Senior Healthcare professionals find
The Sankara Nethralaya Academy`s
Certificate Course in Hospital Financial
Management Course Outstanding
The Sankara
Nethralaya Academy, the academic arm of Sankara Nethralaya which has carved a
niche for itself among Health care and Hospital Management professionals with
its trailblazing courses in these subjects like MBA in Hospital & Healthcare Management, Certificate Course in Hospital Management and Post Graduate program in Optical Retail Management, launched the ‘Certificate Course in Hospital Financial
Management (CCHFM)’ a highly specialized course to enable finance
personnel, administrators and planners of healthcare institutions to better
analyze financial data and understand the implications of financial performance
of their institutions, the nuances of financial management, ranging from
Accounting and Finance to planning and budget reviews and reporting financial
outcomes, on the 6th of July 2013
Hospital
Financial Management assumes vital importance in the field of
healthcare as it decides the cost of Medicare to the patients and the bottom line
to the hospital which delivers it.
The program conducted on a weekend pattern on
Saturdays between 3:00pm to 6:00pm for duration of 12 weeks was well received
with senior management personnel like Senior Director and Senior Manager from
reputed healthcare institutions in the city enrolling in it.
This course was handled by Shri PR. Ravindran,
ACA, CWA, Management Consultant and former Chief General Manager, Sankara
Nethralaya, a highly experienced and seasoned financial professional with long
years of experience in diverse areas of financial management in the
manufacturing, service and health care sectors.
Participants at the course were highly
appreciative of the modules of financial management that were carefully chosen
and presented with ease of understanding. “Earlier, we had no idea about
finance management, though we’ve been in the hospital sector for 17 years”,
said Sri George Cherian, Director –
Admin, Madras Medical Mission. “The “costing” modules were highly informative”,
quoted Sri. Margabandu, Administrator, Ashwini
Eye Care, and preferred to have more schedules covering modules such as
operation theatre aseptics and patient management. Ms Sharadha Narendran, Admin
Officer, The B A S E – Hospital, added the course knowledge supplemented her to
effectively plan costing and capital expenditure.
Dr. Jeyaraju, Medical Superintendent, Madras
Medical Mission, one of the key participants, humoursly added that their
co-student Margabandhu was their ‘leader’ who did all the homework while all
others got their doubts cleared with him. Sri. Rajesh, Senior Manager, Be Well
Hospital quoted that the course was well integrated and informative, while Mr.
KPT Kannan of the tele ophthalmology department was particular about MIS
reporting.
Dr. Sheila John, HOD, Tele Ophthalmology
Department thanked Sri. PR Ravindran, former CGM and faculty for the course,
for the valuable training imparted that helped her in formulating Funding
proposals for projects, Mrs. Shyamala Selvaraj, DGM – Quality Management,
Sankara Nethralaya observed that Financial management was both complex and
strange to her till she attended the class and appreciated that “it was down to
earth”.
The unique program spanning over 12 sessions successfully
ended on 28.09.2013 with the awarding of certificates to the participants by Sri.
P.R.Ravindran after which he was honoured on behalf The Sankara Nethralaya
Academy by Dr Sheila John, HOD, Tele Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya for his
able and professional manner of conducting the course.
Vote of Thanks by the Program coordinator and
Assistant Registrar Shri A. Mahalingam, who utilized the opportunity to
announce other important health care management courses conducted by the
Sankara Nethralaya Academy, like Certified course in Healthcare in Supply Chain
Management, etc.
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