80-Hour Healthcare Risk Management

80-HOUR HEALTHCARE RISK MANAGEMENT
Certificate Program
Additional Information
Computer Requirements

Internet Access
Email Address

Minimum System Requirements
Microsoft Windows Client

Windows XP (32 bit) or Vista (32 or 64 bit)
Pentium III 1 GHz processor
256 MB RAM

Apple Macintosh Client

Mac OS X 10.5
G4, G5 or Intel processor
256 MB RAM

In addition to the above requirements, all clients require the following:

Java version 1.5 or higher. Note: Windows users can use only the 32-bit version of Java (not the 64-bit version).
20 MB free disk space
28.8 kbps Internet connection
Windows, Linux or Solaris: soundcard with speakers and microphone or headset (or telephone for Telephony users)
Macs: internal, USB, or external iSight microphone (or telephone for Telephony users)

* Licensure is granted exclusively by AHCA; rules allow health care risk management licensure based on education and experience. Please contact the Licensure Section, Hospital and Outpatient Services Unit, Agency for Health Care Administration at (850) 487-2717, if you have questions regarding education and experience criteria for Health Care Risk Manager Licensure by the State of Florida.
Required Text
Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations, 5th Edition Editor Roberta Carroll.
This textbook can be purchased on-line at Or
Contact Information
For questions regarding this course, contact:
Kathy Hyer
Course Director

(813) 974-2161
OR
Leilani Kicklighter, RN, ARM, MBA, CHSP, CPHRM, LHRM
Course Coordinator

(954)294-8821
Course Policies
The course requirements include:

Successful completion of 11 unit exercises
Participation in 10 hours of on-line live lecture
Satisfactory completion of a comprehensive case study (to be completed after all 11 unit exercises have been accepted)
Completion of all unit Self Study Exam
Attainment of a passing grade (at least a 70%) on the computer-generated timed multiple choice final exam

Unit exercises are reviewed and graded on a within 7 to 10 days after submission. Grades are posted in the online (Blackboard) grade book and can be accessed at any time by the individual student. On-line live lectures are offered frequently, generally weekly.
Policy on Course Progress in Health Care Risk Management
The purpose of the Policy is to ensure that:

The student is committed to making steady progress through the curriculum and will complete the course in 4-6 months.
The Instructors are committed to monitor student progress, provide timely feedback and consultation as needed.

Progress is defined as completing and submitting unit exercises. We expect students to complete at least one exercise every two-weeks on an ongoing basis until the entire program is completed.
If we do not receive one unit exercise at least every two weeks you will receive an e-mail from the course coordinator to request an update on your status and why you are not making progress. If you do not respond to our email within 10 business days you will receive a certified letter to the address on record indicating that you have been temporarily suspended from the program. If you do not respond to that certified letter within 10 days you will be removed from the program. You will then have to apply for re-admission.
Suspension/Re-admission: (see Policy on Course Progress):
To be readmitted to the program you must write to the course coordinator and indicate that you understand how USF Health care Risk Management program defines progress and that you agree to meet the progress requirements of the program. You will also be required to submit a specific timeframe for completion of the course.
Leave of Absence:
If a student experiences extenuating circumstances and is not able to make regular progress then the student is required to apply for a leave of absence. The course instructor will make the decision to approve a leave of absence for a reasonable period of time.