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BRASS Business Guide - HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT

About this Guide

The purpose of this guide is to provides links to resources that are useful to those interested in health care management or administration.

According to the Occupational Outlook handbook: "Medical and health services managers, also called healthcare executives or healthcare administrators, plan, direct, and coordinate medical and health services. They might manage an entire facility or specialize in managing a specific clinical area or department, or manage a medical practice for a group of physicians. Medical and health services managers must be able to adapt to changes in healthcare laws, regulations, and technology." 

NAICs Industry Codes

The primary NAICs code for health care related industries is NAICs 62 - Health care and social assistance.  Other aspects of health care management fall into other NAICs categories which are listed below. 

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