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25 Best Health Informatics Courses Online

Health informatics combines information technology, data science and clinical practice to help healthcare organisations capture, store and analyse patient information more effectively. The courses listed on this page cover fundamentals such as the social and technical context of health informatics, standards like FHIR, change management, and practical project work that culminates in a capstone. All of the courses are delivered online by providers Coursera, edX and Udemy, with prices ranging from $49.00 to $297.00 as listed by the providers at the time of writing. Several options are offered by Johns Hopkins University on Coursera, while edX includes specialised content from Georgia Tech and Stanford. Choose a course based on your interest in theory versus hands‑on projects, the depth of technical standards covered, and your budget.

Courses compared
25
Price range
$49.00 – $297.00
Providers
Coursera, edX
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 25 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, matched to "Health Informatics" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.

The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.

There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $49.00 to $297.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A Lowest price here University-backed

    Leading Change in Health Informatics

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    Do you dream of being a CMIO or a Senior Director of Clinical Informatics? If you are aiming to rise up in the ranks in your health system or looking to pivot your career in the direction of big data and health IT, this...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    Improving health and healthcare institutions requires understanding of data and creation of interventions at the many levels at which health IT interact and affect the institution. These levels range from the external “w...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera Certificate Grade B University-backed

    Health Informatics

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    This Specialization is intended for health professionals, administrators, health IT staff, vendors, startups, and patients who need or want to participate in the health IT/informatics process. Throughout the five courses...

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Health Informatics and Marketspace

    Offered by Illinois Tech

    This course provides an in-depth exploration of foundational health informatics and its critical role in modern healthcare. Participants will analyze the historical development and scope of health informatics, emphasizin...

    $49.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Health Informatics Capstone & Innovation Project

    Offered by Illinois Tech

    This Capstone Project course is the culminating experience of the Digital Healthcare & AI Specialization. After completing the first three courses and building foundational knowledge in health informatics, healthcare dat...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Health Informatics on FHIR

    Offered by The Georgia Institute of Technology

    In the Health Informatics on FHIR course, you'll explore the intersection of healthcare and technology, focusing on how Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) facilitates the exchange of health information. Th...

    $297.00
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C University-backed

    Culminating Project in Health Informatics

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    This capstone course in the Health Informatics Specialization will allow learners to create a comprehensive plan for an informatics intervention of their choosing, and that will demonstrate to current or future employers...

    $49.00
    listed price
  8. 8
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade E

    Health Informatics for better and safer healthcare

    Offered by IsraelX

    Learn when and how Informatics is used in different fields of healthcare, what the benefits are and the challenges that still lie ahead.

  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Documentation and Usability for Cancer Informatics

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    Introduction: Cancer datasets are plentiful, complicated, and hold information that may be critical for the next research advancements. In order to use these data to their full potential, researchers are dependent on the...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    Healthcare Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    In the final course of the Healthcare IT Support program, we will focus on the types of healthcare data that you need to be aware, complexities of security and privacy within healthcare, and issues related to compliance...

    $49.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Implant Dentistry

    Offered by The University of Hong Kong

    Implant Dentistry is one of the most dynamic and rapidly developing areas within oral health care. In spite of increasing popularity of implantology, it is a relatively new discipline within dental education and remains...

    $49.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Operations and Patient Safety for Healthcare IT Staff

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    Now that you've been introduced to the world of Health IT and the important role played by electronic health records (EHRs), we'll focus on other technologies that play a role in maintaining ongoing operations in healthc...

    $49.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Healthcare Data Literacy

    Offered by University of California, Davis

    This course will help lay the foundation of your healthcare data journey and provide you with knowledge and skills necessary to work in the healthcare industry as a data scientist. Healthcare is unique because it is asso...

    $49.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Your Body Inside and Out: Using Exercise Physiology to Slow Aging

    Offered by Stanford University

    This online class will present the latest scientific information on the interaction between aging and physical activity. In an approachable style, you will learn how your physiology changes with age and how different typ...

    $69.00
    listed price
  15. 15
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare

    Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    This course covers deep learning (DL) methods, healthcare data and applications using DL methods. The courses include activities such as video lectures, self guided programming labs, homework assignments (both written an...

    $79.00
    listed price
  16. 16
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Digital Health

    Offered by Imperial College London

    This specialisation introduces students to the emerging and multidisciplinary field of digital health and the role and application of digital health technologies including mobile applications, wearable technologies, heal...

    $49.00
    listed price
  17. 17
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Technological advancement in Healthcare

    Offered by Empower School of Health

    This Specialization explores how digital transformation is reshaping healthcare through Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Robotics, and Blockchain. Learners will gain a strong foundation in digital health principles, WH...

    $49.00
    listed price
  18. 18
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Informed Clinical Decision Making using Deep Learning

    Offered by University of Glasgow

    This specialisation is for learners with experience in programming that are interested in expanding their skills in applying deep learning in Electronic Health Records and with a focus on how to translate their models in...

