Healthcare Fundamentals
Ten-chapter academic survey: U.S. financing and delivery, clinical communication, medical terminology, revenue cycle, pharmacy safety, public health, ethics and HIPAA, emergency systems, careers, and digital health.
Course videos
Watch the introduction (with learners studying from home), then study chapter by chapter. Midterm and final sessions teach the material with practice questions you must answer to continue — those checkpoints are not graded.
Narration · Professor Ryan · British English
ForgEd · Introduction
Healthcare Fundamentals · Course introduction
How this course is organized, how to study with the textbook and quizzes, and what you will be able to do when you finish.
Watch the intro or continue when you are ready. Chapter 1 stays locked until you continue.
Complete each chapter's 5-question quiz (instant feedback), then pass the 10-question course review, then the 20-question final exam (score at the end) to earn course completion on your profile.
ForgEd courses are for general education and logical foundations. They do not replace professional certification, licensure, or cert-level competence.
Skills you will gain
- Healthcare Systems
- Patient Care
- Billing & Coding
- Healthcare Careers
Chapters
- 1
Chapter 1: Healthcare Systems
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- 2
Chapter 2: Patient Care Basics
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- 3
Chapter 3: Medical Terminology
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- 4
Chapter 4: Billing and Coding Intro
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- 5
Chapter 5: Pharmacy Basics
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- 6
Chapter 6: Public Health
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Chapter 7: Emergency Response Basics
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- 8
Chapter 8: Mental and Behavioral Health Essentials
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Chapter 9: Chronic Disease Management
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Chapter 10: Diagnostic Testing and Laboratory Literacy
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Chapter 11: Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
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Chapter 12: Rehabilitation, Long-Term Care, and Aging Services
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Chapter 13: Ethics and HIPAA
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Chapter 14: Healthcare Careers
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Chapter 15: Future of Healthcare
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