Degree

Certificate

School

Global Health Management and Informatics

Overview

Managing risk is a necessity in healthcare. Facilities providing inpatient treatment, surgical services and complex medical care need healthcare risk managers to help deliver safe and trusted care. The School of Global Health Management and Informatics, in partnership with UCF Continuing Education, offers the Health Care Risk Management Certificate to prepare current healthcare professionals with skills necessary to manage risk.

Students can complete the 12-module course fully online at their own pace. The certificate focuses on clinical and administrative risks with a particular emphasis on Florida Risk Management statutes.

The curriculum aligns with the Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management and Patient Safety Professional Development Framework. The certificate has been offered at UCF for over 25 years and is approved by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

For more information about the certificate, fees and registration, visit UCF Continuing Education.

FAQS

You can register for the course anytime.

If you are enrolled in the graduate health services administration program, review the course’s Continuing Education FAQs for details on how to receive college credit.

If you are a healthcare professional whose company or profession requires you to complete this training to maintain your licensure, you will be eligible to receive a continuing education unit or a general continuing education unit certificate upon completion of this course. If you would like to receive a continuing education unit, you will have to pay an additional fee at the time of enrollment. For more information, visit UCF Continuing Education.
The state of Florida no longer requires licensure. If interested professionals do not meet the Agency for Health Care Administration eligibility requirements, they can still take the course and receive a certificate upon completion.
Students can complete the 12 modules at their own pace. However, the entire course will need to be completed within one year.
Students will be prepared to take the licensing exam offered at the end of the course. However, licensing also depends on additional eligibility requirements as determined by the state. Florida no longer requires licensure for risk management.