101 Careers in Healthcare Management

101CareersinHealthcareManagement,SecondEditioncontinuestobetheonlycomprehensiveguidetocareersinhealthadministration,rangingfromentry-levelmanagementpositionstothemostseniorexecutiveopportunities.Thesecondeditionhasbeenupdatedthroughoutandincludesthreenewchaptersthatwillassiststudentsandhealthcaremanagersalike.Additionalcontentincludesaquickhistoricaloverviewofthefieldincludingitsgrowthandtransformation,essentialtraitsthatwillprepareaprofessionalforcareerchangeandadvancement,andacallfornewleadershipcompetencieswhicheveryjobcandidateshouldadoptandmasterinarapidlyadaptingindustry.Thebookisrepletewithover40newinterviewsspanningthoseinentry-levelpositionstoCEOsthatreflectagreaterdiversityofcareersanddemographicsinanevolvingjobmarket.BasedonthemostcurrentdatafromtheU.S.DepartmentofLaborandprofessionalsocietiesinhealthcaremanagement,thisguidedescribescareersinacuteandlong-termcare,physicianpractices,internationalandgovernmentorganizations,commercialinsurance,consultingfirms,executivesearchfirms,pharmaceuticalsandbiotechnology,medicaldevices,publichealthorganizations,informationtechnologyandinformatics,andregulatoryagencies.Ineachsetting,expertsexplainjobresponsibilities,educationalrequirements,opportunities,andcovertraditionalandnontraditionalcareerpathways.Authoredbytwoseniorandhighlyrespectedleadersinhealthadministrationeducationandwritteninclear,jargon-freetext,thesecondeditionlikeitspredecessoriseasy-to-navigateandnowoffersevenmoreinsideradviceforstudentsofhealthcaremanagement,career-changers,andthoseworkinginthefieldwhoareconsideringcareeradvancement.NewtothisEdition:NewchaptersonABriefHistoryofHealthcareManagement,PreparationandProfessionalism,andLeadershipCompetenciesforanUncertainFuture.Over40newinterviewswithhealthcaremanagerswhohavechangedcareersoradvancedintheirprofessionaltrack