Employment of medical and health services managers is expected to grow
faster than average. Job opportunities should be good, especially for
applicants with work experience in the health care field and strong business
management skills.Employment change. Employment of medical
and health services managers is expected to grow 16 percent from 2006 to
2016, faster than the average
for all occupations. The health care industry will continue to expand and
diversify, requiring managers to help ensure smooth business operations.
Managers in all settings will be needed to improve quality and efficiency
of health care while controlling costs, as insurance companies and Medicare
demand higher levels of accountability. Managers also will be needed to
oversee the computerization of patient records and to ensure their security
as required by law. Additional demand for managers will stem from the need
to recruit workers and increase employee retention, to comply with changing
regulations, to implement new technology, and to help improve the health of
their communities by emphasizing preventive care.
Hospitals will continue to employ the most medical and health services
managers over the 2006-16 decade. However, the number of new jobs created is
expected to increase at a slower rate in hospitals than in many other
industries because of the growing use of clinics and other outpatient care
sites. Despite relatively slow employment growth, a large number of new jobs
will be created because of the industry's large size.
Employment will grow fastest in practitioners'offices and in home health
care agencies. Many services previously provided in hospitals will continue
to shift to these settings, especially as medical technologies improve.
Demand in medical group practice management will grow as medical group
practices become larger and more complex.
Medical and health services managers also will be employed by health care
management companies that provide management services to hospitals and other
organizations and to specific departments such as emergency, information
management systems, managed care contract negotiations, and physician
recruiting.
Job prospects. Job opportunities will be
good, especially for
applicants with work experience in the health care field and strong business
management skills should have the best opportunities. Medical and health
services managers with experience in large hospital facilities will enjoy an
advantage in the job market, as hospitals become larger and more complex.
Competition for jobs at the highest management levels will be keen because
of the high pay and prestige.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition
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