Digital Health

Intended Audience:

▶ [Master] Business and Economics (Global Business, Business Information Systems, Applied Statistics, Economics, etc.)

▶ [Bachelor or Master] Applied Informatics with specialization in Medical Informatics



Language:

English



Cycle:

Every Winter Term



Requirements:

None, anyone interested in Digital Health is welcome



UniVZ:

801796



Workload:

Lecture and Tutorials, E-Exam

Winter Term 2026/27

Please note that some dates might change until the start of the lecture.

Lectures and Guest Lectures

• 
  
  29.10.26
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Introduction
  
  
              Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  05.11.26
  
  
  
  Patient Journey I - Staying Healthy
  
  
               Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  12.11.26
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Guest Lecture - Telemedicine
  
  
               Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  19.11.26
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Patient Journey II - Outpatient Care
  
  
               Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  26.11.26
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Patient Jouney III - Inpatient Care
  
  
               Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  03.12.26
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Guest Lecture - Clinical Desicision Suport Systems
  
  
               Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  10.12.26
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Data I - Primary Data Use in Health
  
  
               Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  14.01.27
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Data II - Secondary Data Use in Health
  
  
               Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  21.01.27
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Regulation, Innovation, Ethics
  
  
               Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  28.01.27
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Guest Lecture tbd
  
  
               Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  04.02.27
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  A Digital Health Vision for the Patient Journey of the future
  
  
               Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  11.02.27
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Exam Preparation
  
  
               Oec 0.169
  
  


• 
  
  12.03.26
  10:00 - 12:30
  
  
  Examination (E-Exam)
  
  
              MZG 1.116
  
  

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Examination:

E-Exam, 90 minutes

6 ECTS (Master Studies)






Course Description:

In the module of Digital Health, you will learn about current challenges of the healthcare sector and how digital solutions can help overcome them. Specifically

• know and understand current developments (e.g. digitalization, urbanization, demographic change) and their impact on the structure and care of healthcare systems (e.g. telemedicine)


• critically examine digital infrastructures and the importance of interdisciplinary approaches


• get an understanding of the application of technologies (e.g. eHealth, mHealth, wearables) in healthcare and awareness of current national and international developments


• ability to assess the opportunities and challenges of new technology such as artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction in healthcare


• critically reflect on the legal and ethical challenges in digital healthcare


• evaluate the acquired knowledge in connection with sustainable business models in the healthcare sector