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Healthcare Data Visualization and Decision Support

Ramesh Sannareddy
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Instructors: Ramesh Sannareddy

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Develop job-ready skills to design and communicate healthcare dashboards that support clinical, operational, and strategic decisions.

  • Describe core visualization and dashboard design principles to create clear, accurate, and accessible healthcare visuals.

  • Build interactive dashboards and reports that integrate analytics into healthcare workflows for clinical and administrative use.

  • Present data-driven insights effectively through tailored visualizations for diverse healthcare stakeholders.

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There are 4 modules in this course

This module introduces you to the core principles of effective data visualization in healthcare settings. You will explore fundamental design concepts including chart selection, color theory, layout principles, and accessibility considerations. The module covers how to choose appropriate visualization types for different data structures and healthcare use cases, from patient demographics to clinical outcomes. You will gain hands-on experience with visualization software to create professional-quality charts, graphs, and plots. Emphasis is placed on avoiding common visualization pitfalls, ensuring accuracy in data representation, and designing visualizations that support clinical decision-making. By the end of this module, you will understand visualization best practices and be able to create clear, compelling charts that effectively communicate healthcare data patterns to clinical and administrative audiences.

What's included

7 videos3 readings4 assignments1 discussion prompt4 plugins

This module teaches learners how to build interactive, dynamic dashboards that support real-time healthcare decision-making. Students master dashboard software fundamentals and advanced features to create clinical scorecards, operational dashboards, and population health monitors. The module covers dashboard design principles, interactivity best practices, and how to structure information for different healthcare audiences—from clinicians needing patient-level details to executives requiring high-level performance metrics. Learners explore filter design, drill-down capabilities, parameter controls, and responsive layouts that work across devices. Through hands-on projects, students build dashboards for hospital operations (ED wait times, bed utilization), clinical quality (readmission rates, infection control), and population health (chronic disease management, preventive care). By the end of this module, learners will be able to design and deploy professional healthcare dashboards that empower stakeholders with actionable, real-time insights.

What's included

6 videos4 assignments8 plugins

This module focuses on advanced visualization techniques and effective communication strategies for presenting healthcare analytics to diverse stakeholders. Learners master advanced visualizations including geospatial analysis for population health, network diagrams for patient flow, and animated visualizations for temporal trends. The module covers visual storytelling principles—how to structure analytical narratives, create compelling presentations, and translate complex findings into actionable recommendations for clinical and executive audiences. Students explore performance reporting frameworks, executive dashboard design, and how to align visualizations with organizational strategic goals. The module emphasizes tailoring communication style and detail level to different audiences: clinicians need clinical context and patient-level detail, administrators need operational metrics and efficiency measures, and executives need strategic KPIs and financial impacts. By the end of this module, learners will be able to create sophisticated visualizations and deliver presentations that drive organizational change and improve healthcare outcomes.

What's included

6 videos4 assignments1 discussion prompt5 plugins

In this final module, you’ll consolidate your learning by completing a hands-on final project. In this project, you will apply the knowledge gained throughout the course to design and build an interactive dashboard system consisting of 3 dashboards: clinical quality dashboard, operational performance dashboard, and executive strategic dashboard.

What's included

1 video2 readings1 assignment1 peer review1 discussion prompt2 plugins

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Ramesh Sannareddy
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