Digital Health Technologies

Health Sciences 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415105

Language of instruction German

Public Health and Evidence Based Medicine

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Population-related diseases and health resources, health reporting, population health (indicators, concepts, results), mortality and morbidity trends, health policy, prevention and health promotion, evidence-based medicine (EBM)

Management and Law 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415103

Language of instruction German

Chang-Management for eHealth

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

General management models Importance of change management in the eHealth sector and contextual factors in the healthcare sector (such as challenges of digitization) Theories and models of change management. Phases of a change process (analysis phase, planning phase, implementation phase and evaluation phase). Dealing with resistance (types of resistance and strategies for overcoming it) In-depth questions in dealing with multi-stakeholder systems in the healthcare sector. Psychological mechanisms in change processes Guest lectures by experts from the healthcare sector with management experience

Management and Law 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415104

Language of instruction German

Data Analysis and Business Intelligence

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Introduction to data analysis and the importance of BI in healthcare, Statistical methods of data analysis with Python or R (exploratory data analysis, association measures, hypothesis tests, analysis of variance) Data integration and modeling (data sources in healthcare, data quality and cleansing, data harmonization, data warehouse, data lake, ETL and ELT process, OLAP) Reporting and visualization (BI tools, key figures in healthcare, visualization of health data, dashboards, storytelling with data)

Projects 1 | Project Thesis (PA) | Coursecode: M250415101

Language of instruction German

Introductory Project

2.50

ECTS

0.50

SWS

The course is designed to introduce students to a specific eHealth project topic as quickly as possible at the beginning of their studies. Ideally, project assignments from the Bachelor’s degree program in Health Informatics / eHealth will be expanded to include additional assignment points (change requests).

Scientific Qualification 1 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: M250415107

Language of instruction German

Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Development of scientific formats relevant to the subject area: poster, data sheet, summary, abstract, critical review, paper. Characteristics of scientific texts in combination with efficient reading techniques. Scientific literature research. Support from AI tools in scientific work.

eHealth Concepts 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415102

Language of instruction German

Medical Standards and Semantic Interoperability

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Theoretical foundations of classification systems (classifications, nomenclatures, ontologies, …) Overview of classification systems and their applications for medical and nursing documentation (ICD-10, LOINC, DICOM, CDISC, ICPC-2, NANDA, ICF, ATC, …) as well as for other eHealth applications. In-depth aspects of the standards that are important for ELGA Basic tools for integrating information sources Analysis of complex, interdisciplinary use cases in medicine Development of conceptual, semantically interoperable solutions for use cases

eHealth Concepts 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415106

Language of instruction German

User Centeres Design for eHealth

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

UX – Management User Centered Design Process applied in practice UX – Problems in the software development process and how to avoid them Design Systems The usability test remotely and on-site Basics of Interaction Design (IxD) Basics of Information Design Common AI systems and their possibilities in the design process

Digital Health Technologies 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415109

Language of instruction German

Use cases for eHealth

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

General overview of healthcare professions and their roles and tasks in the various care sectors Starting points for technological improvements Data and documentation needs in care

Health Sciences 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415203

Language of instruction German

Epidemiology and Clinical Research

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Nature and applications of epidemiology and clinical research, significance for eHealth, frequency measures in epidemiology: ratios, proportions, rates. Measurement of health and disease (incidence and prevalence), other concepts such as: number needed to treat, relative risk, etc. Overview of the most important epidemiological and clinical study types, statistical aspects such as stratification, bias, confounding, effect modification, multivariate models, meta-analyses. Basics of mathematical modeling of epidemics (SIR model, reproduction number), correlation and causality Regulatory requirements for clinical studies and their significance for the approval of eHealth applications as medical devices, DIGA or similar.

Scientific Qualification 2 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: M250415205

Language of instruction German

Journal Club 1

2.50

ECTS

1.00

SWS

Scientific publications are determined in advance and read by everyone involved. For each paper or similar, there are mentors from the teaching staff. The students subject these publications to a critical evaluation and present their results in groups to the class and in the presence of the mentors.

