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 2025/26

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

Lectures and Guest Lectures

• 
  
  30.10.25
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Lecture 0: Introduction
  
  
              Online
  
  


• 
  
  06.11.25
  
  
  
  Lecture 1: Infrastructure
  
  
              Recording/Online
  
  


• 
  
  13.11.25
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Lecture 2: The German Healthcare System
  
  
              Online
  
  


• 
  
  20.11.25
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Lecture 3: Artificial Intelligence
  
  
              Online
  
  


• 
  
  28.11.25
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Guest Lecture on AI
  
  
              Online
  
  


• 
  
  04.12.25
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Lecture 4: Wearables
  
  
              Online
  
  


• 
  
  12.12.25
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Lecture 5: Global Health
  
  
              Recording/Online
  
  


• 
  
  18.12.25
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  In-person workshop
  
  
              VG 0.111
  
  


• 
  
  08.01.26
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Lecture 6: Healthcare Data Ethics
  
  
              Online
  
  


• 
  
  16.01.26
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Guest Lecture
  
  
              Online
  
  


• 
  
  23.01.26
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Lecture 7: Market Access
  
  
              Online
  
  


• 
  
  29.01.26
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Lecture 8: Information Systems Research on Health
  
  
              Online
  
  


• 
  
  06.02.26
  12:15 - 13:45
  
  
  Lecture 9: Recap and Q&A
  
  
              Online
  
  


• 
  
  05.03.2026
  10:00 - 12:30
  
  
  Examination (E-Exam)
  
  
              ZHG 1.140
  
  

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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