Learning Health Systems and Clinical Decision Support

22M1144

Master

English

5.0

only winterterm

1 semester

The module covers the conceptual and technical foundations of learning organisations in general and learning health systems in particular. It teaches students how digital solutions combined with routinely collected health data and advanced data science approaches enable a paradigm shift in healthcare delivery and governance towards practice-based learning cycles.

1 Principles of learning cycles in organisations and systems

1.1 Practice to data

1.2 Data to knowledge

1.3 Knowledge to practice

2. Learning Health Systems

2.1 Theoretical foundations

2.2 Health policy environment 

2.2 Rationale, Strategic Orientation & Complexity

2.3 Technical components

2.3.1 Digital tools

2.3.2. Statistical methods

3 Learning organisations and health systems in practice: barriers and facilitators

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Homework / Assignment or
• Oral presentation, with written elaboration

Written paper: approx. 10-15 pages
Presentation with written report: approx. 20-30 minutes, written report approx. 5 pages

The requirements are specified in the respective course.

Fundamentals of Statistics

Students will be able to describe the different components of learning organisations and health systems and differentiate the various system characteristics.

Students will be able to contextualise learning systems in relation to fundamental digital societal transformation processes and gain a deeper understanding of their functions and applications.

Students are able to critically reflect on the capabilities and limitations of learning systems at the organisational and system level.

Students are able to apply basic methods and techniques used in learning systems to different scenarios.

Learning health systems represent a fundamental innovation in health care. Students can use their acquired knowledge as a tool to initiate new process designs in (health) organisations.

Students will be able to communicate the concept of learning systems as an approach to system or organisation-wide quality optimisations to the various stakeholders of such systems (e.g. clinicians, statisticians, managers and informatics professionals) in a way that is appropriate for the target group and to coordinate between corresponding stakeholders.

Students can reflect on learning systems against the background of ethical, legal and economic framework requirements.

The module is designed as an elective option in the first semester of the specialisation "Digital Business".

• Management for Health Services, M.A.

• Hübner, Ursula Hertha

• Hübner, Ursula Hertha