Advance knowledge on social welfare systems and the different national health systems Administrative and management skills for a career in private and public organizations Healthcare Managers’ Education International Healthcare Management organizations Analytic skills to solve problems of high complexity Competencies in effective communication and team work Adapting to a rapidly chan…
Practically speaking, what does it mean when we say that WGU’s programs are competency-based? Unlike traditional universities, WGU does not award degrees based on credit hours or on a certain set of required courses. Instead, you will earn your degree by demonstrating your skills, knowledge, and understanding of important concepts through a series of carefully designed courses.
Healthcare delivery in the United States has undergone a complete transformation in the past 75 years. Dramatic changes have occurred in critical functional areas such as medical technology, reimbursement methodologies, employment arrangements, and other important administrative and clinical areas. Despite the influx of changes, one particular structural aspect has not changed. The adve…
Worldwide, there have been three reports of health care associated HIV transmission from infected healthcare workers (HCWs) during exposure prone procedures (EPPs); a Florida dentist1, where the exact risk of transmission was never established; a French orthopaedic surgeon2; and a gynaecologist in Spain3. In the last two cases transmission occurred during category 3 EPP1. A further transmission…
We collect data on management practices for operations, targets and human resources in 2,000 hospitals in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Sweden, UK and the US. These management practices are strongly associated with better clinical outcomes, such as heart attack survival rates, and financial outcomes like profits. We show that hospitals with more clinically trained managers, tha…
Shortage of teaching materials for primary cadres of health is the major problem in Ethiopia. Currently textbook for Health Extension Package Workers is not available. To meet this unmet need, this lecture note was prepared. Therefore, the production of this teaching material is very important and has immense contribution in teaching of Health Planning and Management for Health Extension Packag…