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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Thrive: Personal and Professional Growth

    Skills you'll gain: Habit Formation, Growth Mindedness, Executive Presence, Thought Leadership, Prompt Engineering, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Self-Awareness, Emotional Intelligence, Stress Management, Resilience, Influencing, Professional Development, Leadership, Goal Setting, ChatGPT, Health And Wellness Coaching, Branding, Communication, Critical Thinking

    4.6 stars, 221 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.6 (221) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Rochester

    Introduction to Self-Determination Theory: An approach to motivation, development and wellness

    Skills you'll gain: Self-Motivation, Self-Awareness, Motivational Skills, Social Sciences, Mindfulness, Health And Wellness Coaching, Personal Development, Learning Theory, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Human Development, Psychology, Employee Engagement, Cultural Diversity, School Psychology, Goal Setting, Goal-Oriented, Coaching, Psychotherapy, Child Development, Relationship Building

    4.8 stars, 529 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (529) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • A

    AAPC

    AAPC Medical Biller

    Skills you'll gain: Medical Billing, Denial Management, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Coding, ICD Coding (ICD-9/ICD-10), Billing, Patient Registration, CPT Coding, Accounts Receivable, Payment Processing and Collection, Billing & Invoicing, Health Information Management, Medical Records, Utilization Management, Clinical Documentation, Health Systems, Insurance, Medicare, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Regulatory Compliance

    4.6 stars, 241 reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.6 (241) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: Job ready
    Job ready
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • C

    Coursera

    Introduction to CRM with HubSpot

    Skills you'll gain: HubSpot CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Data Management, Email Marketing, Business Software, Customer Communications Management, Sales Pipelines, Dashboard, Account Management, Data Management, Customer Service, Marketing, Sales Operations, Team Building

    4.6 stars, 1.1K reviews, Beginner, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.6 (1.1K) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
  • I

    Imperial College London

    Foundations of Public Health Practice

    Skills you'll gain: Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Equity, Health Disparities, Health Promotion, Microbiology, Health Assessment, Health Education, Sanitation, Infection Control, Program Evaluation, Healthcare Ethics, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Health Policy, Preventative Care, Behavioral Economics, Social Determinants Of Health, Behavioral Health, Intelligence Collection and Analysis

    4.7 stars, 712 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (712) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • V

    Vanderbilt University

    Honors AI Agents for High School Students

    Skills you'll gain: Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, Agentic Workflows, Artificial Intelligence, OpenAI, Prompt Engineering, AI literacy, ChatGPT, LLM Application, Prompt Patterns, Context Engineering, Decision Intelligence, Tool Calling, Interaction Design, Multimodal Prompts, Large Language Modeling

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • M

    Microsoft

    Customer Service Excellence Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Customer Service, AI Personalization, AI Enablement, AI Integrations, Customer experience improvement, Customer Communications Management, Service Level, Interpersonal Communications, Service Design, Personalized Service, Customer Support, Customer experience strategy (CX), Decision Intelligence, Customer Engagement, Service Level Agreement, Decision Making, Workflow Management, Problem Solving, Data Analysis

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Leading Change in Health Informatics

    Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Project Management, Health Informatics, Clinical Informatics, Change Control, Health Care Administration, Clinical Leadership, Health Administration, IT Management, Strategic Leadership, Health Technology, Health Care, Decision Support Systems, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Electronic Medical Record, System Implementation, Process Modeling

    4.7 stars, 311 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.7 (311) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • M

    Microsoft

    Artificial Intelligence on Microsoft Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Anomaly Detection, Microsoft Azure, Data Ethics, AI Workflows, Artificial Intelligence, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Natural Language Processing, AI literacy, Machine Learning

    4.5 stars, 1.1K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.5 (1.1K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 1

    Skills you'll gain: Sanitation, Crisis Intervention, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Water Resources, Social and Human Services, Chronic Diseases, Human Services, Emergency Response, Public Safety and National Security, Nutritional Assessment, Environment Health And Safety, Nutrition and Diet, Community Health, Health Systems, Epidemiology, Health Care, Infectious Diseases, Mitigation, Patient Treatment

    4.8 stars, 578 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (578) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • L

    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

    Circadian clocks: how rhythms structure life

    Skills you'll gain: Physiology, Biology, Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Medical Science and Research, Health Care, Pharmacology, Chronic Diseases, Environment, Pathology

    4.8 stars, 234 reviews, Mixed, Course, 1 - 3 Months

    ★ 4.8 (234) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
  • K

    Knowledge Accelerators

    Customer Service Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Service, Problem Solving, Customer Support, Telephone Skills, Greeting Customers, Service Level, Help Desk Support, Customer and Client Support, Personal Attributes, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Customer Relationship Management, Interpersonal Communications, Communication, Customer Complaint Resolution, Empathy, Customer Engagement, Customer experience improvement, Process Management, Concision

    4.8 stars, 1.9K reviews, Beginner, Course, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.8 (1.9K) · Beginner · Course · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Thrive: Personal and Professional Growth: Coursera
  • Introduction to Self-Determination Theory: An approach to motivation, development and wellness: University of Rochester
  • AAPC Medical Biller: AAPC
  • Introduction to CRM with HubSpot: Coursera
  • Foundations of Public Health Practice: Imperial College London
  • Honors AI Agents for High School Students: Vanderbilt University
  • Customer Service Excellence Capstone: Microsoft
  • Leading Change in Health Informatics: Johns Hopkins University
  • Artificial Intelligence on Microsoft Azure: Microsoft
  • Public Health in Humanitarian Crises 1: Johns Hopkins University

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