Careers In Healthcare Management

Author : Anthony R. Kovner, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826193358
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Careers in Healthcare Management written by Anthony R. Kovner, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[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

Author : Sharon Buchbinder
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 0763759643
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Career Opportunities in Health Care Management written by Sharon Buchbinder and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2010-10-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Career Opportunities in Healthcare Management is a concise, reader-friendly, introductory healthcare management book that covers a wide variety of career opportunities in a broad range of direct healthcare settings--such as hospitals, physician practices, nursing homes, and clinics--and non-direct health care settings, such as associations, managed care and health insurance companies, consulting firms, and medical supplier firms. Filled with first person accounts from health care managers working in the field, these profiles will engage the reader’s imagination, inform them of key issues associated with these important roles, as well as what makes these health care managers happy and eager to go to work in the morning. Beginning with an individualized 'Health Care Management Talent Quotient Quiz' and ending with a guide to finding a job in healthcare management, this hands on student-friendly and teacher-friendly text is the perfect resource for students of healthcare management, nursing, allied health, business administration, pharmacy, occupational therapy, public administration, and public health. Features: • The experienced authors use an active voice to grab the reader’s attention. • An individualized Health Care Management Talent Quotient Quiz to assess each student’s baseline aptitude and identify skills gaps that need to be addressed. • Over forty lively, first person profiles of health care managers working in the field covering everything from educational background and how they first became aware of health care management, through advice to future health care managers. • Detailed appendices that include: resources for learning more about health care management; sample programs of study; job hunting advice; frequently used terms in advertisements, sample position descriptions, do’s and don’ts of interviewing, and a sample cover letter and resume.

Author : Leonard H. Friedman
Publisher : Demos Medical Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780826166623
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Careers in Healthcare Management written by Leonard H. Friedman and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 101 Careers in Healthcare Management, Second Edition continues to be the only comprehensive guide to careers in health administration, ranging from entry-level management positions to the most senior executive opportunities. The second edition has been updated throughout and includes three new chapters that will assist students and healthcare managers alike. Additional content includes a quick historical overview of the field including its growth and transformation, essential traits that will prepare a professional for career change and advancement, and a call for new leadership competencies which every job candidate should adopt and master in a rapidly adapting industry. The book includes more than 40 new interviews spanning those in entry-level positions to CEOs that reflect a greater diversity of careers and demographics in an evolving job market. Based on the most current data from the U.S. Department of Labor and professional societies in healthcare management, this guide describes careers in acute and long-term care, physician practices, international and government organizations, commercial insurance, consulting firms, executive search firms, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, medical devices, public health organizations, information technology and informatics, and regulatory agencies. In each setting, experts explain job responsibilities, educational requirements, opportunities, and traditional and nontraditional career pathways. Authored by two senior and highly respected leaders in health administration education and written in clear, jargon-free text, the second edition, like its predecessor, is easy-to-navigate and now offers even more insider advice for students of healthcare management, career-changers, and those working in the field who are considering career advancement. NEW TO THIS EDITION: New chapters on A Brief History of Healthcare Management, Preparation and Professionalism, and Leadership Competencies for an Uncertain Future Over 40 new interviews with healthcare managers who have changed careers or have advanced in their professional tracks

Author : Cynthia Carter Haddock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781567931747
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Careers in Healthcare Management written by Cynthia Carter Haddock and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : I. Donald Snook
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071467688
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Opportunities in Hospital Administration Careers written by I. Donald Snook and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2006-10-12 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides descriptions of the diverse career opportunities available in hospital administration; offers salary statistics for a wide variety of positions; features advice from a practicing professional; and includes listings of related programs, organizations, and publications.

Author : J. Larry Tyler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tyler's Guide written by J. Larry Tyler and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kenneth White
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781567937329
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Take Charge of Your Healthcare Management Career written by Kenneth White and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kenneth Ray White
Publisher : ACHE Management
ISBN 13 : 9781567936926
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Take Charge of Your Healthcare Management Career written by Kenneth Ray White and published by ACHE Management. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Success isn t something you are born with it is carefully cultivated and mastered. And a job, when it works well, can fit like a glove and provide you with immense personal and professional satisfaction. This book s 50 succinct lessons will guide you as you begin your career in healthcare management and help you achieve success and professional fulfillment whatever your role. Each of the 50 lessons outlines traits, behaviors, and skills needed to maximize strengths, master career success, and achieve the perfect job fit. White and Lindsey, in various academic and healthcare management roles, have provided career counseling for hundreds of students and early careerists. This book compiles their advice and the lessons they ve learned from those interactions. Each lesson concludes with helpful exercises that will prompt self-reflection and recommended resources for additional information.

Author : Leonard H. Friedman, PhD, MPH, FACHE
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 0826166636
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Careers in Healthcare Management, Second Edition written by Leonard H. Friedman, PhD, MPH, FACHE and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 101 Careers in Healthcare Management, Second Edition continues to be the only comprehensive guide to careers in health administration, ranging from entry-level management positions to the most senior executive opportunities. The second edition has been updated throughout and includes three new chapters that will assist students and healthcare managers alike. Additional content includes a quick historical overview of the field including its growth and transformation, essential traits that will prepare a professional for career change and advancement, and a call for new leadership competencies which every job candidate should adopt and master in a rapidly adapting industry. The book is replete with over 40 new interviews spanning those in entry-level positions to CEOs that reflect a greater diversity of careers and demographics in an evolving job market. Based on the most current data from the U.S. Department of Labor and professional societies in healthcare management, this guide describes careers in acute and long-term care, physician practices, international and government organizations, commercial insurance, consulting firms, executive search firms, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, medical devices, public health organizations, information technology and informatics, and regulatory agencies. In each setting, experts explain job responsibilities, educational requirements, opportunities, and cover traditional and nontraditional career pathways. Authored by two senior and highly respected leaders in health administration education and written in clear, jargon-free text, the second edition like its predecessor is easy-to-navigate and now offers even more insider advice for students of healthcare management, career-changers, and those working in the field who are considering career advancement. New to this Edition: New chapters on A Brief History of Healthcare Management, Preparation and Professionalism, and Leadership Competencies for an Uncertain Future. Over 40 new interviews with healthcare managers who have changed careers or advanced in their professional track

Author : Leonard H. Friedman
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 082619334X
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Careers in Healthcare Management written by Leonard H. Friedman and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Print+CourseSmart