Online Health Services Administration Certificate

Clinical managers usually receive specialized training in a clinical area such as medical records, nursing, or physical therapy. As part of an integrated healthcare team, clinical managers often are responsible for coordinating activities with managers in other clinical or administrative areas, evaluating patient outcomes and staff performance, developing budgets, analyzing business practices, and communicating those analyses with other managers and administrators in the facility.

Group medical practice managers work with physicians to manage the business affairs of the practice. In small medical groups, physicians often make most of the business decisions and rely on the office managers for day-to-day operational support and management of the office staff. In larger group practices, group medical practice managers often function like senior administrators in hospitals, delegating tasks, managing financial affairs, making policy decisions, evaluating staff, and assessing patient outcomes.

Managers in managed care facilities often have similar responsibilities to administrators of larger medical group practices, but often are required to extend their responsibilities to promoting and implementing preventative care protocols and engaging in community outreach.