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There are 7 modules in this course
Learn how modern healthcare systems use ethics, digital technologies, information systems, and statistics to improve healthcare delivery and decision-making. Build practical knowledge of medical ethics, HIS, HMIS, telemedicine, EMR, health insurance, infection control, and hospital statistics.
This course provides a structured introduction to the ethical, technological, and analytical foundations of healthcare management. You’ll begin by exploring medical ethics, ethical theories, and professional codes that guide responsible decision-making in clinical and administrative healthcare settings.
As the course progresses, you’ll examine Hospital Information Systems, Health Management Information Systems, telemedicine, electronic medical records, and digital healthcare tools that support efficient healthcare operations and better patient services. The course also introduces health insurance systems and explains how insurance models improve financial protection and healthcare access.
You’ll further explore infection control practices, hospital-acquired infections, surveillance systems, and hand hygiene methods essential for patient safety. The final sections focus on hospital statistics and the use of healthcare data for planning, performance evaluation, and management decisions.
What makes this course unique is its integrated approach to healthcare ethics, information systems, digital health, insurance, infection control, and statistics. By the end of the course, you’ll be able to analyze healthcare systems, interpret hospital data, evaluate healthcare technologies, and support informed decisions in healthcare administration and public health environments.
This module introduces the fundamental concepts of medical ethics in healthcare, including ethical principles, ethical theories, and professional codes that guide responsible medical decision-making. Learners explore why ethics is critical in clinical practice and how ethical frameworks support patient-centered healthcare.
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6 videos4 assignments
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6 videos•Total 54 minutes
Introduction To Medical Ethics•13 minutes
Need To Discuss Medical Ethics•5 minutes
Ethical Code And Theories•9 minutes
Ethical Code And Theories•9 minutes
Aims Of Hmis•11 minutes
Healthcare Information System•7 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Understanding Medical Ethics•10 minutes
Ethical Frameworks in Healthcare•10 minutes
Ethics and Information Systems•10 minutes
Graded - Foundations of Medical Ethics•30 minutes
Hospital Information Systems Essentials
Module 2•2 hours to complete
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This module explores the structure and functions of Hospital Information Systems (HIS), including hospital community structures, categories of healthcare information, and models used for managing hospital data. Learners understand how information systems support efficient hospital operations and decision-making.
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6 videos4 assignments
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6 videos•Total 58 minutes
Structure of Hospital Community•10 minutes
Categories of Information•8 minutes
Models of HIS•9 minutes
Evolution of telemedicine•10 minutes
Introduction to telemedicine•9 minutes
Types of telemedicine•12 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Hospital Community and Information Flow•10 minutes
Understanding HIS Models•10 minutes
Foundations of Telemedicine•10 minutes
Graded - Hospital Information Systems Essentials•30 minutes
Telemedicine and Digital Healthcare
Module 3•2 hours to complete
Module details
This module examines the development and role of telemedicine in modern healthcare, including its evolution, types of telemedicine services, and the role of government policies in supporting digital healthcare initiatives.
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6 videos4 assignments
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6 videos•Total 54 minutes
Role of government in telemedicine•11 minutes
INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL RECORDS•8 minutes
ADVANTAGES OF EMR•8 minutes
EMR SYSTEM SELECTION•11 minutes
NEED OF EMR•10 minutes
CURRENT SCENARIO OF EMR•6 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Governance and Policy in Telemedicine•10 minutes
Electronic Medical Records Overview•10 minutes
EMR Implementation and Needs•10 minutes
Graded - Telemedicine and Digital Healthcare•30 minutes
Health Management Information Systems
Module 4•2 hours to complete
Module details
This module introduces Health Management Information Systems (HMIS) and their role in healthcare administration. Learners explore how HMIS supports healthcare data collection, health system organization, and information management in rural and community healthcare settings.
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6 videos4 assignments
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6 videos•Total 58 minutes
Definition of HMIS•9 minutes
Health system organization•10 minutes
Rural health HMIS•11 minutes
Angamwadi HMIS•11 minutes
Introduction to health insurance (hi)•8 minutes
HI scenario•10 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Understanding HMIS Foundations•10 minutes
HMIS in Rural Healthcare•10 minutes
Introduction to Health Insurance•10 minutes
Graded - Health Management Information Systems•30 minutes
Health Insurance Systems and Concepts
Module 5•2 hours to complete
Module details
This module introduces the concept of health insurance, including its history, forms, approaches, and private health insurance models. Learners explore how insurance systems provide financial protection and improve access to healthcare services.
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6 videos4 assignments
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6 videos•Total 45 minutes
History of HI•9 minutes
Forms of HI•10 minutes
Approach to HI•6 minutes
PRIVATE HI part_1•7 minutes
PRIVATE HI part_2•6 minutes
KEY CONCEPTS HI•6 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Evolution of Health Insurance•10 minutes
Approaches to Health Insurance•10 minutes
Private Health Insurance Models•10 minutes
Graded - Health Insurance Systems and Concepts•30 minutes
Infection Control in Hospitals
Module 6•2 hours to complete
Module details
This module focuses on infection prevention and control in hospitals, including hospital-acquired infections, sources of infection, cross infections, surveillance systems, and hand hygiene practices essential for maintaining patient safety.
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7 videos4 assignments
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7 videos•Total 54 minutes
Introduction to hospital acquired infections•11 minutes
Graded - Infection Control in Hospitals•30 minutes
Hospital Statistics and Data Use
Module 7•3 hours to complete
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This module introduces the role of statistics in healthcare management, covering applications of hospital statistics, data analysis in healthcare systems, and the importance of statistical information for improving healthcare planning and performance evaluation.
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8 videos4 assignments
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8 videos•Total 76 minutes
More on Cross infection•9 minutes
Introduction to hospital statistics•11 minutes
Applications of statistics•6 minutes
Applications of statistics continued•10 minutes
Uses of statistics•12 minutes
HIS uses in statistics•7 minutes
Importance of statistics•9 minutes
Importance of statistics continued•13 minutes
4 assignments•Total 60 minutes
Infection Monitoring and Control•10 minutes
Statistical Applications in Healthcare•10 minutes
Data-Driven Healthcare Management•10 minutes
Graded - Hospital Statistics and Data Use•30 minutes
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