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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A Day in the Life of a Hospital CEO - An Interview with Dr. David Pate June 30, 2025

A Day in the Life of a Hospital CEO - An Interview with Dr. David Pate

Being the chief executive officer of a hospital means being part business leader and part politician, requiring a blend of diplomacy, advocacy, business management, and financial sense. And the stakes of this role aren’t just profit and loss, but life and death.

A Day in the Life of a Clinical Research Associate June 23, 2025

A Day in the Life of a Clinical Research Associate

The clinical research associate acts as a liaison between the study's sponsor (e.g., pharmaceutical company) and the clinics where the study takes place. Because results of a clinical trial must be kept entirely transparent and not influenced by the interests of the sponsor, this is a critical role.

Bereavement Coordinator - A Day in the Life May 1, 2025

Bereavement Coordinator - A Day in the Life

Death is never easy, and the job of a bereavement coordinator isn’t, either: this is a delicate position that requires expert training and a wealth of compassion. But for the people they serve, bereavement coordinators offer critical support at life’s most difficult moments.

The Best Graduate Healthcare Degrees in 2025 April 29, 2025

The Best Graduate Healthcare Degrees in 2025

Healthcare is currently the country’s largest employer, and jobs in healthcare are projected to be among the fastest-growing over the next decade. As the industry grows, so does the opportunity for a new career path.

Healthcare Actuary - A Day in the Life April 9, 2025

Healthcare Actuary - A Day in the Life

Ever wondered how healthcare insurance companies assess risk and calculate their premium costs? Read on to learn more about a day in the life of a healthcare actuary—a financial prediction specialist who uses statistical analysis to estimate costs for health insurance companies.

Patients Not Told AI Drafted Messages From Their Doctors April 7, 2025

Patients Not Told AI Drafted Messages From Their Doctors

Increasingly, doctors aren’t writing the first drafts of replies to those messages. At more than 150 health systems and medical offices across America, a new generative artificial intelligence function in MyChart now writes over a million reply drafts every month.

Steward Health: CEO Charged With Contempt of Congress After Defying Subpoena to Testify April 1, 2025

Steward Health: CEO Charged With Contempt of Congress After Defying Subpoena to Testify

The national media has been buzzing with coverage of Dr. Ralph de la Torre, the embattled former CEO of hospital industry giant Steward Health Care who stepped down in October 2024. In one of the most colossal failures of a hospital chain in American history, the Dallas-based for-profit Steward system declared bankruptcy the previous May.

Online MHA Programs Ranked by Affordability (2025) March 19, 2025

Online MHA Programs Ranked by Affordability (2025)

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

Healthcare Debates: Is Healthcare a Right or Privilege? March 14, 2025

Healthcare Debates: Is Healthcare a Right or Privilege?

Where someone stands on this debate comes down to how they see rights, the role they believe government has in enforcing these rights, whether or not they believe healthcare is something every individual deserves, and whether they believe we are connected or separate.