A VALIDATION OF CRITICAL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR HEALTH SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ENTRY-LEVEL PERSONNEL BASED UPON PERCEPTIONS OF SENIOR-LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS AND OTHER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS

• Published in: Allied Academies International Conference. Academy of Health Care Management. Proceedings Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 7
• Main Authors: Hunt, C Steven, Shi, Bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Arden Jordan Whitney Enterprises, Inc 01.01.2013
• Subjects: Curricula; Educational objectives; Health care delivery; Health care industry; Hospital administration; Information technology; Professionals; Studies; Technological planning; Technology adoption; United States > US

The multibillion dollar healthcare systems industry has gone through dramatic changes in the past decade, especially with the transformation and adoption of new hardware, software, and electronic communications technologies associated with the healthcare delivery ecosystem. The leaders of these organizations must be responsive to changes in the industry as new approaches and methodologies for healthcare innovation are explored. Radically new skills and talents and new organizational approaches to accommodate emerging systems and relationships will be required of healthcare leaders. This empirical study attempts to further solidify and validate the critical student learning outcomes and objectives that business administration graduates and knowledge workers -- associated with health systems management -- will need to possess in this Digital Age. The findings and conclusions were based upon perceptions of a selected group of senior-level Kentucky Healthcare Administrators and other subject matter experts.