Becoming a Healthcare Administrator

In the first half of this course (Structure of the US Healthcare Industry), we answer the following questions:

1. What are the differences between curative medicine and preventive care?
2. Who are the key players in the US healthcare industry?
3. How does the typical patient/customer in the American healthcare system think of their hospital care needs?

Print the workbook attached and write your answers in the workbook as we go through the lecture. The more descriptive you are in answering each question, the more knowledge acquired; no one-word answers.

In the second half of this lecture (Structure of the US Healthcare Industry), we answer the following questions:

1. Who are the key players in the US healthcare industry?
2. How do Physicians tie into the care of patients in a hospital?
3. Who are the public health practitioners responsible for education?
4. What other care givers are in the healthcare industry?
5. How do Hospitals and Medical Centers fit into all of these?
6. How is this multi-billion dollar industry paid for?

Print the workbook in lecture 1a and write your answers in the workbook as we go through the lecture. The more descriptive you are in answering each question, the more knowledge acquired; no one-word answers.

To better understand where you are going as a healthcare administrator, you have to know where the industry is coming from. This lecture on the History of Healthcare in America is a deep dive into how medicine, insurance and healthcare administration became what it is today. We answer the following questions:

1. What happened in the first 30 years of this century and how does it relate to healthcare today? 1900-1930
2. What effect did the great depression have and how did the social security act come about? 1930-1940
3. What was the fair deal, how did health insurance by employers become a thing and how did politics play a part in shaping healthcare in this decade? 1940-1950
4. What lead to experience rating and how did the Kerr-Mills Act, Bettercare and the Ways and Means Committee's suggestions become Medicare & Medicaid? What was the biggest mistake in fiscal intermediaries? 1950-1965

Print the workbook attached and write your answers in the workbook as we go through the lecture. The more descriptive you are in answering each question, the more knowledge acquired; no one-word answers.

A deeper dive into the History of Healthcare in America starts us off in the mid 20th century with the advent of Medicare. In this half we answer the following questions:

1. What was the AMA's stand on Medicare and how did pricing and cost become an issue in this time? 1965-1979
2. What was the talk of the day in hospital management and how did government decide to pay for services provided by hospitals? 1980-1990
3. How did Clinton's Health Security Act evolve and how much was healthcare costing America at this point? 1990-2000
4. How did cost containment yield to lean6sigma's, resource management, downsizing and consulting in healthcare in these years? What was the politics of the day? 2000-2008
5. How did the newly elected president change everything in healthcare? How did Clinton's plan help and what was the eventual law passed as Universal healthcare was developed? What is the future of healthcare in America? 2008-Date.

Print the workbook in lecture 2a and write your answers in the workbook as we go through the lecture. The more descriptive you are in answering each question, the more knowledge acquired; no one-word answers.

What do we have in-store for Module 2? How about learning what the Role of Healthcare Administrators are and understanding the Educational Requirements to becoming a healthcare administrator?

This lecture talks about the active Role of Healthcare Administrators in a healthcare system. You receive some insightful information and resources, spend some time reviewing them. We answer the following questions:

1. What are the duties of the healthcare administrator?
2. What is the ACHE's Recommendations on the role of a healthcare administrator?
3. Can you point out a common trend in the sample job descriptions & resumes attached for your review? Have you decided what path you will be able to follow from your current status?

Print the workbook attached and write your answers in the workbook as we go through the lecture. The more descriptive you are in answering each question, the more knowledge acquired; no one-word answers.

This lecture walks you through the Educational Requirements for being a healthcare administrator. We answer the following questions:

1. What can you do with an associates degree or bachelor's degree in healthcare administration? Should you consider a professional path such as a clinical or IT or finance path before embarking on an MHA?
2. Do you know the entry level requirement to practice as a healthcare administrator? Hint: Graduate school
3. Do you know the importance of an accredited Master's program?
4. Can you describe the typical admission requirements for a Masters in healthcare program?
5. Can you describe the typical graduation requirements for a Masters in healthcare program?
6. Do you know the different Doctoral degree paths and why some enroll in them? Do you know how it may fit into your plans for becoming a healthcare administrator?

Print the workbook attached and write your answers in the workbook as we go through the lecture. The more descriptive you are in answering each question, the more knowledge acquired; no one-word answers.

Module 3 brings home what you've learned so far. This is where reality sets in. You'll learn what paths you may take to your ultimate goal as I also share my personal path thus far. You also get a free e-copy of my book, Freshman Manager: Sink or Swim.

In this lecture, I share with you the different paths to your ultimate destination as a hospital or healthcare system's CEO. We address the following questions:

1. Do you know the sample paths Nurses and other clinicians take to becoming a healthcare administrator?
2. Do you know the paths medical practitioners and support service personals take to becoming a healthcare administrator?
3. How do people with Finance and Business degrees as their Bachelor's degree fit into the becoming a healthcare administrator?

Print the workbook attached and write your answers in the workbook as we go through the lecture. The more descriptive you are in answering each question, the more knowledge acquired; no one-word answers.

In this lecture I share my personal story in summary about my first year as a healthcare administrator. You get a free e-copy of my book (a $10 Value), and you get to hear me speak candidly about my experience in healthcare administration as a rookie.

Freshman Manager, My book summarized...

1. Before Insanity
2. Purge the System
3. Hire the Best
4. Utilize Committees
5. Welcome & Encourage Teamwork
6. Communicate, and then communicate some more
7. Be a Leader, not a Manager
8. Violate your bubble.

http://www.amazon.com/Freshman-Manager-Sink-Lana-Bamiro/dp/1500551716

YOU DID IT!!!

You sat through 130+ minutes of video. If there's anything learnt, it's that you are persistent and determined to be a great healthcare administrator, kudos.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Print your certificate and put it in a place that will remind you of what you've accomplished; in addition, it will remind you what next steps you need to take:

1. Find a career mentor/ personal consultant (like HLOT) to help you achieve this ultimate goal
2. Do a self-assessment of what you have, meaning your current education and experience that could help you become that healthcare administrator
3. Apply to a program (BS, MHA) depending on where you are academically
4. Gain experience as you embark on your academic journey, or earn an additional degree if you are already working in a healthcare system
5. Plug into a local healthcare leadership group (either in school or at work through ACHE)
6. Apply for an entry level position as a healthcare administrator.

We can help you with all of this and more, find us at www.LyfeHealthLLC.com