    $49.00
    listed price
  19. 19
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Mainstream Smart Home Technology as Assistive Technology

    Offered by University of Pittsburgh

    This course aims to provide healthcare providers, social service professionals, and caregivers with a comprehensive understanding of smart home technology and how it can be utilized as assistive technology to improve the...

    $49.00
    listed price
  20. 20
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    This specialization combines the strength of 4 different neuroscience courses into a cohesive learning experience. Taught by Johns Hopkins University, it begins with fundamental neuroscience concepts for neuroimaging. Ne...

    $49.00
    listed price
  21. 21
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Nursing Informatics Leadership

    Offered by University of Minnesota

    Nurses and interprofessional healthcare clinicians and educators will learn principles of informatics leadership in clinical and academic settings, and apply their learning to real world scenarios in practice and trainin...

    $49.00
    listed price
  22. 22
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Foundations of Digital Health & Ethical Aspects

    Offered by Empower School of Health

    This specialization offers a comprehensive understanding of digital health, covering its global significance, historical evolution, and the technologies that drive transformation in healthcare, including telehealth, tele...

    $49.00
    listed price
  23. 23
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    Advanced Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare

    Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    This course covers deep learning (DL) methods, healthcare data and applications using DL methods. The courses include activities such as video lectures, self guided programming labs, homework assignments (both written an...

    $79.00
    listed price
  24. 24
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Healthcare Marketplace

    Offered by University of Minnesota

    The first course, Healthcare Marketplace Overview, covers all of the major sub-sectors of the healthcare industry including the physician, hospital, insurer and medical technology markets, including a historical perspect...

    $49.00
    listed price
  25. 25
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Healthcare Data Management and Information Systems

    Offered by Northeastern University

    This course is the continuation of the Health Informatics for Healthcare Professionals course. If you have not yet taken the introductory course, it is recommend that you complete that course prior to this course. The fo...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best Health Informatics Courses Online compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Leading Change in Health Informatics Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
2 The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
3 Health Informatics Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
4 Health Informatics and Marketspace Coursera Illinois Tech $49.00 View →
5 Health Informatics Capstone & Innovation Project Coursera Illinois Tech $49.00 View →
6 Health Informatics on FHIR edX The Georgia Institute of Technology $297.00 View →
7 Culminating Project in Health Informatics Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
8 Health Informatics for better and safer healthcare edX IsraelX View →
9 Documentation and Usability for Cancer Informatics Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
10 Healthcare Data Security, Privacy, and Compliance Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
11 Implant Dentistry Coursera The University of Hong Kong $49.00 View →
12 Operations and Patient Safety for Healthcare IT Staff Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
13 Healthcare Data Literacy Coursera University of California, Davis $49.00 View →
14 Your Body Inside and Out: Using Exercise Physiology to Slow Aging edX Stanford University $69.00 View →
15 Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare Coursera University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $79.00 View →
16 Digital Health Coursera Imperial College London $49.00 View →
17 Technological advancement in Healthcare Coursera Empower School of Health $49.00 View →
18 Informed Clinical Decision Making using Deep Learning Coursera University of Glasgow $49.00 View →
19 Mainstream Smart Home Technology as Assistive Technology Coursera University of Pittsburgh $49.00 View →
20 Neuroscience and Neuroimaging Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
21 Nursing Informatics Leadership Coursera University of Minnesota $49.00 View →
22 Foundations of Digital Health & Ethical Aspects Coursera Empower School of Health $49.00 View →
23 Advanced Deep Learning Methods for Healthcare Coursera University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign $79.00 View →
24 Healthcare Marketplace Coursera University of Minnesota $49.00 View →
25 Healthcare Data Management and Information Systems Coursera Northeastern University $49.00 View →

Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.

What the prices here tell you

The 24 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $297.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $248.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.

Who is behind these courses

These courses come from Coursera and edX. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 12 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Johns Hopkins University, The Georgia Institute of Technology and The University of Hong Kong — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

Before you enrol

Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 18 September 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.

Frequently asked questions

What topics are covered in health informatics courses?
Health informatics courses typically address the management of electronic health records, data standards such as FHIR, analytics for clinical decision support, and the organisational change needed to adopt new technologies. Some programmes also include project‑based work that lets you apply these concepts to real‑world scenarios.
Do I need prior medical or technical experience?
Most introductory courses assume only basic computer literacy and do not require a medical background. If you have experience with data analysis or clinical workflows, you may find the more technical modules, like the FHIR course, easier to follow.
How do the Coursera and edX options differ?
Coursera offers several modules from Johns Hopkins University at a uniform price of $49, focusing on foundational concepts and capstone projects. edX provides specialised content such as the FHIR standard from Georgia Tech at a higher price point, and includes additional university‑led courses from institutions like Stanford.
Is there a cheaper way to explore health informatics?
The $49 courses on Coursera give a low‑cost entry point for learners interested in the basics and practical projects. While Udemy lists a single health‑related course at $79.99, the broader selection on Coursera and edX allows you to compare price versus depth before committing.

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