eHealth Concepts 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415201

Language of instruction German

Data Science for eHealth

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Basics of data science in healthcare Advanced statistical methods (analysis of variance, multiple linear and logistic regression analysis) Basics of machine learning (supervised, unsupervised and reinforcement learning) Machine learning algorithms (regression and classification, cluster analysis, dimensionality reduction, decision trees, random forest, support vector machine, neural networks) Model selection and evaluation (selection of relevant features, feature engineering, performance metrics) Analysis of time series (visualization, moving average, pattern recognition, anomaly detection)

eHealth Concepts 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415202

Language of instruction German

Electronic Health Records

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Introduction to electronic health records, history and evolution of EHRs, differences between paper records and EHRs, overview of EHR functions: clinical documentation, order entry, decision support, and research data integration. Architecture and technologies of EHR systems, introduction to openEHR: architecture, archetypes, and templates. Introduction to OMOP (Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership) Overview of CDISC (Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium): basic models (SDTM, ODM) and their application in clinical research. In-depth look at openEHR: standardized approaches to clinical information modeling and persistent data storage. Case studies: integrating HL7, FHIR, CDISC, openEHR, and OMOP to harmonize EHR and research data. Privacy, data security, and ethical considerations

eHealth Concepts 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415204

Language of instruction German

Telehealth applications

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Introduction to telehealth and mHealth, definition and delimitation: telemedicine, telehealth and mobile health solutions (mHealth). The role of mHealth in modern healthcare and its impact on patient care. Overview of telehealth and mHealth technologies: mobile apps, remote patient monitoring and teleconsultations. Evolution and milestones of telehealth and mobile health solutions. Health apps: development, usability, data collection and security. Cloud infrastructure concepts: models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), scalability and data storage. Wearable technologies: types, features, data collection and integration with healthcare apps. Digital biomarkers: definition, meaning and applications in remote monitoring and patient care. The use of AI and machine learning in mHealth for predictive analytics and personalized healthcare solutions.

Digital Health Technologies 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415208

Language of instruction German

Clinical Decision Support Systems

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Introduction to decision theory, mathematical principles (logic, probability theory) and guidelines in hospitals. Overview of decision support systems: advantages and disadvantages or benefits and risks, basic functions, usability and legal framework Supplement.

Digital Health Technologies 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415209

Language of instruction German

eHealth Infrastructure and Internet of Medical Things

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Definition and components of eHealth infrastructures. Overview of national and international strategies (e.g. ELGA in Austria, WHO eHealth Framework). IT basics for eHealth (networks, databases, data centers, cloud architectures). Introduction to IoT and IoMT in healthcare. Integration of wearables, health apps and sensors into existing eHealth systems. Examples of data-driven decisions through IoMT (e.g. remote patient monitoring). Challenges in the area of ​​cybersecurity and IoT security. Development and implementation of eHealth infrastructures in Europe and worldwide. Research trends in eHealth and IoMT (e.g. AI-supported diagnostics, digital biomarkers). Design of a modular eHealth infrastructure with IoMT integration. Simulations on data security and interoperability

Management and Law 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415304

Language of instruction German

Advanced Security and Privacy

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Introduction to information security How symmetric and asymmetric encryption works and what it is used for How hash functions work and what it is used for, MAC, digital signatures, digital certificates Introduction to identity management Practical insights: Green Pass Practical insights: Application areas of blockchain Introduction to business continuity management Introduction to information security risk management Introduction to information security management

Management and Law 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415303

Language of instruction German

IT Law and Software as a Medical Device

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Introduction to IT law, basics of IT law, legal working techniques: legal thinking and argumentation, teaching legal methodology, comparative law. Legislation and legal sources: national legislation, European legislation, international norms and standards. Network and Information Security (NIS), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Software as a medical device: classification of software, regulatory requirements, liability and product safety EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act): introduction to the AI ​​Act, requirements for AI systems in healthcare European Health Data Space (EHDS): objectives and contents of the EHDS, legal requirements and challenges of the EHDS, outlook on new legislation, technological and regulatory trends

Management and Law 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415301

Language of instruction German

Reimbursement Systems in the Healthcare Sector

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Forms of remuneration such as individual service billing, flat-rate fees, variable budgets, flat-rate fees per person, etc. in the healthcare system and their incentive effects on the actors or service providers. Overview of remuneration systems in various sectors of the healthcare system (hospitals, primary care, private services, etc.). Insights into the design of fees and tariffs in Austria and comparable countries. Austria’s LKF system and international topics such as: DRG, DIGA, EBM, etc. Documentation and data requirements, billing processes.

