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      University of Michigan

      Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Reducing Bias in Healthcare

      Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Workplace inclusivity, Accountability, Healthcare Ethics, Social Determinants Of Health, Cultural Responsiveness, Public Health, Community Health, Leadership Development

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Peking University

      Nursing Research: Principles and Methods(护理研究:基本原理与方法)

      Skills you'll gain: Nursing, Science and Research, Clinical Research, Scientific Methods, Clinical Research Ethics, Medical Science and Research, Biostatistics, Epidemiology

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Clinical Documentation

      Skills you'll gain: Clinical Documentation, Generative AI Agents, Healthcare Ethics, Responsible AI, Electronic Medical Record System, Medical Records, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Clinical Experience, Health Informatics, Prompt Engineering, Health Technology, System Implementation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northeastern University

      AI Innovation in Healthcare

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Supervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Machine Learning, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Data Ethics, AI Personalization, Predictive Analytics, Health Informatics, Data Collection, Health Information Management

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free
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      C

      Coursera Project Network

      Tidymodels in R: Building tidy machine learning models

      Skills you'll gain: Tidyverse (R Package), Data Visualization, Clinical Data Management, Data Manipulation, Predictive Modeling, R Programming, Data Processing, Data Cleansing, Predictive Analytics, Data Pipelines, Feature Engineering, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Statistical Modeling, Performance Tuning, Hospital Medicine

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Developing a Systems View (Patient Safety I)

      Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Systems Thinking, Health Systems, Safety Standards, Health Care, Health Care Administration, Problem Solving, Quality Improvement, Reliability, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Proactivity, Risk Analysis, Resilience

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.5K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The State University of New York

      Foundations for Assisting in Home Care

      Skills you'll gain: Home Health Care, Nutrition and Diet, Geriatrics, Cultural Diversity, Caregiving, Working With Children, Meal Planning And Preparation, Patient Communication, Disabilities, Basic Patient Care, Mental and Behavioral Health, Family Support, Child Development, Dignity in Care, Patient Safety

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      656 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Colorado System

      Identifying Patient Populations

      Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Bioinformatics, Informatics, Data Processing, Clinical Informatics, Data Science, Health Informatics, Clinical Data Management, Analytics, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Validation

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Implementing a Patient Safety or Quality Improvement Project (Patient Safety V)

      Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Safety Training, Intensive Care Unit, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Risk Management, Infection Control, Nurse Education

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      97 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Planning a Patient Safety or Quality Improvement Project (Patient Safety III)

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Solution Design, Quality Improvement, Patient Flow, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Patient Safety, Creative Problem-Solving, Innovation, Brainstorming, Project Management, User Centered Design, Creativity, Collaboration, Empathy

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      196 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Health Care Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Social Determinants Of Health, Operations Management, Health Care Administration, Innovation, Value-Based Care, Performance Improvement, Process Mapping, Health Care, Health Informatics, Lean Methodologies, Performance Metric, Health Technology, Qualitative Research

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      304 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Thinking About Care

      Skills you'll gain: Caregiving, Long Term Care, Dignity in Care, Care Management, Health Care, Surveys, Socioeconomics, Cultural Diversity, Social Justice, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies

      5
      Rating, 5 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular patient care courses

    • Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Reducing Bias in Healthcare: University of Michigan
    • Nursing Research: Principles and Methods(护理研究:基本原理与方法): Peking University
    • GenAI for Clinical Documentation: Coursera Instructor Network
    • AI Innovation in Healthcare: Northeastern University
    • Tidymodels in R: Building tidy machine learning models: Coursera Project Network
    • Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Developing a Systems View (Patient Safety I): Johns Hopkins University
    • Foundations for Assisting in Home Care: The State University of New York
    • Identifying Patient Populations: University of Colorado System
    • Implementing a Patient Safety or Quality Improvement Project (Patient Safety V): Johns Hopkins University
    • Planning a Patient Safety or Quality Improvement Project (Patient Safety III): Johns Hopkins University

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