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      University of Houston

      Value-Based Care: Managing Processes to Improve Outcomes

      Skills you'll gain: Value-Based Care, Medical Management, Preventative Care, Care Management, Practice Management, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Interoperability, Primary Care, Health Informatics, Care Coordination, Patient-centered Care, Chronic Diseases, Public Health, Data Management, Health Education

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      44 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Anti-Racism I

      Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Social Justice, Diversity Training, Intercultural Competence, Cultural Diversity, Cultural Sensitivity

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      285 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      ISC2

      ISC2 Healthcare Certificate

      Skills you'll gain: Continuous Monitoring, Medical Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Risk Management, Health Information Management, Regulatory Compliance, Data Management, Information Privacy, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Risk Mitigation, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Security Management, Risk Analysis, Health Care, Patient Safety, Security Awareness, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Information Systems Security

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of London

      Introduction to Applied Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Application Security, Cybersecurity, Encryption, Vulnerability Assessments, Key Management, Public Key Cryptography Standards (PKCS), Authentications, Mobile Security, Data Integrity

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      73 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Ethical Issues in Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Responsible AI, Data Security, Data Science, Medical Privacy, Machine Learning Algorithms, Algorithms, Information Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, Diversity Awareness, Case Studies

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      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      43 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Copenhagen

      Personalised Medicine from a Nordic Perspective

      Skills you'll gain: Precision Medicine, Patient-centered Care, Health Informatics, Healthcare Ethics, Patient Communication, Health Policy, Risk Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Medical Science and Research, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Care, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Clinical Research, Clinical Research Ethics, Pharmaceuticals, Data Ethics, Molecular Biology, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Innovation

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      51 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Introduction to Cataract Surgery

      Skills you'll gain: Patient Preparation, Anesthesiology, Surgery, Patient Evaluation, Perioperative Care, Operating Room (OR), Patient Education And Counseling, Informed Consent, Medical Equipment and Technology, Patient Communication

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      277 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Interprofessional Healthcare Informatics

      Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Health Technology, Telehealth, Interoperability, Clinical Informatics, Informatics, Electronic Medical Record, Health Care, Health Information Management, Community Health, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Data Sharing, Dental Informatics, Public Health, Data Ethics, Nursing, Data Visualization, Graph Theory

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      313 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Hong Kong

      Epidemics

      Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Healthcare Ethics, Community Health, Emergency Response, Research, Immunology, Microbiology, Risk Analysis, Media and Communications

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      232 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Geneva

      A life with ADHD

      Skills you'll gain: Family Support, School Psychology, Behavioral Management, Occupational Therapy, Organizational Skills, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Psychiatric Assessments, Mental Health Therapies, Pharmacology, Clinical Assessment

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      74 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Design of High-Performance Optical Systems

      Skills you'll gain: Image Quality, Display Devices, Systems Design, Human Factors, Engineering Calculations, Technical Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Color Theory, Design Strategies, Mathematical Modeling

      Build toward a degree

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      50 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Red Hat

      Fundamentals of Containers, Kubernetes and OpenShift

      Skills you'll gain: OpenShift, Application Deployment, Kubernetes, Containerization, Docker (Software), Cloud-Native Computing, CI/CD, YAML, Configuration Management, Application Lifecycle Management, Package and Software Management, Data Storage, Command-Line Interface

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      41 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular medical terminology courses

    • Value-Based Care: Managing Processes to Improve Outcomes: University of Houston
    • Anti-Racism I: University of Colorado Boulder
    • ISC2 Healthcare Certificate: ISC2
    • Introduction to Applied Cryptography: University of London
    • Ethical Issues in Data Science: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Personalised Medicine from a Nordic Perspective: University of Copenhagen
    • Introduction to Cataract Surgery: University of Michigan
    • Interprofessional Healthcare Informatics : University of Minnesota
    • Epidemics: The University of Hong Kong
    • A life with ADHD: University of Geneva

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