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.

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Core Competencies for Healthcare Leaders (Part 3) October 10, 2024

Core Competencies for Healthcare Leaders (Part 3)

While healthcare and technology partnerships may feel riskier than those in other sectors due to the stakes involved in people’s health and well-being, they are increasingly necessary for the survival of health systems and the healthcare sector. Leaders must be prepared to take appropriate risks to foster short- and long-term innovation.

Nursing Home Executive Director - A Day in the Life October 4, 2024

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.

Online MHA Programs Ranked by Affordability (2024-2025) October 2, 2024

Online MHA Programs Ranked by Affordability (2024-2025)

To help students find affordable programs, we’ve outlined the top 20 most affordable online MHA programs in 2024-2025.

Core Competencies for Healthcare Leaders (Part 2) September 19, 2024

Core Competencies for Healthcare Leaders (Part 2)

Importantly, interprofessional collaboration can also provide an opportunity for individuals from historically less advantaged groups to begin building the types of professional relationships that are critical to reaching the highest levels of leadership within an organization. This promulgates diversity up through the chain of management in a more organic way.

Core Competencies for Healthcare Leaders (Part 1) August 30, 2024

Core Competencies for Healthcare Leaders (Part 1)

Mastering the array of skills needed to effectively navigate and manage the people, processes, and tools at play is crucial for gaining and retaining a competitive edge. This three-part essay series summarizes important areas in which rising healthcare leaders should focus their efforts as they work to develop their essential skills and build out their knowledge base. This first essay will cover digital literacy & technological proficiency, patient-centered care competencies, and value-based care expertise.

Telehealth Home Care for Hospitalized Patients Gains Momentum on Capitol Hill August 8, 2024

Telehealth Home Care for Hospitalized Patients Gains Momentum on Capitol Hill

Through a surprising May 2024 feature article in Politico, a broad audience of Americans learned for the first time that it’s now possible to provide hospital-quality care to a substantial proportion of recovering inpatients at home. What’s even more surprising is that hospitals are treating some of these patients at home for acute conditions.

UnitedHealth CEO Grilled by Congress About Change Healthcare’s Crisis July 26, 2024

UnitedHealth CEO Grilled by Congress About Change Healthcare’s Crisis

Congressional leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate unloaded blistering criticisms at Change Healthcare’s parent company UnitedHealth Group during a pair of hearings on Capitol Hill in May 2024. At issue was UnitedHealth’s management of the February cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare.

Healthcare Marketing Manager - A Day in the Life July 15, 2024

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.

Did Hackers Who Attacked Change Healthcare Collect $22 Million in Ransom? April 30, 2024

Did Hackers Who Attacked Change Healthcare Collect $22 Million in Ransom?

Although students in MHA and healthcare MBA programs learn a vast assortment of managerial strategies, it’s unlikely that any of these programs would have taught them how to manage through the kind of catastrophic cyberattack that shut down Change Healthcare—and much of the U.S. healthcare industry.