Individuals who are detail-oriented and who possess excellent analytical, communication, interpersonal, leadership and technical skills may be well-suited for a career in healthcare administration. Healthcare administrators are also known as medical and health services managers or healthcare executives. Healthcare administrators are responsible for planning, directing and coordinating services for either entire healthcare facilities — like hospitals or nursing homes — or smaller entities such as a specific department or physician group. It's extremely important for healthcare administrators to stay abreast of changes in laws, regulations, insurance and technology. Healthcare administrators work closely with doctors, nurses, lab technicians, health insurance representatives and agents, and sometimes even patients. Their most important day-to-day job responsibilities include: Implementing compliance standards pertaining to new laws and regulations Recruiting, training and supervising staff Continuously improving efficiency and quality of care Maintaining records Communicating with staff Creating, monitoring and adjusting budgets Serving as a representative at meetings Healthcare administrators generally work full time.
In a statement, American Express said it expects to begin processing transactions later this year. "This approval represents an important step forward in our long-term growth strategy and is an historic moment, not only for American Express but for the continued growth and development of the payments industry in mainland China, " Stephen J. Squeri, chairman and chief executive officer of American Express, said. The PBOC has also approved an application by Mastercard's MA. N China joint venture to conduct bank card clearing operations in the country, but the company has not yet received a network clearing license. Card giant Visa V. N submitted its application in early 2018 and is still awaiting approval. China is opening its local currency payments market to foreign companies after a decade of lobbying by foreign players seeking direct access to what is expected to soon become the world's biggest bank card market. Reporting by Winni Zhou and Andrew Galbraith; Editing by Kim Coghill for-phone-only for-tablet-portrait-up for-tablet-landscape-up for-desktop-up for-wide-desktop-up