Health care service administrators lead and manage hospitals, clinics, health maintenance organizations, physician group practices, health care agencies, and the military health care system.  They work with national, state, and local governments to determine and execute health care policies and procedures.  There are several types of health care services administrators with educational programs in the State of Texas: health systems/health services administrators, extended care facilities/long term health care administrators, and rehabilitation services administrators and others.

Areas of Specialization
Health Systems/Health Services Administrators – Responsible for planning, budget development and administration, patient services administration, handling personnel issues, and preparing reports for health organizations.

Extended Care Facilities/Long Term Health Care Administrators – Responsible for management of extended care facilities such as nursing homes, convalescent facilities, and continuing care retirement centers.

Rehabilitation Services Administrator – Responsible for management of services for people with injuries, disease, birth defect, mental or emotional illness and chemical addictions.

Health Services Research – Responsible for the analysis of health care information for administrative purposes examining the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare.

Healthcare Human Resources – Responsible for hiring, training, labor law, professional certifications, and other issues in health care staffing.

Medical/Health Infomatics – Responsible for the technology and information systems used in health care, including computer hardware, networking and software programming.

Work Environment
Most administrators work in office environments.  They may also work outside the office with individuals concerned with the business aspects of their institutions.