Health administration includes intimate knowledge of legal and policy matters, and both issues are included in health insurance. Even health insurance companies want you to know how intricate these laws and policies might be for consumers, as many companies and brokerages maintain blogs simply for educational purposes. This list of the top 50 health insurance blogs includes links to corporate and brokerage blogs as well as links to consumer-related information and industry blogs. [click to continue…]
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A career in health administration means much more today than it has in the past — global epidemics, a focus on an aging population and insurance and hospital financial woes create a huge impact on this industry. The following top 10 most influential health administration professors all focus on these fields of research in one way or another, and their accomplishments also are a reflection on the colleges and universities where they work. While this list provides just a sampling of some outstanding health administration professors across the nation, it can provide you with some idea of what you might want to look for in a professor for your health education and career. [click to continue…]
No matter what you think about the latest healthcare reform (dubbed Obamacare), the fact is that things are starting to change in healthcare. We have amazing technology, and there are plenty of smart people out there with great ideas on how we can use technology to implement better healthcare for all. Indeed, if you are working in health administration, you will soon find that changes and innovations are coming. If you want to be up to date on some of the latest thinking with regard to healthcare, one of the best things you can do is to see what’s being said on the topics of public health and medicine at TED.
Healthcare is expected to be one of the “growth” industries over the next 10 years. This is because there is a combination of continued health issues for the population, as well as the fact that an aging population (especially the baby boomers) will need increased care. Healthcare services are expected to continue to grow, and someone with training and education in a healthcare field could conceivably do quite well. A MBA in healthcare or health services management may be just the ticket. Here are 50 of the top healthcare MBA blogs that can get you headed in the right direction: [click to continue…]
