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Dive into key topics around data-driven decision making in healthcare. Explore how both patients and providers play a role in improving the quality of care—and how their perspectives shape smarter, more effective decisions.
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Explore foundational concepts in accounting and finance for healthcare organizations. Start with the basics of financial statements, then learn how to read, interpret, and apply them to understand an organization’s financial health.
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Gain exposure and learn how to recognize key shifts in the healthcare industry—plus, learn the agile perspective you’ll need to understand the interconnected nature of healthcare and make a positive impact for patients.
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For those currently working in the healthcare sector or preparing to transition into the field, the curriculum explores topics central to healthcare operations and supply chain management. Topics include the design and management of operations and supply chains, an introduction to key concepts and frameworks, dimensions and principles of quality, and approaches to operational process improvement. Concepts are applied through work on an operational process improvement project.
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Content focuses on accounting and finance fundamentals for healthcare organizations, including how to read, interpret, and use financial statements to assess organizational health. Topics also include long-term financing, types of debt available to healthcare organizations, financial planning and analysis, and methods for evaluating financial performance. Concepts are applied through a project-based assignment, discussions, and content quizzes, with participants asked to take on the perspective of a financial officer navigating complex financial decision-making within a healthcare organization.
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This course is part of the Information Systems Foundations Specialization. When you enroll in this course, you’ll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
In this course, you will learn about constructing domain models. You will also refine your skills to employ systems thinking, the object-oriented paradigm, the visual programming technique, as well as productivity tools to put together complicated, powerful designs. We will also practice simple and smart ways of making software programming enjoyable.
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This course is part of the Information Systems Foundations Specialization. When you enroll in this course, you’ll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
The primary objectives of this course are to introduce software engineering techniques and their application to real-world business problems. You will be equipped with practical design and programming techniques for the purpose of modeling significant business applications efficiently.
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Welcome to UX Web Design: Build User-Centric Websites. Jumpstart your journey in UX design with this course, blending theory and practice to teach you the essentials. Learn key UX principles, align products with user needs, and dive into user research to craft intuitive and engaging digital experiences.
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This course is part of the Information Systems Foundations Specialization. When you enroll in this course, you’ll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
This hands-on Python programming course offers students an opportunity to obtain proficiency in the core concepts of Python as well as the programming skills for building applications using tools from various task-specific Python libraries. The course covers important topics in computer science and information systems such as data types, reading, and writing to standard IO, using operators, controlling the flow of execution, using functions, reading, and writing Python source code files, basic object-oriented programming concepts, and more.
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Designed to develop skills in data exploration, knowledge discovery, data storytelling, and decision-making, this curriculum focuses on the use of visualization tools and techniques across engineering, healthcare operations, manufacturing, and related fields. Content covers the fundamentals of data mining, visualization principles, and basic applications of Python for data analysis.
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This course is part of the Information Systems Foundations Specialization. When you enroll in this course, you’ll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
This hands-on Python programming course offers students an opportunity to obtain proficiency in the core concepts of Python as well as the programming skills for building applications using tools from various task-specific Python libraries. The course covers important topics in computer science and information systems such as data types, reading, and writing to standard IO, using operators, controlling the flow of execution, using functions, reading, and writing Python source code files, basic object-oriented programming concepts, and more.
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Focused on the dynamics of the American healthcare system, this curriculum explores funding mechanisms, payment models, service delivery, and outcome structures. Content also examines the opportunities and challenges involved in improving cost, quality, and accessibility of healthcare, as well as efforts to expand adequate coverage for all populations.
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Discover how business analytics can improve performance in health organizations and address key patient care issues. Explore the elements of care continuity, strategies for its implementation, and the principles of patient-centered care.
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Gain a foundational understanding of the design and management of health information systems. Start with the history and current landscape, then delve into topics such as information architecture, administrative and clinical applications, decision support systems, electronic health records, and data standards.
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This course is the continuation of the Health Informatics for Healthcare Professionals course. If you have not yet taken the introductory course, it is recommended that you complete it prior to this course.
Explore the design and management of health information systems, including topics such as cybersecurity, privacy, risk mitigation, data blocking, and the role of health information exchanges. Learn about IT budgeting best practices and distinguish between pipeline and platform thinking in healthcare IT. Understand how healthcare systems are creating digital solutions for the future.
Throughout, you will evaluate your understanding through discussions, assignments, and content quizzes.
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Examine data mining methods in the healthcare context, with a focus on the theoretical foundations of major techniques. Learn how to select and apply the appropriate data mining methods, along with the advantages of each. Gain exposure to contemporary data mining software and basic programming skills, while focusing on solving real-world problems that require data cleaning, transformation, and modeling.
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AI is reshaping mental health—bringing new tools, risks, and questions to the forefront. Explore the ethical and practical implications of AI in mental health care, including bias, misinformation, privacy, NLP, affective computing, and social robotics. Whether you’re in practice, policy, or tech, you’ll gain the insight to navigate emerging trends and assess their impact on care and society.
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Gain an understanding of how data privacy has become a key concern for both public and private organizations, as well as individuals. Hear from legal and technical experts who address data privacy issues in their daily work.
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The Information Systems Foundations specialization provides an immersive experience into software development and information systems across four courses. Designed to progressively build from basic concepts to advanced applications, it aims to arm you with practical skills in software engineering, domain modeling, and Python programming. Beginning with advanced software engineering techniques and systems thinking, this specialization advances through object-oriented programming, culminating in hands-on Python projects that tackle real-world problems.
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Gain a practical understanding of Agile software development and the software development life cycle (SDLC), with a strong emphasis on Agile methodologies.
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Gain an understanding of business process concepts and strategies, focusing on how to specify the flow of work responsibility and the movement of information throughout an enterprise. To maximize the benefits of technology, businesses must transform ad-hoc and poorly defined practices into formal business processes. Learn about frameworks for business process management, the importance of business mapping, and how to analyze and engage stakeholders throughout the process.
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The Double Husky Scholarship helps alumni finance their graduate education by providing a tuition discount of up to 25 percent on more than 120 eligible degree programs. As a Husky who holds a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree from our university system, you may be eligible.