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      Johns Hopkins University

      Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program

      Skills you'll gain: Blood Pressure, Medical Management, Community Health, Care Management, Chronic Diseases, Medication Administration, Care Coordination, Patient Evaluation, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Pharmacotherapy, Diagnostic Tests, Patient Treatment, Program Evaluation, Patient-centered Care, Vital Signs

      4.9
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Healthcare Management and Finance

      Skills you'll gain: Health Care Administration, Clinical Leadership, Community Health, Financial Statements, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Public Health, People Management, Financial Statement Analysis, Human Resources Management and Planning, Strategic Decision-Making, Financial Analysis, Health Systems, Electronic Medical Record, Return On Investment, Balance Sheet, Business Valuation, Accounting, Strategic Planning, Marketing

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      101 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Stanford University

      Essentials of Palliative Care

      Skills you'll gain: Patient Communication, Patient-centered Care, Psychosocial Assessments, Patient Education And Counseling, Cultural Responsiveness, Care Coordination, Rapport Building, Interpersonal Communications, Communication, Stress Management, Discussion Facilitation, Family Support

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      92 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Azure Machine Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Microsoft Azure, Applied Machine Learning, Regression Analysis, Predictive Modeling, Machine Learning, No-Code Development, Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Supervised Learning

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      264 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

      Quality Improvement in Healthcare Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Quality Improvement, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Quality Assurance, Value-Based Care, Health Policy, Data Quality, Spreadsheet Software, Analysis, Patient-centered Care, Data Analysis Software, Public Health

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      198 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Microsoft

      Preparing for AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals exam

      Skills you'll gain: Natural Language Processing, Microsoft Azure, Computer Vision, No-Code Development, Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      177 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      ISC2

      Incident Response, BC, and DR Concepts

      Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Cybersecurity, Security Management, Computer Security Incident Management, Crisis Management, Information Assurance

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      254 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Northeastern University

      Navigating Ethics in the Healthcare Workplace & Marketplace

      Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Ethics, Electronic Medical Record, Medical Privacy, Business Ethics, Hospice, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Health Care, Clinical Trials, Governance, Marketing Management, Decision Making, Patient-centered Care, Analysis, Critical Thinking

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      MathWorks

      Deep Learning for Computer Vision

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Anomaly Detection, Image Analysis, Matlab, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Unsupervised Learning, Application Deployment, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Data Visualization, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning Methods, Data Synthesis, Performance Tuning, Data Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Data Validation, Medical Imaging

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      28 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google

      Office of the CISO Institute: Cybersecurity Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Business Continuity, Threat Detection, Endpoint Security, Disaster Recovery, Cyber Security Policies, Incident Response, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security, Application Security, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Cloud Security, Risk Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      AAPC

      The Billing and Collection Process

      Skills you'll gain: Denial Management, Medical Billing, Billing, Revenue Cycle Management, Accounts Receivable, Payment Processing and Collection, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Regulatory Compliance

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of California San Diego

      Applied Bioinformatics

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Diagnostic Tests, Computational Thinking, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Informatics, Network Analysis, Medical Science and Research, Biochemistry, Data Mining, Scientific Visualization, Life Sciences, Tree Maps, Microbiology, Biology, Data Analysis Software, Pharmacology, Science and Research

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      66 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program: Johns Hopkins University
    • Healthcare Management and Finance: University of Michigan
    • Essentials of Palliative Care: Stanford University
    • Microsoft Azure Machine Learning: Microsoft
    • Quality Improvement in Healthcare Organizations: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
    • Preparing for AI-900: Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals exam: Microsoft
    • Incident Response, BC, and DR Concepts: ISC2
    • Navigating Ethics in the Healthcare Workplace & Marketplace: Northeastern University
    • Deep Learning for Computer Vision: MathWorks
    • Office of the CISO Institute: Cybersecurity Essentials: Google

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