Are Health Managers Ready for the Digital Age?
In the new health policies, topics such as data-driven decision-making, digital hospital management, and remote service organization stand out. This makes it essential for future health managers to be well-equipped in areas such as digital literacy, health informatics, big data analytics, and cybersecurity.
Universities’ health management departments are also updating their curricula accordingly. Telehealth applications, AI-supported process management, and digital patient relations management are no longer just elective courses but have become professional necessities.
Localization: A Key to Resource Management and Equitable Services
With localization policies in healthcare, the management of public-private partnerships, service planning in rural areas, and the integration of local health data offer new graduates practical opportunities in the field.
Moreover, domestic medical product manufacturing and the management of logistics processes bring competencies such as supply chain management and cost analysis to the forefront for health managers.
Five Strategic Skill Areas for Students
Digital Health Literacy: Basic IT systems, e-health applications, electronic health records (EHR)
Data and Decision Management: Big data in healthcare, decision support systems
Process Design and Quality Management: Smart hospital processes and ISO 9001-compliant digital quality systems
Service Access and Local Strategies: Rural service management, mobile health solutions
Public-Private Partnerships and Technology Management: Digital project management in healthcare investments
The Future is Digital: Time for Action for Health Management Students
In light of all this, Res. Asst. Semanur OKTAY highlighted that digitalization and localization in healthcare are not only policy goals but also the main axes shaping the career journeys of future health managers.
Students who can accurately interpret this transformation during their university years will be one step closer to becoming the leading health managers of the future.
