HMP Overview
Health care management is an extremely challenging and rewarding profession.
Individuals who work in this field are concerned with providing the highest
quality, most effective health care services to the greatest number of people
at the lowest cost. More specifically, health management and policy is concerned
with the management of health care organizations, formulation and implementation
of health care policy, the administration and management of health care organizations,
evaluating the distribution of and access to health care services, the financing
and reimbursement of health care services, and evaluating the quality and outcomes
of health care services.
Career Paths
Graduate education in health management and policy prepares individuals for
careers that focus on the use, quality and cost of health care services. More
specifically, graduates in health management and policy design, administer,
manage, and evaluate health policies, programs, and services that are provided
in a variety of settings:
- Hospitals and Health Systems
- Academic Medical Centers
- Managed Care Organizations
- Group Practices and Clinics
- Consulting Firms
- Health Insurance Organizations
- Pharmaceutical Companies
- Long-Term Care Facilities
- Research Institutes
- Government Agencies
- Health Care Technology Companies
- Military Medical Administration
- Foundations and Volunteer Organizations
- Community Health Centers
As the health care system grows and diversifies over the next 20 years, the field of health management and policy also will grow and diversify. The demand for well-educated and highly skilled individuals will increase, and the challenges and opportunities associated with working in the field of health management and policy will continue to provide a rewarding and stimulating professional life.
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