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.
December 19, 2025
Outcomes-based reimbursement will become a standard metric with payers, and gaining experience with these code bodies now will be particularly valuable in better preparing leadership for the future of care standards.
December 17, 2025
Healthcare leadership conferences are nodes of knowledge that act as temporary centers of excellence. It’s here that industry leaders get together to discuss their challenges, opportunities, and research on the topics that matter most.
December 2, 2025
The cost of higher education continues to rise, forcing students to take on a considerable amount of debt to fulfill their dream of getting a quality education. Fortunately for students in health administration, there is a growing number of scholarship opportunities.
October 24, 2025
Both Medicare and private insurers have begun adopting value-based models, and providers, along with healthcare administrators, have had to rethink how they deliver and measure care in order to adapt.
September 24, 2025
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.
September 16, 2025
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 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
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
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.