This document discusses career opportunities in health care administration in 2020. It outlines several macro trends driving changes, including demographics, technology, and policies like the Affordable Care Act. Some of the top career opportunities discussed are health information manager, health care administrator, emergency management director, medical and health services manager, and public health administrator. These roles will be in high demand and involve tasks like managing patient data using new technologies, ensuring compliance with changing regulations, and developing public health programs. The outlook is positive for healthcare management jobs, with over 450,000 new positions expected to be added through 2018.

1. THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE
ADMINISTRATION
JOB OPPORTUNITIES:2020
University of Maryland University College
Presented by:
Fawne Cady, Caitlyn Holahan, & Geraldine Pluviose

2. INTRODUCTION
 Macro-Trends
 Economy
 Personal Lifestyle
 Demographics
 Lifestyle/Behaviors
 Technology
 Federal & State Policies
 Prospective Career Choices: 2020
 Health Information Manager
 Health Care Administrator
 Emergency Management Director
 Medical and Health Services Manager
 Public Health Administrator

3. DEMOGRAPHICS
 Intercultural Concerns
Language barriers
More translators needed
Increase cultural awareness training
Increase in readmission rates
1 in 5 households: NEPL
 Intercultural Concerns
Steady Increase
Dependent on health care
Overwhelmed workers
Elderly care workers in high demand
Not enough workers to take care of consumers

4. HEALTH CARE SPENDING GROWTH TREND
Figure 1: Kaiser Family Foundation, 2014
 Economy
 Steadily Improving
Healthcare Spending
Expected to Rise:
ACA or trend?

5. LIFESTYLES/TECHNOLOGY
 Personal Lifestyles & Behavior Choices
 Smoking & excessive drinking
 Physical inactivity & inadequate diet
 Contribute to increase in chronic lifestyle related illnesses
 Research
 Lower socio-economic groups make poorer lifestyle choices
 People with clusters of poor lifestyle choices visit doctor less
 Focus on preventative medicine
 Affordable Care Act incentives
 Technology
 EHR
 Biotechnology
 E-Health

6. FEDERAL & STATE POLICIES
 Affordable Care Act (ACA)
 Signed into law March 2010 by President Obama
 Health care coverage for low income families
 Lower insurance costs without compromising quality
 Creation of Job Opportunities
 Increase in outpatient due to increase in newly insured
 Universal Insurance Coverage
 Health insurance without bankruptcy
 Expansion of Medicare and Medicaid
 Dependent upon state

7. CAREER OPPORTUNITY: HEALTH
INFORMATION MANAGER
Responsibilities
 Health information technology
adoption/application
 Collect, maintain, report data
 Understand variety of coding systems
 Cover outpatient/inpatient areas
Understand technology as it changes
 Result in better clinical outcomes
Cost reduction
Increase efficiency

8. CAREER OPPORTUNITY:
NURSING HOME DIRECTOR
Roles/Duties
 Utilize Electronic Health Records
 Utilize Remote Monitoring
 Supports the healthcare workforce
 Increase socio-demographic diversity
 Older adults
 Assure all clinicians have access to
patients’ health information
 Promote interdisciplinary patient care
 Via care coordination

9. CAREER OPPORTUNITY:
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
 Responsibilities
 Conduct Training
 Resources/Equipment Sharing
 Preparation/Analysis Damage
 Review Emergency Plans
 Acquire Federal Funding
 Rely on Grants
 Federal and State
 Police/Fire fill positions when grants are not filled
 Hospital Emergency Directors
 Fastest growing
 Plan for worst case scenario
 Ensure all community members are prepared

10. CAREER OPPORTUNITY:
HEALTH SERVICE MANAGER
 Responsibilities
 Improve efficiency
 Improve quality
 Maintain knowledge
New laws
New regulations
 Ensure compliance
Joint Commission
Health Services
Educate staff
Morale and well being
 Work closely with staff
 Physician Assistants
 Nurse Practitioners
 Doctors
 Changing Complexities
 Remain abreast of
technological changes
EHRs, tablets
 Change in federal laws
 Change in state laws

11. WHERE DO HEALTH SERVICE MANAGERS WORK?
Figure 2: Campus Career Coach, 2013

12. CAREER OPPORTUNITY:
PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATOR
 Responsibilities
 Analyze nations needs
 Develop effective services/programs
congruent with:
Cultural
Ethical
Social
Economic
Legal
 Focus on preventive medicine/research
 Public health initiatives/programs

13. HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020
 3 Key Goals
 Increase public awareness and understanding of the
determinants of health, disease, and disability and the
opportunities for progress
 Attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease,
disability, injury, and premature death
 Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy
behaviors across all life stages
 Public Health Administrator
 Promote healthy choices and behaviors
 Follows the 3 key goals

14. SUNNY OUTLOOK FOR MANAGERS
 2018
 Will introduce 450,000 + new healthcare management positions
 Hospitals and private practices
 Require skilled administrators to manage and implement
necessary policies and procedures
 ACA
 Increased the number of consumers into the system
 Surge of patients
 Will require more personnel to be hired in order to
establish and maintain an optimal level of patient care

15. Overall, this solidifies a positive outlook
for healthcare management
professionals even in the wake of
economic hardships
FINAL THOUGHTS