Opportunities in Hospital Administration

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Foreword

ix

Introduction

xi

1. Health Administration: A Pivotal Field

1

(14)

How health administration is organized.

Administrative roles.

The administrator as leader.

The dynamics of professional hospital administration.

Inside hospital activities.

Outside hospital activities.

2. Working Within the System

15

(6)

Outreach.

Outpatient.

Inpatient.

Extended.

Community at large.

Specific organizations and where administrators work.

3. What It Takes

21

(10)

Necessary skills.

Activities and tasks.

How administrators spend their time.

Advancement in the field.

4. Hospitals and Top Administrators

31

(12)

Types of hospitals.

Hiring the chief executive officer.

Senior administrative staff.

Job summaries and compensation.

5. Departmental Administrators in the Hospital

43

(18)

Administrators in finance.

Administrators in support services.

Administrators in nursing.

Administrators in marketing.

6. Administrators in Related Areas

61

(10)

Health-care-related organizations.

Multihospital and integrated delivery systems.

Group practice management.

Management service organizations.

Managed-care organizations.

Ambulatory services.

Behavioral medicine and mental health.

Long-term-care institutions.

Insurance companies.

Consultancies.

Other health-care agencies.

7. Senior Care

71

(10)

Services and institutions.

Long-term-care administrator.

8. Educational Preparation

81

(8)

Formal training.

Graduate curriculum programs.

Undergraduate programs.

Selecting an educational program.

9. Getting the Job

89

(12)

Networking.

Preparing your resume.

The cover letter.

Successful interviewing.

Follow-up and accepting the job.

Doing well in your first job.

The outlook for jobs.

Diversity in health administration.

Appendix A: Graduate Programs in Health Services Administration

101

(10)

Appendix B: Undergraduate Programs in Health Services Administration

111

(6)

Appendix C: Professional Societies and Selected Journals

117

(8)

Appendix D: Sample Job Advertisements

125

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