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Bachelors Degree – Health Services
A Bachelors Degree in Health Services can help you advance to a management position in the field of health care. If you currently work in a medical facility such as a clinic, hospital, or doctor’s office and would like to move into management, a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Services will give you the skills needed to pursue a higher paying career as a health administrator or executive.
The management of health services is a critical part of any medical organization. It requires leadership in staffing, as well as the directing, coordinating, and controlling of the operational recourses of medical institutions like hospitals or clinics. Because of the rapidly changing technical and organizational nature of medical centers, the same skills needed for business management professionals are now required for hospital staff charged with executive responsibilities. A Bachelors Degree in Health Services is the ideal preparation for a medical professional who would like to further their career in the health care industry.
Earning your Bachelors Degree in Health Services will take you to the next level as a health administration professional. You will learn about the general business aspects of managing a medical facility including health systems, health care management, human resources, and organizational behavior. Specifically, you will also learn about ethical issues in health care, disease control, health care law, health care and financial management, and trends in health care delivery. Combined with practical experience in the field of health care, this education will make you an invaluable asset to any health services management team.
At some point, this degree program will require that you gain some practical experience in health care administration. This is generally at an entry level, and this requirement can be fulfilled as an internship. Most degree programs require this because many hospitals and medical organizations promote from within, and are looking for candidates in their own organization with experience who also have a degree. So it is wise to have some practical experience along with completing this degree program as a way to quickly advance your career. A Bachelors Degree in Health Services will also require an associate’s degree of general education, which should include physiology, biology, math, introduction to computers, and psychology. Transferring credits from another college in generally acceptable.
In a health services degree program, students will be required to take classes geared towards learning how to successfully operate a medical facility, like a hospital or clinic. These classes will include health and social service delivery systems, health care organizational behavior, planning and evaluation, politics in health affairs, health care financial management, legal aspects and legislation in health care, principles of applied epidemiology, applied statistics for policy and management, fiscal analysis for health and public service, value ethics and conflict resolution, applied research methods for policy and management, and health management systems engineering.
Career Opportunities in Health Services Administration
Depending on experience, career opportunities in health services administration can begin at entry level and range all the way to top of an organization. Hospitals and medical facilities have a high demand for administrators to manage hospital and medical facility operations at all levels, and usually promote from within, so a Bachelors Degree in Health Services is the fastest way to get ahead in the health services industry.
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Keiser University
Keiser University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate and bachelor's degrees. |
For over 30 years, Keiser University has provided student-centered, quality career education.
 Bachelor of Arts - Health Services Administration
Future health services managers must deal with evolving integrated health care delivery systems, technological innovations and a complex regulatory environment. The BA degree with a major in Health Services Administration focuses on skills students need in today's health care industry. In addition to providing a basic understanding of Health Services, the program looks at the unique skills needed by a Health Service Administrator through case studies, projects and related computer software applications. Topics include Coding and Billing, Public and Private Heath Care, and Financial and Legal Issues in Health Care. This program provides students with the education necessary to succeed in the Health Services environment and enhances employment and promotion potential. Employment of medical and health services managers is expected to grow faster than average through 2012. Future health services managers must deal with evolving integrated health care delivery systems, technological innovations and a complex regulatory environment. These managers are often responsible for millions of dollars worth of facilities, equipment and hundreds of employees.
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DeVry University
DeVry University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association (NCA). |
A career-oriented education from DeVry University will put you in a great place to begin or advance in the workplace when you graduate.
Bachelor's in Business Administration - Health Services Management
With an aging population, advances in treatment and evolving regulatory guidelines, the healthcare industry requires more qualified professionals with strong business and management skills who can handle all aspects of running a medical facility. In fact, employment of medical and health service managers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations!
From assistant department head to assistant hospital administrator to management positions in residential care facilities and practitioners' offices, bachelor's degree holders in this field have a wide range of exciting career opportunities. DeVry works with top business and health care industry leaders to design programs that produce graduates who meet their needs. Compared to other business administration programs, we provide students not only with communications and teamwork skills but also with more of the business and management skills that today's employers seek.
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Baker Online
Baker College Online is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Institutions of Higher Education. |
Baker College Online offers many different online degree programs and certificates to prepare students for careers in high employment fields.
Bachelor of Health Services Administration - Accelerated Program
The Health Services Administration Accelerated Program is designed for those individuals who have successfully completed an associate's degree in a health program and are eligible for licensure, certification, or registration within their specific discipline or an individual with an associate's degree with a minimum of two years of documented work experience in a health related field. The program enables these individuals to develop the management skills necessary to manage, plan, direct, coordinate, budget, and assess quality of care issues in a variety of health care settings.
Bachelor of Health Services Administration
his program is designed for the working professional and combines core course work with independent research and experiential credit to provide an administrative degree for today's health environment. Each core course contains focused study in the content area accompanied by independent research. Individuals considering this program must have completed an Associate degree or 90 quarter hours either in a health related field or in another field with three years of current experience in a health care setting.
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University of Minnesota, Crookston
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. |
The U of M, Crookston has accredited online degrees that are career oriented, creating opportunities for people and communities of practice, transcending geography, utilizing technology, and empowering personal and professional growth.
Bachelor of Applied Health
The Bachelor of Applied Health (B.A.H.) is the first University of Minnesota online degree targeted to working professionals in the health industry seeking to complete a bachelor’s degree. Typical students may be nurses or laboratory/radiology technicians moving into supervisory roles or professionals in long-term care facilities needing additional coursework for state licensing eligibility. The B.A.H. degree is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Students must complete 42 clinical or occupational credits with a partnering institution prior to graduation, 120 credits are required for degree completion.
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