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Focus Edu Care Introduces Advanced Diploma in Healthcare Management

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Covers Entire Gamut of Operational Management of Hospital and Healthcare Organizations; Course Contains 13 Modules with Dual Specialization.

Focus Institute of Pharma Skills (FIPS), a division of Focus Edu Care providing quality education in various fields including Clinical Research, Healthcare management, Retail Marketing, Capital Market, and Coaching for Competitive exams, today introduced a comprehensive Advanced Diploma in Healthcare Management in association with MS University, Chennai.

Focus Edu Care is an offshoot of Focus Group that has operations in key business segments such as Financial Services, Healthcare Staffing and Placement, Software Consultancy Services and Education Services in India and abroad. FIPS caters to the growing need for education across the globe including US, Europe, Canada, Middle East, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

 

According to FIPS, the programme comprises of 13 modules: Introduction and General Management, Healthcare Operations, Healthcare Management Information System, Quality Management, Marketing Management, Legal Issues in Hospital Management, Accounts and Finance Management, Organizational Behaviour, Human Resource Management, Research Method Statistics and Operations/ Epidemiology and Public Health System, Health Insurance, Health Policy and Planning, and Community Health.

Mr. Richard Andrew, Director & VP - Focus Edu Care said: “Diploma in Health Care Management and the series of the modules under the main course are progressive and relatively new in the education sector but will reap huge dividends to students on completion”

A highlight of the course is that legal issues arising in Hospital Management like Indian Contract Act, Special Contracts, Negotiable Instruments Act, Partnership Act, and Introduction to Company Law have been made as part of the six-month full time course. Focus Edu Care has launched these modules analyzing each division in Clinical Research.

Careers in Health Care administration management are highly suitable for those with background in nursing, public health, clinical, Pharmaceuticals etc.  As hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, clinics, insurance companies, non-profit groups, and government agencies are experiencing a severe shortage of qualified healthcare leaders, Healthcare management has become a highly demanding skill, FIPS said.

The course aims to Impart requisite knowledge and expertise on the concept, aims, objectives, operational policies, procedures, etc. in Operational Management of various departments of Hospital and Healthcare organizations.

This includes development of conceptual skills in planning, policy formulation, Healthcare financing, Resource planning, Hospital and Healthcare Material Management, Healthcare Accreditation process in India, Research Methodology and Healthcare services project work.

The institution along with MS University has brought in best faculty from Foreign Universities specially to impart students in Hospital Management

About Focus Edu Care:
Focus Edu Care is an off shoot of the FOCUS Group of Companies which has operations in key business segments such as Financial Services, Healthcare Staffing and Placement, Software Consultancy Services, and Education Services across many countries such as US, Europe, Canada, Middle East, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

The Focus Edu Care division was launched to promote facilities for continuing education to students and executives for knowledge and skills enhancement and provide life-long learning through regular, virtual, distance and distributive education processes using technology. It offers continuing professional education assistance and refresher programs for aspiring students and established executives and leaders through a collaborative student-centered approach to maximize student learning.

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First Published: Mar 26 2010 | 6:39 PM IST

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