Some resources for acquiring business skills
School and testing information available
Here are some resources for hospital-based home care agency administrators who are looking to learn more business skills:
* Peterson's Guides.
Peterson's publishes directories of colleges and universities, as well as of other types of educational institutions. There are current directories of MBA programs, other graduate programs in business and health, internet and distance learning programs, as well as guides on financing graduate school and preparing to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). For a catalog and ordering information, contact Peterson's: 202 Carnegie Center, PO Box 2123, Princeton, NJ 08543. Telephone: (800) 338-3282. Fax: (609) 243-9150.
* The University of California at Irvine.
UCI's graduate school of management was the first MBA program in the country to offer a health care executive MBA program. The Health Care Management Program can be contacted at: Graduate School of Management, University of California, Irvine, CA 92717. Telephone: (714) 824-5374.
* The Keller Graduate School of Management.
This school recently began offering an MBA with a health services management concentration. Keller is a publicly traded graduate degree-granting institution with campuses across the country. It offers a slightly less expensive and more flexible MBA program that is geared toward working adults. For more information, write or call: Keller Graduate School of Management, One Tower Lane, Suite 1000, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181. Telephone: (708) 574-1960. Fax: (708) 574-1969.
* Educational Testing Services.
ETS is the main standardized educational testing service in the country. It administers the GMAT. Call or write for information about taking the GMAT: Educational Testing Service, PO Box 6104, Princeton, NJ 08541. Telephone: (609) 921-9000. *
* Elissa A. Hamilton, Regional Director of Patient Care, Nations Healthcare, 5355 Mira Sorrento Place, Suite 770, San Diego, CA 92121. Telephone: (619) 625-2180.
* Cindi Slack, Administrative Director, Sioux Valley Hospital Home Health and Hospice, 2710 W. 12th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104. Telephone: (605) 333-1000.
* Judith Walden, President, CEO, VNA, 1450 Frazee Road., Suite 100, San Diego, CA 92108. Telephone: (619) 296-1000.
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