Healthcare Management
Health Care Management is the study of health care, including the areas of health care policy, international health care systems, economy of health care, and quality assurance, as it relates to the prevention, treatment and management of illness.The healthcare industry is a booming one in India. With new developments, advanced technologies and new innovations, the industry is growing at a rapid pace. India now promotes itself as an important destination for health tourism.
Any health organization including those in the government sector should focus on the management of health care. Over the past decade India has realised the need for healthcare professionals who are trained to manage each section of the health organization, thereby ensuring smooth functioning of the system.
You cannot achieve a world class healthcare system without efficient health care professionals.
In India, the importance of health care management starts at the very initial level of primary health care centers and hospitals to large hospitals and speciality centers to pharmaceutical companies. Health Care Management also includes the smooth functioning of the health insurance providers.
Healthcare management is an important stream of management taught in several institutes across India. It is also one of the rapidly changing fields in terms of how and what kind of care is delivered to the patients.
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Healthcare Areas
(As a healthcare executive you can work in the following areas)
• Consulting firms
• Clinics
• Health insurance organizations
• Healthcare associations
• Hospitals
• Nursing homes
• Mental health organizations
• Public health departments
• Rehabilitation centers
• Universities and research institutions
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If you choose a career in healthcare management, you can work in departments like:
- Finance
- Government relations
- Human resources
- Information systems
- Marketing and public affairs
- Material management (purchasing of equipment and supplies)
- Medical staff relations
- Nursing administration
- Patient care services
- Planning and development
Institutes providing Healthcare Management:
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
• Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
• Symbiosis Centre of Health Care, Pune
• Indian Institute of Health Management and Research, Jaipur
• Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Management. Kolkata