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Florida Atlantic University's Certificate in Medical Business Management Program

The Certificate in Medical Business Management (CMBM) program at Florida Atlantic University is a comprehensive, specialized business program designed for medical industry professionals. The program focuses on the skills, tools, and characteristics needed to manage a successful medical business or practice.

Program Objectives

The CMBM program aims to provide physicians and their medical staff with a toolbox of essential information to streamline a practice's workflow, reduce billing errors, capture greater revenue, optimize patient care, maintain regulatory compliance, and ensure the practice succeeds.

Topics Covered

The program covers a range of topics, including:

• History of Health Insurance and the Healthcare System
• HIPAA and OSHA
• Impactful Organizations
• Creating a Compliance Program
• Implementing a Compliance Program
• Responding to a Medicare or Other Third-Party Payer Audit
• Health Insurances and its Impact on Practices
• Applying Risk Management to your Office
• The Alphabet Soup of Health Care Reimbursement
• Business Insurances
• Human Resources Hot Topics

Instructional Method and Format

The program consists of three modules, instructor-led, with instructors who are industry professionals with extensive experience in medical practices and medical office environments. The program includes a combination of lectures, interactive discussions, practical State and Federal forms, and practical exercises.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the CMBM program is:

• Individuals with a minimum of 1 year of work experience in the healthcare field
• Individuals who are already working within the medical industry and are seeking to manage their medical office more proficiently
• Medical office managers
• Physicians
• Billing and coding professionals
• Nurses
• Hospital administrators and staff who are seeking medical business management training
• Individuals who wish to obtain a foundation in medical terminology, billing functions, and preparing medical claims

Course Requirements

To be certified as a Medical Business Manager by Florida Atlantic University, students must complete all 3 modules in the program. However, the modules are not lock-step and do not need to be completed in any particular order. Attendance is required and will be recorded.

Faculty

The program faculty includes:

• Meredith Hirsh, CEO of The Hirsh Center
• Jay Shorr, founder and managing partner of Shorr Solutions
• Christopher Acevedo, Chief Operating Officer for Acevedo Consulting Incorporated (ACI)
• Christine Hall, CHC, CPC, CDEO, CPB, CPMA, CRC, CEMC, CPC-I, CEO, Stirling Global Solutions, LLC

Program Details

• Format: Live Virtual, Wednesdays
• Date/Hours: January 14 - April 8, 2026, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
• Sessions: 11
• Price: $950
• CEUs: 3.3

Curriculum Description

The CMBM program is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the business aspects of medical office environments and the knowledge needed to manage and administrate a successful medical practice. The program is offered in partnership with local medical societies and has qualified attendees to work in medical and health offices or pursue a business career in the healthcare industry for almost a decade.