A Guide to Leadership Styles in Healthcare
The best healthcare leaders are courageous innovators with servant hearts,” Dr. Bonar says. “They’re able to think in systems terms, but with a high level of emotional intelligence.
MHAOnline.com Features - What's Happening in Healthcare Administration?
This features section explores career paths, professors to know, industry changes, and other forces shaping the experience of online MHA students. These features cover the realities of pursuing an online degree, including applications tips, internship requirements, scholarship prospects, and advice for finding a job upon graduation.
Check back regularly for updates, including interviews with program administrators, career profiles, and application tips.
September 24, 2025
September 16, 2025
Food Safety Manager - A Day in the Life
Food safety managers work anywhere there is food. This can include restaurants, hospitals, food production facilities, schools, and hotels. Their primary job is to ensure that food is safe for consumers. To accomplish this, they must know and abide by all local, state, and federal food safety laws, monitor food handling procedures in their establishment, train staff, and perform audits.
September 9, 2025
Hospice Administrator - A Day in the Life
Hospice administrators oversee the operations of a hospice agency. While a nursing home or a long-term care facility will focus on patient longevity, hospice services are provided to people who are believed to be in their last six months of life.
August 29, 2025
A Day in the Life of a Hospital Administrator
The day-to-day life of a hospital administrator varies according to the specific environment in which one works. The administrator of a small rural hospital will have a considerably different experience than one who works for a large network.
August 19, 2025
Healthcare Consultant - A Day in the Life
Top consulting firms like McKinsey and Deloitte can pay healthcare consultants a base salary of $140,000. Combined with signing and performance bonuses, one’s total compensation can easily exceed $200,000 per year.
August 18, 2025
Healthcare Debates: Single-Payer vs. Multi-Payer
According to February 2019 poll, over 70 percent of Americans want some form of universal healthcare, but the way such a plan would be enacted remains divisive. The main conflicts center around cost, care, and complexity.
August 5, 2025
Nursing Home Executive Director - A Day in the Life
A nursing home executive director, sometimes called a “nursing home administrator,” is responsible for maintaining all operations of a long-term care facility. This requires a delicate balance of business acumen and empathetic leadership.
July 30, 2025
Healthcare Marketing Manager - A Day in the Life
It was found that in 2021, the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry in the United States spent nearly 14 billion U.S dollars on digital advertising in the country. But getting people to do what’s in their best interest isn’t as easy as it sounds. Welcome to the complex world of healthcare marketing management.
July 28, 2025
Fighting Bias in Healthcare: Classism & Care Access
Classism in healthcare is a pervasive issue that significantly impedes access to quality treatment and care. The socioeconomic status of individuals often dictates the standard and frequency of healthcare they receive. This systemic bias typically involves prejudices, attitudes, and actions favoring the higher socioeconomic classes while marginalizing those in the lower strata of society.