Healthcare administration is the leading/managing and administering of hospitals, hospital networks, health care systems, and public health systems while dealing with frequent changes, maintaining quality care of patients and staff, and learning from the errors that result in the field. This field requires several management and leadership competencies due to the constant and …show more content…
Further, this important skill set must be instilled in all future leaders with education in order to carry it out in their professional careers. According to Kronenburg (2014), “Healthcare managers are faced with rapid changes in the healthcare industry... In order to meet the needs of the dynamic healthcare industry, educational institutions will need to ensure that programs are not disconnected with current practices in healthcare management” (p. 31). The chances and challenges in the healthcare industry are abundant for healthcare managers to acquire knowledge and awareness in developing and implementing healthcare improvements, quality enhancements, and