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Foundation Continuum of Training
Why FCOT?
Foundation Surgery Affiliates initiated the development of
FCOT (Foundation Continuum of Training) in the early spring of 2002. Initially,
FCOT was conceived to satisfy the educational and training requirements of
Foundation?s corporate/regional employees and the clinical and clerical
employees of the various facilities Foundation manages. It quickly became
apparent to us that there was no "in the box" program that would satisfy the
diverse educational/training requirements we considered imperative to achieve
our goal to truly be the "best of the best."
Countless hours have been spent in developing an understanding
of:
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different methods of "delivering" training, whether through the Internet,
seminars, etc.
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how to identify "mission critical" skills from other skill requirements
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where to acquire "good content" and how to differentiate good content from
not-so-good content
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how to best monitor employee/student progress
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...and the list goes on.
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During this effort, it also became apparent that
we were not developing a tool that would simply provide incremental increases
in productivity, motivation, awareness, etc; we were, in effect, developing a
tool for SURVIVAL. Some studies indicate that 50% of the skills used by our
employees in their everyday jobs will be totally obsolete in five years;
continued use of these "obsolete" skills would significantly hamper our ability
to compete in an already competitive business environment. Since we don"t know
which 50% of the skills needed to run our businesses would become "obsolete,"
our only viable option is "continual training." Given the torrid pace that
technology is changing the way all of us conduct our businesses, we have no
choice. Education and training are of paramount importance to our success and
our survival.
On a job-by-job, function-by-function basis, we
have identified and prioritized skill requirements from "Mission Critical" to
"have value." Our mandate is to train those enrolled in the FCOT program to the
educational/training objects established in each student's (employee's) IDP
(Individual Development Plan). As an example, for an employee involved in
medical procedure coding, the emphasis will be on coding. Our directive is to
train them to be the best coder possible and continually keep them at that
level. Again, skills other than coding are involved to insure the development
of a true "skill set," but the emphasis will be on coding. The same goes for
billing, collections, scrub techs, nursing, etc.
Enrolling your employees in a continual educational/training
program sends a message to each student that (a) their job is important
and (b) they are important. You, as an employer, are making an
investment in both their success, as well as the success of your organization.
 We are obviously
excited about the contributions FCOT will make to increases in productivity to
all individuals and entities involved in the program. We also believe that this
type of training is imperative to business survival; if you elect not to
participate in FCOT, we strongly recommend you find another avenue for training
your employees.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call on
me personally.
Tom Michaud, Chairman/C.E.O.
Foundation Surgery Affiliates
Read our FCOT brochure
or contact us for additional information.
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