Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Application of Digital Health
Course Code
VVDG_029
Branch of Science
Other social sciences
ECTS
12.00
Target Audience
Health Management; Medicine
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Didzis Rūtītis
Structure Unit Manager
Daiga Behmane
Structural Unit
Health Management Teaching Group
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga
About Study Course
Objective
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge and understanding of the implementation of digital transformation in the healthcare.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basic knowledge of digital health tools.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.- Familiarize yourself with current health care implementation concepts and their implementation tools. - To understand the need and rationale for implementing digital transformation in the field of health. - Understand and describe the purpose, main steps and tasks of the change management process. - Know the Digital Healthcare Innovation Development Model (CIMIT).
Skills
1.- Determine change management goals based on current health care conceptual models. - Describe and analyze the processes, tasks and events related to the implementation of digital transformation in the field of health. - Recognize and characterize the significant challenges and obstacles to the implementation of digital transformation. - Apply the Digital Healthcare Innovation Development Model (CIMIT). - Develop a change management and implementation strategy.
Competences
1.Develop a detailed change management strategy for digital transformation by implementing innovative healthcare digital tools and technologies.
Assessment
Individual work
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- Studying the materials posted in e-studies (video lectures, articles, publications, databases), self-test tasks.
- Development of independent work: development of a detailed change implementation strategy for a solution to a health problem by introducing or changing a digital health tool or technology.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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50.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Individually or in a small group (up to 3 people), develop a solution to a specific problem in the health field - by performing digital transformation and implementing a digital health tool or technology, as well as develop a detailed strategy for implementing changes. Both, presentation and submitted document are evaluated. |
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50.00% from total grade
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10 points
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Passed successfully (at least 8 correct answers out of 20 questions): final test. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
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Summary of principles on digital healthcare application
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
12.00
Contact hours:
96 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Bhavnani, Sanjeev P.; Narula, Jagat; Sengupta, Partho P. (2016). "Mobile technology and the digitization of healthcare". European Heart Journal. 37 (18): 1428–38.Suitable for English stream
2.
Miedany, Yasser El. (2017). "Telehealth and telemedicine: how the digital era is changing standard health care". Smart Homecare Technology and TeleHealth. 4: 43–52.Suitable for English stream
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Merians, Alma S.; Jack, David; Boian, Rares; Tremaine, Marilyn; et.al. (2002). "Virtual reality--augmented rehabilitation for patients following stroke. (Case Report)". Physical Therapy. 82 (9): 898–916. (akceptējams izdevums)Suitable for English stream
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Rivas, Homero; Wac, Katarzyna. (2018). Digital Health: Scaling Healthcare to the World (Health Informatics) 1st edition. Springer.Suitable for English stream
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Marx, Edward, W.; Padmanabhan, Paddy. (2021). Healthcare Digital Transformation: How Consumerism, Technology and Pandemic are Accelerating the Future, 1st edition. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.Suitable for English stream
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Dumas, Marlon; La Rosa, Marcello; Mendling, Jan; Reijers, Hajo A. (2018). “Fundamentals of Business Process Management”. 2nd edition, Springer, Berlin.Suitable for English stream
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Ozcan, Y. A. (2017). Analytics and Decision Support in Health Care Operations Management. 3rd edition, San Francisco.Suitable for English stream
Additional Reading
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Widmer, R. Jay; Collins, Nerissa M.; Collins, C. Scott; et.al. (2015). "Digital Health Interventions for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis". Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 90 (4): 469–80Suitable for English stream
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Amft, O. (2018). "How Wearable Computing Is Shaping Digital Health". IEEE Pervasive Computing. 17 (1): 92–98Suitable for English stream
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Monaghesh, Elham; Hajizadeh, Alireza. (2020). "The role of telehealth during COVID-19 outbreak: a systematic review based on current evidence". BMC Public Health. 20 (1): 1193.Suitable for English stream
Other Information Sources
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Institute of Digital Healthcare - University of Warwick.Suitable for English stream
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ZHAW Digital Health Lab.Suitable for English stream
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Digital Health Center of Excellence.Suitable for English stream
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Guidance and Impact Tracking System (GAITS) Platform Portal.Suitable for English stream