Program Description

This certificate program—which prepares you to work in such settings as hospitals, nursing homes, healthcare agencies, and private health organizations—is divided into 30 units of 4 hours. The program runs continuously throughout the year, allowing you to enter the program during any unit and finish at your own pace.

You can finish these prerequisite 120 hours in just one semester by attending classes twice a week at  the University Park campus . Upon successful completion of the program, you will be awarded a certificate of completion from FIU. You may then obtain your license from the State of Florida, Risk Management Division, after submitting an application and meeting all the criteria of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA).

You are advised to contact the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) in Tallahassee at (850) 921-4314 for updated information regarding eligibility requirements for State licensure before registering for the program.

Certification

Upon graduation, you will receive a Certificate of Completion from Florida International University as a Risk Manager. You will obtain your Risk Management license from the State of Florida upon completion of the 120 hours and if you meet the criteria for eligibility from the Agency from Health Care Administration (AHCA).

Topics

This non-credit certificate program, will provide a wealth of information for controlling risk, professionally and personally in healthcare settings.

• Risk Management Processes
• Health Care Risk Prevention, Control & Reduction Techniques
• State Risk Management Program Requirements for Nursing Homes, HMO's and Hospitals
• HIPAA
• EMTALA
• Health Care Compliance Programs on Fraud and Abuse
• Medical Errors and Adverse Occurences- Sate and Accreditation Reporting (JCAHO/AHCA)
• Contracts and Legal Liability Exposures
• Credentialing
• Claims Management
• Investigatory Technique

Classes are offered every semester beginning January, May or September. Professor recommends that student purchase Healthcare Risk Management Handbook-American Society For Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM)-5th Edition, Author Roberta Carol.

About the Instructor

Juan D. Reyes Juan D. Reyes ARM, LHCRM, is currently a Compliance Officer for a major Managed Care organization and  a private risk management consultant. He has a broad healthcare industry background in administration and operations.  Mr. Reyes ha been in affiliated with the healthcare , insurance industries and in the private sector , in various capacities, for over twenty years. He has worked in both public, profit and non-for profit healthcare sectors in several administrative positions. For ten and a half years , he was the Director of Risk Management and Compliance Programs for the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County/University of Miami School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Medical Center and their Chief Compliance and Corporate Risk Officer. In the insurance area,  Mr.. Reyes has been directly involved in Risk Prevention/Safety, Risk Financing and Claims/Litigation Management. He  is a graduate of the University of Miami with a Master's in Business Administration/Health Administration and a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is certified as a Health Safety Professional (CHSP), a diplomate of the American Board of Quality and Utilization Review Physicians (ABQAURP) , a State of Florida Multi Lines Adjuster and a State of Florida Life and Health Agent as well as having an Associate in Risk Management designation from the Insurance Institute of America. He also teaches State of Florida  pre-licensing insurance courses for other local colleges.  Mr.. Reyes has been the primary instructor for the  Pre-Licensing Healthcare Certificate Program since May 2001 and his students have consistently rated him as an excellent instructor.

Lecturers

In an effort to augment and enhance the course experience, during the course of the program lecturers with expertise in certain topics (ie: compliance, credentialing, health care safety, quality improvement, etc...), will be invited to present certain course topics.