Overview
This program may be of interest to those currently working or seeking employment in the following areas:
- Physician Office
- Ambulatory Surgical Center
- Nursing Home
- Managed/Integrated Care Company
- Hospital
Earnings Potential
When you enter the Health Care Risk Management field you will be entering into a lucrative and highly specialized segment of the health care system.
| Title | Mean | Median | #* |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | $78,273 | $72,000 | 805 |
| Director/Manager of Risk Management | $80,244 | $79,168 | 222 |
| Risk Manager | $68,239 | $64,000 | 221 |
| Director/Manager of Quality/Performance Improvement/Assurance | $68,345 | $65,000 | 66 |
| Vice President of Risk Management | $131,080 | $125,000 | 44 |
| Risk Management Coordinator | $55,870 | $53,500 | 40 |
| Consultant | $86,270 | $80,000 | 37 |
| Risk Management Analyst/Staff | $62,481 | $60,000 | 32 |
| Claims Manager/Director | $80,983 | $79,000 | 29 |
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* Represents the total number of respondents
Source: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) – 2004 Compensation Survey for Healthcare Risk Management Professionals
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The University of Florida Health Care Risk Management Online Program is designed to prepare working professionals in healthcare or law to enter the field of health care risk management and patient safety. After completing the program, students will have an understanding of general risk management techniques; standards of health care risk management administration; federal, state and local laws; and methods for integrating patient safety and enterprise risk management into a comprehensive risk management program.
Note: If you are seeking to become a Florida Licensed Health Care Risk Manager you should first determine if you are eligible by contacting the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration at 850-487-2717. You may also want to visit the AHCA Florida Agency for Health Care Administration website.
Specific topics include:
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Health Care Legal Concepts
- Governance of the Health Care Organization
- Development of a Risk Management Program
- The Health Care Risk Management Professional
- Risk Management Metrics
- Ethics in Patient Care
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Physician and Allied Health Professional Credentials
- Documentation and the Medical Record
- Basic Claims Administration
- A Contract Review Primer for Risk Management
- Information Technologies and Risk Management
- Health Information Management
- Introduction to Risk Financing
- Insurance: Basic Principles and Coverage
- Organizational Staffing
- Emergency Management
- Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Impairment
- Early Warning Systems for the Identification of Organizational Risk
- Patient Safety and the Risk Management Professional
- Risk Management’s Role in Performance Improvement
- Clinical Crisis Management
- Informed Consent as a Loss Control Process
- Clinical Research
- The Risk Management Professional and Medication Safety
- The Risk Management Professional and Biomedical Technology
- Managing Primary Care Risk in the Ambulatory Environment
- Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services
- Emergency Department Risk Management
- Risk Management and Behavioral Health
- Managing Risks and Improving Safety in Intensive Care Units
- Promoting Perinatal Safety
- Pediatric Risk Management
- Patient Safety and Risk Management in the Operating Room
- Risk Management in the Laboratory
- Enhancing Patient Safety in Radiology
- Risk Management Considerations in Home Health Care
- Long Term Care
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