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Building Business Know-How Through Simulation
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Healthcare Executive
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July 1, 2008
- Author:
- Connelly, Michael D
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Copyright informationCopyright Health Administration Press Jul/Aug 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Hands-on tools can optimize financial learning among nonfinancial staff.
At Catholic Healthcare Partners (CHP), we ascertained that a portion of our staff needed to develop a new skill set in an area in which they were not as comfortable and had less than a passionate interest. Furthermore, we believed a handson game that engaged them competitively in learning by doing would have a better outcome than a traditional classroom-type seminar. Therefore, CHP incorporated a business simulation game into its professional development program for nonfinancial managers.
The simulation activity is part of a much broader professional development commitment known as CHP University, which consists of a ...