Top 10 Schools that Specialize in Healthcare Management
Healthcare Management MBAs are becoming a popular track for students who want to enter a growing industry that’s ripe with innovation. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, medical and health care managers, also called healthcare executives or healthcare administrators, are responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating medical and health services. They manage entire medical facilities, departments at nonprofits, and medical practices for physicians.
BLS reports that employment of health care management personnel is projected to grow 20 percent from 2016 to 2026, which is much faster than the average for nearly all other industries. This is partially because the Baby Boomer working class is aging into retirement, thus increasing more demand for healthcare services. The average pay for health care management professionals is an estimated $98,350 per year ($47.29 per hour).
While some health care managers have a bachelor’s degree, master’s degrees also are common in the field. If you’re a prospective MBA hoping to enter the health care field following graduation, are you aware of all the specialized healthcare management majors, courses and programs offered at business school across the nation? Many of the country’s top business schools have put together special options for students looking to get an in-depth look at one of the largest and fastest growing sectors in the US economy. Let’s take a look at the best of the best. Continue reading…
Healthcare Management MBAs in Los Angeles
California’s healthcare systems are under a lot of stress. According to the Orange County Register, the state’s healthcare staffing shortages are projected to widen as the population grows and doctors retire. Continue reading…
Stanford Lecturer Talks Socioeconomic Impact of AI
Coursera co-founder, Baidu Research chief scientist and Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer Andrew Ng recently spoke at the the school’s MSx series about the socioeconomic impact artificial intelligence is slated to have in the coming decades.
Sloan Telemedicine Startup Expands Access to Healthcare
MIT Sloan recently highlighted breaking medical startup Remedy. The new startup, co-founded by Michael Ng, MBA ‘16, that hopes to capitalize on the potentially post-Affordable Care Act future of telemedicine, which is projected to surge by 700 percent in the next three years.
Rutgers School of Business to Offer MBA Program for Healthcare Professionals
Rutgers School of Business Executive Education (RSBEE) recently introduced a new mini-MBA program entitled Strategic Healthcare Management for Practices.
The program begins on February 3, 2016, and it is open to healthcare professionals and managers who seek to further their knowledge in a rapidly changing field.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Redonda Miller, MBA 04, Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business
As the New Year came in, Redonda Miller, MD, started her first day as senior vice president of medical affairs at the Johns Hopkins Health System. Miller earned her MBA from the Carey Business School in 2004. Continue reading…
