Certified Specialist Business Intelligence (CSBI)

Program Delivery

• HFMA eLearning courses and certifications are delivered online (virtually). Benefits:
  • Self-directed (at your own pace) and on-demand
  • Available 24/7 via your HFMA eLearning account - anytime and anywhere
  • Convenient and flexible - all resources available in one place
• Program features and study aids:
  • Bookmark option
  • Interactive elements
  • Knowledge checks throughout
  • Notes tab to record ideas
  • Quiz builder offering practice on specific topics
  • Downloadable Key Concepts Guide
• Earning a Certificate or Certification . After successful completion of the program, you will receive:
  • a "Certificate of Completion" that can be downloaded from your eLearning account, and
  • a Digital badge via HFMA's digital badging partner, Credly. The digital badge is a validated, visual representation of your certification achievement. Display your badge in your email signature, electronic resume, and on your LinkedIn profile or anywhere you want to be recognized for attaining a new level of knowledge or a specific skill set..

Program Access

• Members (all-access professional, business partner, student, faculty, and enterprise) will have 12 months access from enrollment date.
  
• Non-members registering/paying for course(s) will have 12 months access from enrollment date.

HFMA Certification Programs Oversight

• Under governance of the HFMA Board of Directors and HFMA Bylaws, the HFMA Board of Examiners serves as reviewers of the certification preparation materials and examinations, and authorizes release of the materials for use by candidates.
  • HFMAs Board of Examiners is responsible for overseeing the development of appropriate study materials that assist candidates in preparing for HFMA certification examinations.
  • HFMAs Board of Examiners is responsible for overseeing the development and administration of all HFMA certification examinations
  • HFMA and the Board of Examiners enlists recognized industry experts to author the examination preparation materials according to psychometric evaluation and role delineation study (or job analysis) findings.
• HFMAs programs are registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a Quality Assurance Service sponsor of continuing professional education offering Continuing Professional Education (CPE) for several programs.

After this program, you'll be able to..

• Recognize the phenomenon called big data
• Identify the concepts and tools of business intelligence
• Recognize how information for better decisions is derived from large, clinical, financial, and other databases
• Identify the key point of leverage for analytics in the healthcare industry
  
• Recognize the decision types and analytic tools that are part of decision management
• Identify how data warehousing, reporting and analysis tools, and data systems architecture are used
• Apply the basics of analytical and quantitative skills of BI in healthcare
• Understand and perform sampling
• Recognize the role of business intelligence in stimulating action in the changing healthcare industry
• Recognize how emotional intelligence, leadership skills, and power bases can create a strong leverage for influence
• Identify the various kinds of leadership styles and power bases

CPE Award Amount: 10.0

Program Level: Intermediate

Program Prerequisite: Knowledge of the healthcare industry as it relates to financial data in a healthcare setting, including data, processes, workflows and productivity. Some knowledge of quantitative and analytic skills helpful.

Recommended Experience: 3-5 years experience in data or statistical analysis or other data-related fields helpful.

Advanced Preparation: None

Instructional Method: Self-Study

Delivery Method: QAS Self-Study

Field of Study & Topic in hours: 5.0 Specialized Knowledge - 5.0 Statistics

Content last revised: December 2022

CPE Sponsor- HFMA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a Quality Assurance Service sponsor of continuing professional education. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding QAS program sponsors may be submitted to the NASBA through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

For more information regarding refund policies, as well as any program concerns, please contact our offices at 800.252.4362 or, inquiry@hfma.org.

Maintenance Requirements: Certified Specialist (CS) Programs

• HFMA Certified Specialist certificants must maintain their certification every two years.
• The recertification process is straightforward: to re-certify as a CS, you must take a 50-question online assessment.
• To help you prepare for the Recertification assessment, you will have access to a Recertification eLearning course.
• The HFMA Recertification course does NOT offer NASBA CPE. Time taken to complete recertification programs qualifies as an activity for CHFP and FHFMA maintenance.
• Information will be emailed to you in advance of your maintenance due date.
  
• The maintenance fee for non-members is $100 and free for HFMA members.

A Student member of HFMA? The American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT®) has evaluated and recommended college credit for the Certified Specialist Business Intelligence (CSBI).

Earn college credit. Take one less class! Student members of HFMA can earn 1 college credit outside the classroom when successfully completing the Certified Specialist Business Intelligence (CSBI) program.

Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) (acenet.edu) - ACE National Guide

"Membership has allowed me to better leverage my skills through the various certification processes. By obtaining my CSBI I can better adapt to the changing continuum we call health care. By learning strategies revolving around health care and business analytics I can reinvest back into my company and drive growth. The CSBI helped me answer questions regarding using business intelligence in a holistic and more empowering manner." 

- Noel A. Alfonso, B.S., CSBI, Corporate Charge Management Analyst, Revenue Integrity