Abstract

Background: Management involves directing and organizing people or resources under one’s influence, to ensure better co-ordination, productivity and best possible positive output in any field. Objective: This paper analyzes some key points which make management vital to any process. Methods: This is descriptive study about Health management as academic, scientific and practical discipline used in all parts of biomedicine and health care protection. Results and Discussion: In the first part, it describes the basic terms in management, such as effectiveness and efficiency, explains the managerial roles, resources and levels in management. In the second part the list of the world’s top management gurus and their fascinating stories are presented. In the third part, the basics of the health management are introduced and the question of transition from physician to manager is overviewed. Conclusion: Health management plays a key role in providing a good health care quality, ultimately improving the health of an entire population. Therefore, it is important to provide good education in management to physicians who aspire to be managers and to lead hospitals, clinics and different health institutions.

Key words: management, managerial skills, management gurus, health management