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Graduate Program in Health Administration at Regis College

Graduate Program in Health Administration at Regis College. Mary Ann Hart Graduate Program Director Health Administration . What is a Health Administrator?. Health Administrators plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of health care.

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Graduate Program in Health Administration at Regis College

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  1. Graduate Program in Health Administration at Regis College Mary Ann Hart Graduate Program Director Health Administration

  2. What is a Health Administrator? • Health Administrators plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of health care. • Health Administrators are also sometimes referred to as health care executives or health care managers.

  3. What do Health Administrators do? In health care, Health Administrators manage: • integration of health care systems • technological innovations • complex regulatory and management environments • restructuring of the workplace • health care quality improvement • more efficient and cost effective care delivery

  4. Where do Health Administrators work? • Hospitals, clinics and outpatient departments • Physician group practices • Nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities • Home health and home care agencies • Health Insurance companies • Universities and research institutions • Public health departments and other state and federal health agencies

  5. In what areas do Health Administrators work? • Finance and reimbursement • Human resources • Health information systems management • Marketing and public affairs • Medical and nursing staff management, group practice management • Patient care services • Health care quality • Planning and development

  6. Job Growth for Health Administrators The demand for health care is expanding: • Baby boomers are aging and living longer. • 32 million Americans who were uninsured will become insured and seek health services under national health reform. • Health care is becoming increasingly complex and in need of well educated, competent managers.

  7. Where Health Administrators work now • Medical and health services managers held about 283,000 jobs in 2008. • 38% worked in hospitals • 19% worked in physician offices or in residential care facilities. • Others in home care, outpatient clinics, insurance companies, community facilities for the elderly. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010-2011)

  8. Job Growth for Health Administrators • Employment for medical and health services managers is expected to grow 16 percent in the next 10 years, adding at least 45,000 new jobs. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010-2011) • National health reform is expected to increase significantly the number of Health Administrators that are needed.

  9. Salaries for Health Administrators Median annual wages in May 2008 were: • Hospitals - $87,040 • Outpatient departments/clinics - $74,130 • Offices of physicians - $74,060 • Home health care services - $71,450 • Nursing care facilities- $71,190 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010-2011)

  10. Salaries of Health Administrators in Physician Group Practices • $82,423 in practices with 6 or fewer physicians • $105,710 in practices with 7 to 25 physicians • $119,000 in practices with 26 or more physicians. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010-2011)

  11. Regis College Program • Full and part-time options available. • Full-time program can be completed in 16 months while student works full-time. • Full-time program: classes held on a weekend day every other weekend and on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. • Full-time program: $10,000 scholarship available for Spring 2013 class.

  12. Regis College Program • Total of 14 courses, 42 credits. • 12 required courses and 2 electives. • Field experience requirement in last semester of 100 hours. • Student may elect to also earn a Certificate in Gerontology, Health Informatics, or Health Policy (under development).

  13. Application & Admission Info Typical Accepted Student: • 3.0 UG GPA • 1000 on GREs/410 on Miller Analogies Test Application Requirements: • Completed application & $65 application fee • Resume, Personal Statement, 1 Letter of Rec • Official transcripts, GRE/MAT scores* • Personal interview with graduate program director *GRE waived by receiving grade of B or better in two summer courses

  14. Next steps: Apply Online Today! https://www.applyweb.com/apply/regiscg/ $10,000 scholarships available for Fall 2010 applicants Scholarship breakdown: $5000 – Fall 2013; $5000 – Spring 2013

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