Overview
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Healthcare is a business and, like every other business, it needs good management to keep it running smoothly. The term "medical and health services manager" applies to those professionals who plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of healthcare.
Today, an estimated 100,000 people serve in health administration, from middle management to CEO positions at organizations that range in size from 1-2 staff members to major international companies employing hundreds of thousands of employees.
For more information, see Association of University Programs in Health Administration Website. You might also consider buying a copy of the Healthcare Management Education Directory.
Once you have your degree, you might want to check out the American College of Healthcare Executives Website, which provides online career services.
You can download, save and print a PDF of this overview:
Health Administration Management Overview 14 May 2008 [pdf, 158 KB]
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