability, managers will also be needed to oversee increased
federal regulatory requirements as required by law.
Employment
will grow fast in offices of health practitioners. Many services
previously
provided in hospitals will continue to shift to these settings,
especially as
medical technologies improve. Demand in medical group practice
management will
grow as these practices become larger and more complex. Medical and
health services managers will also be employed by a shared-service
concept including
companies that provide management services to hospitals and other
organizations
and to specific departments such as emergency, information management
systems,
managed care contract negotiations, and physician recruiting.
In the
increasingly complex and efficiency driven health care field, health
care
managers play a vital role in the planning, coordination and delivery of
services. Health care managers may be specialists with a
clinical background or
generalists in charge of a large system or facility. A bachelor's degree
in
health care management provides entry level benchmarking to positions at
the departmental
level or in small facilities.
While
we attempt to forecast which new
opportunities offer the most
promise, our partners must also keep true to their mission of preparing
their graduates
to become strong leaders in this rapidly changing business environment.
To help
meet the demand for qualified professionals in this expanding job
sector,
Education Strategy specifically designed a degree completion program
that
provides a real-world health care management curriculum for working
adults. This program has been designed by experts and leading
practitioners. It has also been benchmarked against national health
care curriculum standards.
Offering a
convenient, affordable, and accelerated degree completion program in
Health
Care Management is the emerging field to meet the needs of adult
learners and extend the mission of colleges and universities. Copyright ©2010 Ananda Jones Tags: |