Data Privacy and Protection for Healthcare

About this course

Patient data privacy is one of the most critical responsibilities in healthcare today. This specialization helps you build practical skills to protect patient information, follow global data privacy regulations, and make informed privacy decisions in real-world healthcare settings. You will learn key concepts in healthcare data privacy, HIPAA, GDPR, and patient data protection, and apply them to everyday tasks such as accessing medical records, sharing patient information securely, using digital systems, and responding to potential privacy incidents. The specialization focuses on decision-making and healthcare compliance in daily workflows, rather than technical configuration. Designed for healthcare professionals across clinical, administrative, IT, and compliance roles, this specialization requires no prior legal or technical background. Through realistic scenarios and applied activities, you will learn to identify privacy risks, support data breach prevention, apply privacy-by-design practices, and respond effectively to incidents. By the end of the program, you will be able to recognize risks, take appropriate actions, and contribute to safer handling of patient data within your organization. These skills are useful for anyone who works with patient data, including clinical staff, administrators, IT teams, and compliance roles, and are also relevant for roles such as Privacy Officer, Compliance Officer, and Health Information Manager.

Course objectives

• Build practical skills to protect patient information
• Make informed privacy decisions in real-world healthcare environments
• Contribute to safer handling of patient data within organizations