The Role Of Healthcare Administration

Introduction Healthcare administrators’ position within different healthcare structures and organizations is essential to effectively run any healthcare entity. Several sectors of healthcare exist today, depending on the care and the needs of the individual needing treatment. The clinical aspect of healthcare which involves staff such as nursing, certified nurse’s assistance, physical therapist and many more, work together to provide quality services to the right individuals. Understanding and implement that federal and state laws are being followed is the job of healthcare managers and administrators today. Because healthcare involves both clinical and non-clinical aspects, ensuring the best quality experience is essential for both the organization

Different facilities of care include, “nursing facilities, sub-acute care, assisted living/residential care, elderly housing and community based services,” according to our text, Long-term Care: Managing Across the Continuum, by Johns and Barlett (Johns & Barlett, 2010). Healthcare, now more than ever, is being focused on highly in society today. With new regulations, laws and funding for healthcare, assuring the position of quality individuals to withhold these positions is necessary. Recruiting these individuals is a process, which also ensures that the best quality individuals are being placed in long-term care settings. In order to run a most long-term care facilities, higher education, accreditations and licensures are needed. Some facilities require more different licenses and education to be fulfilled by the manager, but there are some health structures that do not require additional licenses. Within nursing homes, specifically in Illinois, State requirements and statuses are needed to be met and obtained.

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For Susan’s position directly, she had to go through several levels of education, accrediting as well as managerial test in order to hold the rank and position that she does. Overall, as will be discussed following within the interview summary, it takes a great amount of energy, personal will, and interest in caring for others to hold such a position. Several challenges and situations are always occurring within healthcare today especially in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes. Long term care nursing home facilities require a substantial amount of resources, knowledge, personnel and most important a directed market to be able to run and function properly. Rather you are the individual receiving care and attention, the nurses and doctors providing the care and attention, or the managers making sure that all the standards are met, healthcare involves