Evelyn Boyd Granville-Math
The discipline I have chosen to study is Business Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Management. Health and Social Care systems are undergoing major changes worldwide. The health-care industry dominates in terms of creation of new jobs. The reasons for this are not hard to decipher. One need only examine demographic trends to notice the continued aging of the general American population as well as the bumper crop of baby boomers now moving into their golden years. Healthcare managers are also commonly referred to as Healthcare Executives or Administrators. These professionals manage their healthcare organization and ensure that the business runs efficiently. They manage personnel, oversee budgets, handle medical records and ensure compliance with federal privacy laws. Healthcare executives are professionals who are similar to everyday CEOs of private corporations. What an administrator does depends on the type and size of facility at which they are working. Large facilities, such as medical centers, have several layers of administrators with one officer at the top responsible for setting the direction and making the final decisions. That person typically reports to a board of directors. Small facilities more characteristically require generalists to oversee all aspects of the operation. Typically, these administrators handle financial decisions and answer to the chief executive officer. Mathematical modeling expertise helps develop complex models that meet the needs of research projects to maintain the financial part of the hospital running efficiently. The healthcare industry is overloaded with mathematical applications from the decision making computer programs to statistical information to maximize patient care. Running health and social care systems efficiently and effectively is crucial to improving or even maintaining our quality of life. Over the years, extensive research has been conducted to find immediate and long-term solutions