101 Careers in Healthcare Management
 |
| Der Artikel wird am Ende des Bestellprozesses zum Download zur Verfügung gestellt. |
Beschreibung:
"[A] digestible yet comprehensive resource describing the many career opportunities in healthcare management...[and] a valuable resource for current undergraduate and graduate students as well as career changers interested in pursing a job in the healthcare management field."--Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
Careers in health administration continue to grow despite an overall downturn in the economy. This is a field that offers tremendous job opportunities across the spectrum of healthcare delivery and payment organizations. 101 Careers in Healthcare Management is the only comprehensive guide to careers in health administration, ranging from entry-level management positions to the most senior executive opportunities. The guide clearly explains the responsibilities and duties of each of these careers and how they differ from other management jobs. It describes the integral role of healthcare administrators in creating and sustaining the systems that allow healthcare clinicians to do their best work.
The book covers educational requirements, opportunities, traditional and nontraditional career pathways, and helps students assess whether they are temperamentally and intellectually suited to a career in healthcare management.Based on the most current data from the U.S. Department of Labor and professional societies in healthcare management, the guide describes careers in 14 different healthcare and related settings. These include long-term care, physician practices, commercial insurance, consulting firms, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, information technology, and biotechnology. Additionally, the book offers numerous interviews with health administrators, from those in entry-level positions to CEOs, to more vividly portray potential careers.
Key Features:- Presents the only comprehensive guide to all major employment opportunities in health administration
- Written in clear, jargon-free text
- Authored by two senior and highly respected leaders in health administration education
- Includes interviews with many different healthcare administrators at various types of organizations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
I INTRODUCTION TO HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
1. What Is Healthcare Management
2. Education in Healthcare Management
3. Finding Jobs in Healthcare Management
II HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT CAREERS
4. Careers in Acute Care Hospitals
5. Careers in Physician Practice Management
6. Careers in Long-Term Care
7. Careers in Commercial Health Insurance
8. Careers in Public Health Organizations
9. Careers in Consulting Firms
10. Careers in Health Information Technology
11. Careers in Durable Medical Equipment
12. Careers in Pharmaceutical Firms
13. Careers in Overseas Organizations
14. Careers in Health Association Management
15. Careers in Governmental and Nongovernmental Regulatory Bodies
16. Careers in Healthcare Management Education
17. Careers in Executive Search Firms
III THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT
18. Trends That Will Impact Healthcare Management
Job Search Blog
Index