There is an incredible shortage of individuals who are educated and qualified to lead the response to emergencies and natural disasters. A short few decades ago, if someone even wanted to pursue a career as an emergency manager, there wasn’t a definition, let alone any education programs offering course study leading to a certificate or […]
Bill Gates, arguably the most powerful man in the world, had a problem. He’d just pledged 10 billion to research new vaccines and bring them to the world’s poorest countries. One such program is vaccines that combat malaria in Africa. Each year more than one million people, mostly children, die from this utterly preventable disease. […]
A hospital pretty much functions like a small city the same issues yet with a stronger dynamic because of all human interaction. There are five shows the cover everything from safety to training where human resource management plays an important role in ensuring that the facilities delivery of services maintains the highest quality standards for […]
Layoffs. Bank failures. Manufacturing bankruptcies. The recent recession ravaged nearly every industry in America. With so many companies in trouble is there any industry that can offer a bright spot in this economic climate? Indeed there is! Experts say that a career in Health Care Management can endure and even prosper through good or bad […]
Adults out in the workforce for quite some time who are examining the possibility of obtaining formalized education and training leading to a specific career change should consider healthcare management. Often, experienced adults looking to make a career change may find that their real-world business experience has been a great preparation for becoming a student […]
As we learned in last week’s “Hospital rankings – Not All Hospitals Are Created Equal”, there are plenty of online resources available to patients seeking hospital reviews and rankings. But no matter how great the hospital, the deciding factor in anyone’s quality of healthcare will be how professional, or unprofessional, their doctor is. This also […]
Have you been in the healthcare industry as a nurse, practitioner, administrative assistant or IT professional for awhile now and feel like it’s time to move up to the next level? Are you unsure as to how to approach your boss about a promotion? Are your peers fighting for the same position as you are? […]
Anyone considering a degree in health care management should have second thoughts. This career choice absolutely sucks for people looking to go through life with their head in the sand. There are 10 specific reasons why you should not get a health management degree because you really don’t want to be in a career choice […]