Health Administration Programs

It is a well known and accepted fact that no industry can flourish without good quality management. Health care administrators provide much needed management services so that the industry runs like a smoothly oiled machine. This profession is pervasive in all health care agencies big or small. Administrators plan and supervise the services provided by health personnel like doctors, nurses and technicians. Quality health care administrators ensure that the institutions are on the cutting edge of current and emerging trends in the industry.

There are several programs, campus and online, that prepare you for careers as health administrators viz., Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate as well. For entry level positions, a degree might suffice though one needs to acquire higher qualifications, like a Master’s degree with experience, to pursue a rewarding career. Course content can span policies and healthcare field problems including legal implications, financial Management and infrastructure of the Healthcare System to name a few. The strengths of healthcare administrators depend on people skills, customer liaison, negotiation, analysis and interpretation of information, problem solving abilities and speed of critical decision-making.

Jobs in health care profession are expected to grow 16-27% through 2014. Entry-level positions span project consultants and managers, health provider representatives, and accountants. Higher level jobs include marketing directors, department managers, case managers, contract negotiators and controllers. Health services managers can easily make $67,430 per year (US Bureau of Statistics, 2004 data) with potential to hit $117,990 annually.

The University of Phoenix with highly accessible quality education and Lincoln Technical Institute with hands-on training programs top the group followed by Kaplan University and Everest Institute. The former provides unique and distinctive education and the latter prides itself on providing flexible programs that fit into students’ lives. Completing the list is South University that focuses on student experience in achieving educational goals.