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Johns Hopkins University

The Critical Role of IT Support Staff in Healthcare

This is a very exciting time to be exploring a career in Health IT Support! In this introductory course, you’ll learn about various roles in IT support that are common in healthcare. IT support staff play critical roles in many different healthcare venues. In addition to helping clinics, hospitals, and emergency rooms, you may end up providing support in a skilled nursing facility, ambulatory surgical center, virtual care setting, or even a patient’s home! On any given day, you may interact with nurses, physicians, pharmacists, physical therapists, social workers, other allied health professionals, patients or caregivers. Each of these individuals rely on IT support specialists to help them maintain a high reliability healthcare organization. As you learn about what makes Health IT unique, we hope you find inspiration in the stories shared by some of our very own IT support staff at Johns Hopkins. They’ll talk to you about the most common problems they help resolve as well as the complexity and range of issues that arise. Whether you dream of being an end-user computer support specialist, working at a healthcare help desk, or rising to an analyst role, we’re thrilled that you are embarking upon this journey. Welcome again!

Status: Information Technology Operations
Status: Information Technology
BeginnerCourse2 hours

Featured reviews

JS

5.0Reviewed Oct 26, 2022

I​'m glad that i got an opportunity to get to know so much from this course and wanted to complete this course.W​ith warm regards,J​aspreet Singh

CN

5.0Reviewed Mar 24, 2022

As an IT support personnel in Healthcare , this course was very helpful in understanding the basics of IT Support role in Healthcare.

MN

4.0Reviewed May 24, 2026

This module was helpful, but it felt more focused on customer support than healthcare IT support. I would have liked more technical and in-depth content.

OO

5.0Reviewed Nov 22, 2022

What an interesting course, well explained and easy to understand. This course have heightened my interest in Health IT, giving more clarity as to how issues are resolved in this space.

A

5.0Reviewed Feb 10, 2025

Was not sure it was the right course for me, but after starting the course it gave me a broader perspective of health Care organizational functions especially in the IT Department. Love the Course

MB

5.0Reviewed Feb 2, 2021

All of this information is useful towards the gradual improvement in grasping all the fundamentals for the start in the IT Support Staff field.

ZH

5.0Reviewed Nov 6, 2022

Thank you so much for the knowledge and information provide to me. I can go further in my career now.

RD

5.0Reviewed Jun 29, 2022

Customer Service means something a little different when patients health and lives are at stake. Great course!

AD

5.0Reviewed Nov 1, 2022

I thought it was informative and presented the information in a way that was easy to digest.

MR

5.0Reviewed Mar 16, 2023

really it was amazing to learn new things in Healthcare sector as a IT support specialist. This would be a great chance to make anyone for building a nice career.

SA

5.0Reviewed Aug 8, 2023

informative, and the part I liked the most that real people from the filed talking about their experience.

RM

5.0Reviewed Jul 17, 2023

The course was great and informative. Give the basics meanings of the IT Support Staff in Healthcare.

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