What is Health Administration

When we think of a hospital or a clinical, normally we normally tend to think of doctors, nurses and surgeons. We usually overlook great number of people who work in areas such as customer care, hospital operations, finance, marketing, insurance etc. They might be 'hidden' when we think of a health professional but they play very important roles in making health services available and accessible. These professionals are healthcare executives (also called healthcare administrators and healthcare managers). They are the men and women who manage today's hospital and healthcare organizations.

The development of healthcare management as a career field has received a big boost from the booming corporatisation and growth of hospitals and healthcare delivery organisations in India in recent years. This is an exciting time for healthcare management in India. Healthcare is changing more rapidly than almost any other field. The field is changing in terms of how and where care is delivered, who is providing those services, and how that care is financed. Healthcare management requires talented people to manage the changes taking place.

In their roles, healthcare managers have an opportunity to make a significant contribution to improving the health of the communities their organizations serve.

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