AHS 340 Study Guide - Winter 2019, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Zip Code, Vision Statement, Target Market
Document Summary
It is complex and contains a lot of moving parts. Defined, hc management is: the leadership and direction to organizations that deliver personal health services to division, departments, units and services within those organizations. Health care management is one of the fastest growing occupations in healthcare due to continued expansion and diversity. Nature of organizations requires that managers provide leadership, as well as the supervision and coordination of employees. Managers are needed to ensure that organizational tasks are carried out, goals are achieved and that resources are present to support the organization. Major responsibilities: planning: setting the direction and priorities, organizing: designing the unit and delegating roles, staffing: developing and keeping a workforce, controlling: monitoring and ensuring performance, directing: leading and motivating, decision making: critically and sometime quickly thinking to be effective. Types of managers: line manager: supervises other employees, staff manager: carry out work and advice their bosses, but they do not routinely supervise others, senior manager/ administrator.
