By DeVry University
January 19, 2023
10 min read
January 19, 2023
10 min read
Healthcare administration is a broad occupational category overseeing the management, supervision and administrative tasks of a variety of healthcare operations. In today’s dynamic and complex healthcare delivery environment, individuals with varying degrees of education and training provide a wide variety of administrative services in settings like physicians’ offices and hospitals, as well as nursing, rehabilitation and outpatient facilities.
2Normal schedule does not include breaks and assumes 3 semesters of year-round, full-time enrollment in 6 credit hours a semester per 12 month period. Accelerated schedule does not include breaks and assumes 2 semesters of year-round, full-time enrollment in 9 credit hours a semester per 12 month period.
Healthcare administrators also need to make sure the facilities they manage abide by rules set by established regulatory or accreditation bodies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Joint Commission.
To be effective, a healthcare administrator should also demonstrate soft skills, like these identified by LinkedIn:
1Program, course, and extended classroom availability vary by location. In site-based programs, students will be required to take a substantial amount of coursework online to complete their program.
2Normal schedule does not include breaks and assumes 3 semesters of year-round, full-time enrollment in 6 credit hours a semester per 12 month period. Accelerated schedule does not include breaks and assumes 2 semesters of year-round, full-time enrollment in 9 credit hours a semester per 12 month period.
3At the time of application to the next credential level, an evaluation of qualifying transfer credit will occur and the most beneficial outcome will be applied. Number of credits and courses vary by program. See catalog for complete details.
4Growth projected on a national level. Local growth will vary by location. BLS projections are not specific to DeVry University students or graduates and may include earners at all stages of their career and not just entry level.
https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm
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