1. HCAD 600: Introduction to Healthcare Administration
Veronica Gordon
Roché Sisco
Tracy Mayeski
Tiyanjana Mbaya
Salamat Sarpong
HEALTHCARE TRENDS & GROWTH FOR
HEALTH MANAGERS IN 2020
2. OVERVIEW AND PURPOSE OF THE ANALYSIS
• The Affordable Care Act and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health Act established the requirement for the electronic record thus increasing jobs
• Many trends across the United States played a significant role in boosting health
managers jobs in the health information technology and healthcare services
• The economy, demographics, lifestyles and behaviors, and federal and state polices were
all integral in shaping the future of healthcare and health IT
• The purpose of this analysis is to explore how the overall trends and healthcare policies
will influence the labor market within the healthcare industry in year 2020 and beyond
3. HEALTHCARE TRENDS
• Economy
The rising cost of healthcare expenditures
Zealous investment in innovative healthcare technology to improve efficiency
• Demographics
Baby boomer population is getting older
Increase in a demand for medical services, chronic diseases, and coordination care
• Technology
A future of robust health IT will drive industry challenges to providing quality care at low-cost
Health IT will change the way providers communicate with patients and practice medicine
• Federal & State Policies
Federal Health policy modified to align with governance of Health IT
State Health policy modified to align with data sharing protocols and information security
• Lifestyle & Behavior Choices
Key contributor to the development & progression of chronic conditions.
Chronic conditions are the most common, costly & preventable of all health problems.
4. • Health Systems Architect
• Public Health Informatics
• Medical Practice Manager
• Health Data Analyst
• Privacy & Security Officer
UP & COMING HEALTHCARE JOBS
5. HEALTH SYSTEM ARCHITECT
• Health System Architect (HSA) is a software technician that supports the infrastructural
development and design of data platforms for healthcare systems
• HSAs will lead in the building of HIEs considering the need for extensive architectural
designing and expertise to ensure sensitive personal health information is protected
• Health Systems Architects will be heavily relied upon to ensure the systems’ architecture
environment is conducive to sharing data in accordance with meaningful use criteria
• These Healthcare Experts will be needed to establish partnerships between engineers
and healthcare professionals to ensure security policies align with systems requirements
6. PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS
• What is it? Health informatics a combination of healthcare, information science, and
computer science.
• The field of health informatics is versatile and offers solid career opportunities in many
areas including clinical care, occupational therapy, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, public
health, and biomedical research
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (2014) expects the job outlook for informatics and related
fields to increase at a rate of 22%
• With growing public concerns and macro-trends, public health informatics will play a
significant role in the quality care, HIPAA, and ACA
Bureau of Labor Statistics . (2014-2015). Medical Records and Health Information Technicians. Retrieved from http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-
records-and-health-information-technicians.htm
7. MEDICAL PRACTICE MANAGER
• Provide seamless integration of front-end intelligence with back-office support.
• In charge of all medical practice operations
• 23% increase; 68,000 new medical practice manager positions from 2010-2020
• Surge in demand due to the growing elderly population & the chronically ill
• Elderly Americans & the chronically ill require more health care services/facilities along
with medical practice managers to manage those locations.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2014-2015). Medical and Health Service Managers. Retrieved from bls.gov: http//:www.bls.gov/ooh/medical-and health-
services- managers.htm
8. • According to IQ4I Research &
Consultancy, global healthcare analytics
market is projected to reach $20.8
billion by 20201
• A survey by College of Healthcare
Information Management Executives
(CHIME) (2014) revealed that
healthcare analytics is a priority when it
comes to IT investments for healthcare
providers
• Jobs for health data analysts will grow
to meet the progress of big data
• Health data analysts will play a major
role in the integration of health systems
and the analysis of different forms of
health data
• The healthcare industry is transforming
into a data-driven culture
• Source: Jensen, P.B., Lars J., and Soren, B. (2012). Mining electronic
health records: towards better research applications and clinical care.
Nature Reviews Genetics
HEALTH DATA ANALYST
9. PRIVACY & SECURITY OFFICER
• The adoption of electronic health records (EHR) symbolizes significant changes to U.S.
Healthcare but leads to concerns over safeguarding of personal health information.
• In 2009, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act
went in effect to enforce Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
• HITECH Act demands audits of healthcare providers to verify that they are in compliance with
HIPPA’s health information Privacy and Security Rules.
• HITECH Act presents job opportunities for healthcare managers in 2020 as healthcare privacy
and security officers.
• Healthcare privacy and security officer’s role is to handle protected health information and to
oversee compliance with the security rules of HIPAA.
• Privacy officers and their organizations must ensure that proper procedures are in place to
protect patient health information or risk federal fines and lawsuits.
• HITECH Act has transformed U.S. healthcare system and how personal health information is
managed for healthcare providers by increasing security and privacy responsibilities.
10. SUMMARY
• Newly implemented healthcare reform laws have created trends that are impacting the
future of the U.S. healthcare system which includes the economy, demographics,
lifestyles and behaviors, technology, federal and state policies.
• Trends are expected to create many job opportunities for healthcare managers in 2020
and beyond.
• Some jobs will be in the areas of Privacy & Security, Public Health Informatics, Health
Systems Architect, Medical Practice Management, and Healthcare Data Analytics.
• Many jobs will require health managers to expand their scope of duty which may include
seeking a higher level of education and continuous training.
• Trends and jobs are major part of effort to reduce healthcare costs, enhance patient
safety, increase quality of care and support Health Information Exchange (HIE) networks.
11. REFERENCES
• Bureau of Labor Statistics . (2014). Medical Records and Health Information Technicians. Retrieved from
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/medical-records-and-health-information-technicians.htm
• Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2015). Medical and Health Service Managers. Retrieved from
http//:www.bls.gov/ooh/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm
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• Jensen, P.B., Lars J., and Soren, B. (2012). Mining electronic health records: towards better research applications
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• Slabodkin, G. (2014) Healthcare analytics market to Reach $20.8B by 2020. Healthcare Data Management. Retrieved from
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