Statement of Purpose: A Career in Health Information Technology

I can recollect many childhood incidents, when my parents have advised me that it will take factors such as, knowledge and perseverance to fulfill this dream of becoming a Healthcare Administrator. Being driven by this, I decided to continue my education at New England College, where I have graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.92 Cumulative Grade Point average in Business Administration. I developed strong leadership and managerial skills through being a member of The National Society of Leadership and Success. Being a member of this honors society has taught me skills such as strategic thinking and teamwork. These skills and technology will be used to determine managerial effectiveness.

Health care administrators play a critical role in demanding medical field. There are many challenges and benefits within the administrator role. A great health care administrator can transform the healthcare organization. Within this in mind, Dionne Epstein agreed to conduct in-person interview to discuss her insight regarding the healthcare industry. Ms. Epstein has a unique background experience in healthcare and administrative services for over ten years. She even worked at Charity Hospital during and post-Katrina here in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ms. Epstein was a perfect candidate to discuss about the healthcare industry because of her educational background and experience.

I found the program to be well rounded in the health care field and I am happy that I chose to continue with this program as an entry into the health administration field. This program has given me more opportunity to prepare an entrance into a professional environment of being of service in various health facilities and agencies, clinics and hospitals. The responsibility of the health administrator will encompass a wide variety of duties including but not limited to administrative, medical, legal and ethical requirements and brilliantly combines the overall knowledge of the business administration and the health care system.

The role and responsibilities of a Health Information Technician (HIT) also known as a Medical Records Technician include maintaining the medical information system of a healthcare facility in a manner consistent with medical, administrative, ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements. Responsibilities include organizing and coding patient records, recording information on patient records, the gathering of statistical and research data, monitoring information to ensure confidentiality and medical coding for billing purposes. Technicians communicate on a regular basis with physicians and other healthcare professionals to obtain information and clarify diagnosis. This is one of the only fields in the healthcare system that you will not have

The purpose of this report is to provide a concise review of Medical and Health Services Manager career, also know and further referred as Health Services Administrator (HSA) and is intended to spotlight the career benefits and challenges as well as individual qualities of the future HSA candidate. HSA professionals are responsible for management, planning, directing, and coordination medical and health services and supervise the facilit’s compliance with the latest healthcare laws,

Health care administration is a professional challenging environment with some of the most critical issues and problems in our society. Health care administration combines my knowledge and experience in business and health care. My accomplishments are a result of my ability to assess situations, generate a plan of action, and work the plan. Following is my plan of action for my career in health care:

As I am about to complete the health care administration within few months and double major with the business management. My extra ordinary skills and expertise which I have gained through health care administration qualification will enable me to perform my duties and responsibilities more effectively and efficiently. I can apply my knowledge and information gained from the study in the practical filed and it will assist me to grow and perform my duties easily.

While gaining valuable work experience, I intend to simultaneously obtain a master’s degree in Public Health. After the completion of my master’s degree, I plan to utilize my master’s degree and work experience concurrently to achieve a managerial position. Subsequently, I aim to complete my academic achievements with a doctoral degree. Eventually, my primary ambition is to withhold the ranking of CEO. My main objective while embarking on the health care administrator journey, will be to impact the lives of patients so that it is not questionable whether their best interest is being considered. This impact will not be done directly or hands on, but rather through the improvement of the health care system as a

People see hospitals as a place where one goes for healing and medical care, but hospitals are businesses that healthcare administrators have the responsibility of maintaining. Healthcare administrators’ responsibilities include many aspects related to patient care. Some of those aspects are social and public policy and the technical management of healthcare delivery in hospitals. Unfortunately, healthcare administrators are faced with many challenges as well. One of the growing challenges that healthcare administrators are facing is the shortage of healthcare professionals.

My academic interest is geared towards pursuing a master degree in the field of biomedical informatics with a view to becoming a problem solver and a major contributor to new discoveries in the field. I would like to pursue a career in research, development and teaching of methodologies, processes and tools that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of information flow as well as usage in the healthcare setting. I would like the output of my work and research to have significant influence towards improving patient care outcomes whilst reducing information costs in the entire healthcare system.

I have chosen to study Biomedical Informatics at Rutgers University because I would like to pursue a career in the research, development and teaching of methodologies, processes and tools that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of information flow as well as usage in the healthcare setting. This is important in order to improve health outcomes through information system in both the private and public sector of the healthcare.

Health care administration is a very important and crucial role in today’s healthcare system. With an ever-changing national health care system, the role of a Health care Administrator or Healthcare Executive more than ever is needed. Healthcare facilities, organizations, and or offices rely on health care administrators to plan, direct and coordinate all medical health services (United States Department of Labor , 2014). Some areas where one might find administrators are managing entire medical facilities, specialized clinical departments, or a medical practice for a group of physicians (United States Department of Labor , 2014). The need for high-quality health care administers is more now than ever with the fast-changing health care laws.

While being a Health Informatics and Information technology student at Community College of Baltimore County, not only I was able to start my career as a billing coordinator at Johns Hopkins University’s Pathology Department but also continued to fulfil my dream of completing my education. I have a very strong understanding of computer system while expressed keen interest in learning about various diseases and diagnosis. With immense gratitude, I give credit of my success to this wonderful program offered at CCBC campus that allowed me to expand my horizons by learning in depth about healthcare and healthcare delivery system. Starting a career in such big organization, without any prior experience within healthcare industry makes me feel

Healthcare management is a great, complex, and dynamic field. Like any business, healthcare requires exceptional administration to keeps its operations effective and smooth. Notably, the healthcare field is constantly growing, calling for the expertise of skilled administrators with the capacity to manage hospitals. Since my childhood, I have enjoyed solving problems, helping people, caring about the community and individuals, and having an excellent compensation and growth opportunities.

3. Graduates will be able to analyze the utilization and application of technology within a health care organization.