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Hospital Administration is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of public health systems, health care systems, hospitals, and hospital networks in all the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors.
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Hospital Administration ensures the achievement of specific outcomes and the smooth operation of departments within a health facility.
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Generalists in Hospital Administration are responsible for managing or helping to manage an entire facility.
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Specialists in Hospital Administration are individuals who are responsible for managing or helping to manage an entire facility.
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Hospital Administrators may be previous or current clinicians, or individuals with other healthcare backgrounds.
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Hospital Administration involves evaluating the performance of all people employed in the hospital and taking steps to improve in needed areas.
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Hospital administrators are responsible for the efficient and effective operations of a specific department such as policy analysis, finance, accounting, human resources, or marketing. (True/False)
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Hospital administrators often have broad roles in overseeing the day-to-day functions of hospitals and do not choose to specialize in a specific area of healthcare administration. (True/False)
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Some specializations for hospital administrators include financial management, health informatics, patient advocacy, public policy and law, and human resources. (True/False)
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Directing and supervising the work of medical staff is not one of the common duties of hospital administrators. (True/False)
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Planning and managing finances, including budgets, expenses, and funding, is not a common duty that can be expected from the job of a hospital administrator. (True/False)
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Hospital administrators are not required to have a bachelor’s degree in health administration or a related field. (True/False)
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Honing skills in understanding health care systems and regulations is not important for hospital administrators. (True/False)
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Relevant courses are not beneficial for hospital administrators to better understand how to manage a complex health care facility such as a hospital. (True/False)
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Hospital administrators are not expected to keep up with important technological and regulatory changes that have the potential to greatly impact their workplace. (True/False)
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Some common specializations for hospital administrators include business and financial management, health informatics, public policy, and patient advocacy. (True/False)
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