Patient Safety

Patient Safety is a healthcare discipline that emphasizes the reporting, analysis, and prevention of medical errors that often lead to adverse patient outcomes. Coursera's Patient Safety catalogue teaches you about the vital importance of maintaining safety standards in healthcare settings. You'll learn everything from the fundamental methods for identifying and reducing medical errors and harmful clinical practices to strategies for improving healthcare quality and safety. You'll gain knowledge on risk management, healthcare regulations, and the role of patient safety policies in enhancing health outcomes. This skill is invaluable for healthcare professionals, administrators, and anyone interested in the healthcare industry.
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  • Status: Free Trial

    Johns Hopkins University

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Design Thinking, Change Management, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Leadership, Conflict Management, Performance Measurement, Systems Thinking, Solution Design, Health Systems, Data Analysis, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Risk Analysis, Value-Based Care, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Quality Improvement, Risk Management, Data Analysis Software, Project Planning, Patient-centered Care

  • Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Systems Thinking, Health Systems, Safety Standards, Health Care, Health Care Administration, Problem Solving, Quality Improvement, Reliability, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Proactivity, Risk Analysis, Resilience

  • Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Solution Design, Quality Improvement, Patient Flow, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Patient Safety, Creative Problem-Solving, Innovation, Brainstorming, Project Management, User Centered Design, Creativity, Collaboration, Empathy

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    Johns Hopkins University

    Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Patient Safety, Medical Prescription, Pharmacology, Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Research, Health Policy, Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Event Monitoring, Risk Analysis

  • Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Institutional Review Board (IRB), Safety Training, Intensive Care Unit, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Risk Management, Infection Control, Nurse Education

  • Status: Preview

    The George Washington University

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Health Informatics, Health Care Administration, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Health Policy, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Care, Leadership, Innovation, Systems Thinking, Collaboration

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  • Status: Free Trial

    Johns Hopkins University

    Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Electronic Medical Record, Telehealth, Patient Safety, Health Technology, Health Information Management, Clinical Informatics, Security Awareness, Personally Identifiable Information, Encryption, Help Desk Support, Medical Equipment, Desktop Support, End User Training and Support, Health Care, Clinical Documentation, Patient Communication, Technical Support, Customer Support

  • Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Patient-centered Care, Accident Prevention, Collaboration, Safety Standards, Teamwork, Patient Advocacy, Stress First Aid, Healthcare Ethics, Accountability, Risk Management, Leadership, Communication

  • Status: Free Trial

    Johns Hopkins University

    Skills you'll gain: Medical Billing and Coding, Denial Management, Patient Registration, Care Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Practice Management, Organizational Change, Change Management, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Performance Review, Data Management, ICD Coding (ICD-9/ICD-10), Medical Terminology, Human Resource Policies, Payment Processing and Collection, Medical Billing, Patient Safety, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Data Analysis

  • Status: New
    Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Drug Development, Medication Therapy Management, Clinical Trials, Patient Education And Counseling, Pharmacotherapy, Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Research, Drug Interaction, Pharmacology, Utilization Management, Patient Safety, Health Policy, Medical Prescription, Case Studies, Research Design, Value-Based Care, Epidemiology, Program Evaluation, Public Health, Data Analysis

  • Status: Free Trial

    Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Performance Measurement, Data Analysis, Value-Based Care, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Data Analysis Software, Health Policy, Data Quality, Descriptive Statistics, Data Integration, Statistical Inference

  • Status: Free Trial

    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