Attending an online class studying health care administration has been informative for my career success. Within this class, I’ve learned the importance of specific formatting styles and academic integrity. I’ve recognized my strengths and weaknesses within master’s program in order to become proficient in my future. In addition, foundations of health care administration class have increased my knowledge about the skills, knowledge and professionalism that this management position should maintain. Gaining the knowledge within this class will build the foundation for success within my scholarly and professional career.
Health Care Administration During the term of this class I’ve learned several topics that will advance my career in health care administration. A health administrator is a person that manages the delivery and service of health care. This position handles finance, admission, organizational functions, and employee personnel. In Foundations of Health Care Administration, this class has taught me strategies on scholarly/professional writing and specific strategies for a health care administration in the master’s program.
Scholarly Writing A scholar practitioner is a term that is used to describe graduate programs. All students and instructors should be considered as a scholar practitioner, due to educating others and bringing social change to society. As a scholar practitioner there are values as academic integrity. As a scholar these values
While gaining valuable work experience, I intend to simultaneously obtain a master’s degree in Public Health. After the completion of my master’s degree, I plan to utilize my master’s degree and work experience concurrently to achieve a managerial position. Subsequently, I aim to complete my academic achievements with a doctoral degree. Eventually, my primary ambition is to withhold the ranking of CEO. My main objective while embarking on the health care administrator journey, will be to impact the lives of patients so that it is not questionable whether their best interest is being considered. This impact will not be done directly or hands on, but rather through the improvement of the health care system as a
When getting involved in health care, it is important to educate oneself about the industry, the role on has in health care, as well as personal traits in health that such as trust, ethics, and honesty to just name a few. When reading Professionalism in Health Care by Sherry Makely, the chapters help better educate an individual on the above stances. Many students get asked what they want to do with their major as well as when they plan to graduate. But we never really understand what makes health care different than others. In health care, there is always room for career advancement. With career advancement, the individual can gain transferable skills and multi-skilled opportunities and functions. This makes the health care industry different than others because industries such as educational
Health care administration is a professional challenging environment with some of the most critical issues and problems in our society. Health care administration combines my knowledge and experience in business and health care. My accomplishments are a result of my ability to assess situations, generate a plan of action, and work the plan. Following is my plan of action for my career in health care:
I’m intrigued and eager to learn all I can about health administration. I plan to earn a Master’s degree in Health Administration, which I will use to further my career with DaVita dialysis as a Group Facility
Since the inauguration of my health care career at Keck Medicine of USC, I knew there would be no other academic institution that could better prepare me to excel at becoming a leader amongst the health care community. I have inquired with multiple USC hospital employees about the EMHA program, and all have spoken with high regards that USC offers an excellent healthcare administration master’s degree. I hope to be challenged intellectually while developing leadership skills necessary to mature into a successful leader. My work experience has prepared me to undertake the challenges that would be associated with remaining a full time employee at USC while pursuing an Executive Master of Health Administration.
Health care administrators play a critical role in demanding medical field. There are many challenges and benefits within the administrator role. A great health care administrator can transform the healthcare organization. Within this in mind, Dionne Epstein agreed to conduct in-person interview to discuss her insight regarding the healthcare industry. Ms. Epstein has a unique background experience in healthcare and administrative services for over ten years. She even worked at Charity Hospital during and post-Katrina here in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Epstein was a perfect candidate to discuss about the healthcare industry because of her educational background and experience.
The person that I am writing this essay to is my neighbor Hilda Fru (audience), who is thinking of jointing this profession. My audience is in Baltimore City Community College and studying general studies and she plan to transfer to University of Baltimore. What my audience already knows about this field is that healthcare leaders’ job is very easy and leaders can just make decisions at any time without consulting others. Also she thinks healthcare leaders can come and go without permission at the office. I want to tell Hilda Fru, that to be a
They need to know the fundamental lawful and moral doctrines that will manipulate the hospital atmosphere; the lawful affiliation of the patient and the health organization (Niles, 2014). The demands of the health care administrator include “The basics concepts of law, both civil and criminal healthcare law, tort reform, employment-related legislation, safety in the workplace, the legal relationship between the provider and the patient” (Niles, 2014, p. 285). Accreditation and Legal process put much demand on the health care administrator because the health care administrator needs to understand the translate law; criminal and civil and what it means in the workplace (Niles, 2014). When making decisions the health care administrator needs to work in compliance with mandates or else any violation could result in a lawsuit or loss of accreditation (Niles, 2014). When it comes to the Joint
Health care administrators have wide-ranging influence within the world of medicine. The leadership that these professionals provide sets the future course not only for the facilities they manage but also for the health care system as a whole.
Health service administration is a career that requires the individual(s) to operate different types of health care institutions such as hospitals, nursing homes, public/private
Healthcare professionals are faced with making multi-faceted decisions on a daily basis. These decisions are not just limited to clinical matters, but they include the total patient care experience. Because of emerging healthcare trends and complex health law and ethics, it is imperative that healthcare administrators have a professional organization that they can belong to. “The
Welcome to my Health Care Administration Capstone Portfolio. I am currently completing my Bachelors of Science Degree in Healthcare Administration at Polk State College. This portfolio includes the names of the courses I have taken, a brief description of each course, and the eleven outcomes that were necessary for me to learn and master. In addition, I have enclosed eleven essays that explain how I met the objectives of this degree, as well as I have provided many links to artifacts that show proof of the work that I have done to achieve my mastery.
This lesson comes from a 300-level undergraduate health care management course utilizing the the basic concepts of health care management including: foundations of effective management; ethics and legal issues; cultural diversity decision making; planning and organizing; motivation, teamwork and communication; delegation, hiring and managing employees, conflict leadership, time management; budgeting and program assessment. The assignment is the culmination of Bloom's Taxonomy higher-level learning methods. This assignment has students break down the necessary components of running an effective meeting with a health care focus.
I am interested in pursuing an administrative career within a major health system. The UNC Fellowship Program will provide opportunities for me to : (1) gain operational and financial exposure to health care delivery within a nationally competitive health system; (2) acquire a diverse leadership perspective through shadowing and mentorship with Senior Leaders; (3) support UNC operational initiatives by leading at least one significant project that improves patient quality of care within a service line(s). In addition, I hope to learn more about how research interacts with clinical care and gain further insight and to see how the overarching strategy of UNC Health Care interacts with the School of Medicine and medical staff organization. My goal at the end of the Fellowship is to smoothly make the transition to a young leader in health care administration armed with the knowledge and foundation in health care management that I have acquired during the
People see hospitals as a place where one goes for healing and medical care, but hospitals are businesses that healthcare administrators have the responsibility of maintaining. Healthcare administrators’ responsibilities include many aspects related to patient care. Some of those aspects are social and public policy and the technical management of healthcare delivery in hospitals. Unfortunately, healthcare administrators are faced with many challenges as well. One of the growing challenges that healthcare administrators are facing is the shortage of healthcare professionals.