Patient safety courses can help you learn risk assessment, incident reporting, root cause analysis, and effective communication strategies. You can build skills in developing safety protocols, conducting safety audits, and implementing quality improvement initiatives. Many courses introduce tools like incident management systems and safety culture assessments, that support applying these skills in healthcare settings.

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
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Clinical Nursing, Basic Nursing Skills, Patient Observation, Patient-centered Care, Respiration, Emergency Response, Patient Communication, Patient Advocacy, Nursing Process, Cardiology, Nursing Care, Nursing Practices, Nursing, Communication, Anatomy, Patient Safety, Patient Education And Counseling, Infection Control, Health Care, Patient Evaluation
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Medical Records, Medical Office Procedures, Conflict Management, Health Information Management, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Electronic Medical Record, Cultural Responsiveness, Patient Registration, Medical History Documentation, Patient Education And Counseling, Care Coordination, Patient-centered Care, Professionalism, Professional Development, Time Management, Emotional Intelligence, Teamwork, Interpersonal Communications, Patient Flow
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Patient Communication, Patient Advocacy, Nursing Care, Healthcare Ethics, Nursing Practices, Active Listening, Teamwork, Nursing, Patient-centered Care, Professionalism, Conflict Management, Cultural Responsiveness, Patient Education And Counseling, Communication, Health Care, Patient Evaluation, Health Assessment, Patient Preparation, Patient Safety, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Skills you'll gain: Drug Interaction, Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy, Patient Safety, Pharmaceuticals, Patient Evaluation, Diagnostic Tests, Medical Devices, Medical Equipment, Immunology, Risk Analysis, Clinical Assessment
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

MedCerts
Skills you'll gain: Claims Processing, Medical Coding, Medical Records, Health Information Management, Medical Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, Regulatory Compliance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Nursing Practices, Nursing Management, Clinical Leadership, Patient Evaluation, Nursing, Nursing Care, Clinical Nursing, Patient Education And Counseling, Mindfulness, Contraindication, Pain Management, Patient Referral, Health Assessment, Clinical Assessment, Treatment Planning, Chronic Diseases, Patient-centered Care, Music, Patient Communication, Manual Therapy
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Kubernetes, Application Performance Management, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Infrastructure, System Monitoring, Prompt Engineering, Application Deployment, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Deployment, CI/CD, Containerization, Cloud Storage, Cloud Security, Cloud Services, Cloud Management, Service Level Agreement, Safety Culture, Network Monitoring, Culture Transformation
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Executive Presence, Strategic Communication, Health Technology, Healthcare Ethics, Strategic Planning, Health Care Administration, Health Policy, Leadership, Business Planning, Patient Safety, Innovation, Healthcare Project Management, Telehealth, Organizational Strategy, Design Thinking, Advocacy, Communication, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Safety Standards
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Pain Management, Hospice, Patient-centered Care, Patient Communication, Patient Education And Counseling, Care Management, Patient Evaluation, Patient Advocacy, Active Listening, Compassion, Treatment Planning, Healthcare Ethics, Respiratory Care, Empathy, Self-Awareness, Health Assessment, Psychiatric Assessments, Clinical Assessment, Care Coordination, Communication
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Vanderbilt University
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI Agents, LLM Application, Productivity, OpenAI, AI Orchestration, OpenAI API, AI Enablement, Java, Java Programming, AI Workflows, Agentic systems, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Tool Calling, Creativity, Document Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Medication Administration, Basic Patient Care, Direct Patient Care, Nursing and Patient Care, Pharmacology, Clinical Nursing, Nursing, Basic Nursing Skills, Nursing Process, Care Coordination, Patient Communication, Nursing Basics
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks