Certificate in Healthcare Risk Management
Key Facts
Overview
Healthcare industry is more vulnerable to the incidents of mistakes and errors, than any other industry and these mistakes can pretty much cost patients their lives. So it is essential to stay current on developments in risk management practices, regulations and technologies.
Healthcare risk management is the exercise of determining and protecting against possible risks / threats within a healthcare setting. Identification of possible risks within a healthcare organization is the first step in Healthcare Risk Management. Then the risks are evaluated and ways and means to minimize the possibility of their occurrence, and strategies to handle them are developed. Healthcare Risk Management enables healthcare service providers to assess their organizational healthcare policies and processes, outcomes, patient perception and company structure and/or techniques involved in the capability to offer effective, safe, efficient, patient-oriented, reasonable and prompt care.
Overview
At JLI we endeavor to develop healthcare risk management professionals who are equipped with the most relevant and up-to-date knowledge and skills. .
This healthcare risk management training program will give you an extensive methodical understanding of the key areas Healthcare Risk Management and enhance your skills and knowledge to the level expected of a Healthcare Risk Management Professional.
The program is comprised of 10 modules that can be completed in about 4 months. For a detailed list of modules covered in this program, please refer to the curriculum.
The curriculum for the program – Certificate Course in Healthcare Risk Management (CHRM) is extensive, has been developed and evaluated by experienced healthcare industry professionals and is fully endorsed by the healthcare industry at large. This program is suitable for new graduates who want to make a career in healthcare and risk management, professionals already working in healthcare who wish to grow further in their career, and those who wish to shift to the healthcare sector from any other industry.
This program is conducted fully online.
Once you are enrolled you will be provided a username and password to login to our e-Campus. All the courses that you are supposed to study will be available in your account. You can log in and complete your courses at any time of your convenience. Study materials are provided in the form of lectures, reading materials, additional videos, research papers, and so on. The faculty can be contacted for any assistance when required. All tests and assignment submissions also take place via the e-Campus. For more information please refer to the online learning section of the website.
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Career Opportunities
Hospitals spend hundreds and thousands of dollars annually on insurance and medical malpractice or negligence claims. Hence, healthcare facilities often employ health care risk managers to reduce the error rates, accidents and other adverse events. In addition to large multi-speciality hospitals, nursing homes, mental health institutions, small clinics and rehabilitation centers also hire health care risk managers. Experienced healthcare risk professionals can also work as freelance risk management consultants.
Program FAQ's
This program can be completed in about 4 months. It is fully self-paced, so you can increase your pace or go slow based on your time availability.
The primary mode of learning is via pre-recorded lectures, videos, reading materials etc. A few live guest lectures are scheduled during the program however they are optional to attend. Whenever such sessions are scheduled they are planned in a way that is convenient for most of our students. If you are unable to attend, a reccorded version will be provided.
You will be able to interact with the faculty via the personal messaging facility available in your study account, discussion forum, or via emails. A short phone call can also be scheduled if necessary.
A discussion group is available for the program. You can post your questions in the group and other students may respond.
Generally, you do not need to purchase any books. All the resources that you need will be made available by the faculty in your account. If you do wish to have text books, then the faculty can recommend to you some, and you may purchase them on your own,
Each unit within each course will be followed by a short multiple-choice question test. Once you pass, the next unit will activate for you to study. You can take these tests as many times as you need to.
In addition, you will be required to submit assignments for each course. Assignments are like essay or paper writing, usually of 1000 – 1500 words. Guidelines on how to write them will be available in your account.
You can save the pdf study notes that will be provided for each unit. Videos and other multimedia content cannot be downloaded.
No, our degree does not mention that the program was conducted online.
At this time any graduation ceremony is not conducted for short duration programs like this one. Completion documents are sent to you by post or courier.
