Healthcare Management
Degree level:
Bachelor's
Healthcare plays a vitally important role in today’s changing world.
You can be in demand and at the forefront of what’s happening with a degree in healthcare management. The curriculum will provide you with a solid foundation in business concepts and healthcare management, while general education courses promote skills in critical thinking, communications and problem solving. Your classes will prepare you for a successful career caring for the current needs of our population, as well as those to come—including five courses specific to long-term care and the needs of the elderly.
With your degree, you’ll be prepared to take on contemporary healthcare workplace challenges and ready to put your passion for helping people into action in a variety of healthcare organizations. These include hospitals, public healthcare agencies, long-term care facilities, physician group practices and managed-care facilities. As a graduate, you will be able to qualify for positions such as assistant office manager, assistant administrator or assistant clinical manager.
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Our graduates receive hands-on, career-focused training. Don't wait another day; start transforming your life into the one you've always wanted.
Did You Know?
- Our accelerated approach can help you earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 3 years.
Healthcare Management Course Information
A healthcare management degree opens up a world of possibilities. Course topics include:
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Upon successful completion of the program, you will be able to:
- Describe healthcare delivery systems and current policies in the United States
- Identify the roles of providers, managers and consumers of health services
- Demonstrate an understanding of management principles and practices in the healthcare setting
- Apply the principles and procedures of human resource management
- Define the specific healthcare needs and management challenges in long-term care
Locations offering the bachelor's degree in
Healthcare Management
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Our graduates receive hands-on, career-focused training. Don't wait another day; start transforming your life into the one you've always wanted.
Did You Know?
- Our accelerated approach can help you earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 3 years.
Where could your Healthcare Management degree take you?
Take a look at a few of the career paths that might be yours with a bachelor’s degree in healthcare management from Westwood College.
Assistant Office Manager
- Manage patient scheduling, staff productivity, collections and receivables, specialty referral process and miscellaneous operations expenses
- Increase and stimulate new patient growth by supporting marketing and promotional programs
- Achieve and maintain superior patient satisfaction scores by developing a team that provides excellent customer service and quality of care
- Respond to doctor, patient and employee inquiries and seek assistance when necessary
Assistant Administrator
- Work in hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and other healthcare environments
- Assist in managing personnel, finances, facility operations and admissions
Assistant Clinical Manager
- Oversee and manage the daily operations of the clinic
- Create and maintain staff work schedules
- Provide excellent service to members/guests by answering phone calls, setting appointments, greeting members/guests upon arrival and selling memberships
- Generate sales reports, assist with payroll, make bank deposits, take inventory and order supplies as needed by the clinic manager
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Our graduates receive hands-on, career-focused training. Don't wait another day; start transforming your life into the one you've always wanted.
Did You Know?
- Our accelerated approach can help you earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 3 years.
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