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Patient Care Courses

Patient care courses can help you learn effective communication with patients, the basics of medical terminology, ethical considerations in healthcare, and techniques for managing patient records. You can build skills in empathy, critical thinking, and teamwork, which are vital for providing high-quality care. Many courses introduce tools like electronic health record systems and patient management software, showing how these resources enhance patient interactions and streamline care processes.

Popular Patient Care Courses and Certifications


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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Thinking About Care

    Skills you'll gain: Caregiving, Health Care, Surveys, Socioeconomics, Social Justice, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Economics

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    MedCerts

    Mental Health Care Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Conflict Management, Patient Communication, Medical Privacy, Child Development, Cultural Responsiveness, Intercultural Competence, Human Development, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Gerontology, Psychiatry, Patient-centered Care, Cultural Diversity, Mental Health Therapies, Professionalism, Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, Childhood Education and Development, Mental and Behavioral Health, Mental Health

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    The State University of New York

    Home-Based Child Care

    Skills you'll gain: Injury Prevention, Child Development, Childhood Education and Development, Working With Children, Business Planning, Accident Prevention, Special Education, Education and Training, Teaching, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Family Support, Emotional Intelligence, Emergency Response, Parent Communication, Nutrition and Diet, Small Business Accounting, Tax Management, Policy Development, Fiscal Management, Creativity

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    177 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Medical Records: Protect Patient Privacy

    Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Medical Records, Health Information Management and Medical Records, Health Information Management, Medical Office Procedures, Record Keeping, Information Privacy

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Palliative Care Capstone Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Pain Management, Hospice, Patient Communication, Care Management, Healthcare Ethics, Patient Evaluation, Patient Education and Support, Patient-centered Care, Health Assessment, Clinical Assessment, Psychosocial Assessments, Self-Awareness, Communication

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    42 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    AI Business School

    AI for Customer care

    Skills you'll gain: Agentic Workflows, Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Prompt Engineering Tools, Agentic systems, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, AI Personalization, No-Code Development, Responsible AI, Risk Management, AI literacy, Large Language Modeling, AI Enablement, ChatGPT, Risk Analysis, LLM Application, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Productivity

    Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Stanford University

    Palliative Care Always Capstone Course

    Skills you'll gain: Psychosocial Assessments, Caregiving, Patient Communication, Patient Education and Support, Patient-centered Care, Compassion, Patient Advocacy, Personal Care, Care Management, Telehealth, Family Support, Stress Management, Community Health, Community and Social Work, Communication, Social Work

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Pennsylvania

    The Business of Health Care

    Skills you'll gain: People Management, Financial Reporting, Financial Acumen, Financial Data, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Social Determinants Of Health, Operations Management, Health Disparities, Team Performance Management, Income Statement, Human Relations Movement, Employee Performance Management, Health Systems, Operational Performance Management, Health Care Administration, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Health Care, Insurance

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    2K reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Samsung

    Samsung Customer Care Essentials

    Skills you'll gain: Help Desk Support, Technical Support, Technical Support and Services, Hardware Troubleshooting, Customer Service, Product Support, Customer Support, Insurance and Warranty Claims Processing, Problem Solving, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Android (Operating System), Customer Communications Management, Product Knowledge, Active Listening, Technical Communication, Communication

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Telehealth: Interprofessional Team-Based Care

    Skills you'll gain: Telehealth, Teamwork, Patient Communication, Collaboration, Health Technology, Health Care, Patient Coordination, Communication, Patient Education And Counseling, Patient-centered Care, Patient Treatment, Patient Flow, Primary Care, Health Systems, Health Equity

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Houston

    Value-Based Care: Reimbursement Models

    Skills you'll gain: Value-Based Care, ICD Coding (ICD-9/ICD-10), Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Coding, CPT Coding, Managed Care, Medical Billing, Revenue Cycle Management, Health Information Management, Health Systems, Health Policy, Health Care, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Medicare, Risk Analysis, Regulatory Compliance, Health Education, Public Health

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    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    47 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Measuring the Success of a Patient Safety or Quality Improvement Project (Patient Safety VI)

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Data Literacy, Performance Measurement, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Data Presentation, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Data Visualization Software, Statistical Reporting, Quantitative Research, Data Integration

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    97 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Thinking About Care: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Mental Health Care Fundamentals: MedCerts
  • Home-Based Child Care: The State University of New York
  • Medical Records: Protect Patient Privacy: Coursera
  • Palliative Care Capstone Projects: University of Colorado System
  • AI for Customer care: AI Business School
  • Palliative Care Always Capstone Course: Stanford University
  • The Business of Health Care: University of Pennsylvania
  • Samsung Customer Care Essentials: Samsung
  • Telehealth: Interprofessional Team-Based Care: Duke University

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