Scientific Qualification 3 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: M250415305

Language of instruction German

Journal Club 2

2.50

ECTS

1.00

SWS

Scientific publications are determined in advance and read by everyone involved. For each paper or similar, there are mentors from the teaching staff. The students subject these publications to a critical evaluation and present their results in groups to the class and in the presence of the mentors.

eHealth Concepts 3 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415302

Language of instruction German

Advanced SNOMED and FHIR

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Principles of FHIR: resources, RESTful API and extensions. Data modeling with FHIR: resources, profiles and value sets. Implementation guidelines and FHIR servers. Practical applications: integrating FHIR into EHRs and healthcare apps. Introducing SNOMED CT as a clinical terminology system. Structure: concepts, relationships and descriptions. Mappings and integration with other standards (e.g. ICD, LOINC, ICPC-2). Other emerging interoperability standards Integration of FHIR and SNOMED: challenges and solutions. Case studies: successful implementations in healthcare systems. Current research on healthcare standards and trends

Digital Health Technologies 3 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: M250415309

Language of instruction German

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Introduction to AI and deep learning Fundamentals of neural networks and deep learning (training algorithms, deep learning architectures, transfer learning, generative models) Training and validation of AI models with health data (PyTorch / Tensorflow / Keras) Transparency and traceability of AI decisions (methods of explainable AI) Selected AI applications in healthcare (e.g. predictive models for disease progression, personalized risk assessment, medical image analysis, natural language processing (NLP) for medical texts and reports)

Digital Health Technologies 3 | Project Thesis (PA) | Coursecode: M250415310

Language of instruction German

Case Studies on Digital Health Technologies

5.00

ECTS

0.50

SWS

Course in the field of study: “Digital Health Technologies”. In project groups, the technical issues selected in advance with stakeholders from the healthcare sector are analyzed and a technical solution is to be achieved at least with a proof of concept or using demonstrators or prototypes. The focus is on technical solutions for health apps, AI applications, BI solutions, terminology servers, health information systems, eHealth infrastructure topics, etc. Medical standards such as FHIR, HL7, IHE and other regulatory framework conditions must be observed.

Digital Health Technologies 3 | Project Thesis (PA) | Coursecode: M250415311

Language of instruction German

Master-Project

7.50

ECTS

1.00

SWS

A task relevant to eHealth is to be worked on by groups of students in the form of a project. The topics are either suggested by students in collaboration with a company specific to the industry or by the course from the teaching and research topics. The results can be prototypes, preliminary studies, feasibility studies or similar. The topic can also be further worked on in the master’s thesis.

Master's Thesis and Master's Examination | Master's Thesis (MA) | Coursecode: M250415401

Language of instruction German

Master Thesis DTH

25.00

ECTS

0.50

SWS

Conducting a thesis, also at master’s level, on an eHealth topic that can be assigned to the “Digital Health Technologies” field of study. Topics can be suggested by students – preferably from the internship – or by teachers, possibly in collaboration with eHealth-related companies or institutions. The work must meet the scientific criteria that apply at the institute and must have a technical part that is at least designed as a demonstrator or prototype.

Master's Thesis and Master's Examination | Modul/Final Examination (FA) | Coursecode: M250415403

Language of instruction German

Master's Examination

2.50

ECTS

0.00

SWS

Examination of Master’s thesis and selected teaching areas

Master's Thesis and Master's Examination | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: M250415402

Language of instruction German

Seminar on the Master's Thesis

2.50

ECTS

1.00

SWS

Regular progress and coordination meetings with the supervisors

General Management | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 190415105

Data Analysis and Business Intelligence

5.00

ECTS

4.00

SWS

Advanced biostatistics with R (explorative data analysis, risk assessment, association measures, hypothesis testing),, dispositive data (DWH, ODS) OLAP, ETL, multi-dimensional data modeling, data mining, DWH architectures, multi-dimensional modeling, reports according to Hichert

General Management | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 190415104

IT Management of Healthcare Enterprises – General Basics

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Management models, leadership styles, methods of strategic and operative corporate management, management tools (portfolio analysis, product life cycles, balanced score card, potential analyses, SWOT analyses, …)

Medical Informatics 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 190415102

Advanced Security and Privacy

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Cryptographic methods, hash functions, block chaining, technical implementation of the DSGVO (Privacy by default, Privacy by Design, data processing directory, …)

Medical Informatics 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 190415101

Master-Introduction

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Overview of the three focal points (software engineering, machine learning, IT management) from the 2nd and 3rd semesters

Medical Informatics 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 190415103

Medical Standards and Ssemantic Interoperability

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Theory of medical classification systems, semantic classification systems (SNOMED, SNOMED-CT, …), international classification systems for MTD professions, care, primary care, … Standards for mobile devices (Continua Health Alliance, …)

Public Health and Clinical Research 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 190415107

Clinical Rersearch

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Design, proposal and conducting of clinical studies, co-operation of participants (pharmaceutical industry, authorities, ethic commission etc.), ethic issues, IT support of procedures in clinical research, implementation and operation of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) systems, audits, national and international admission procedures, guidelines

Public Health and Clinical Research 1 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 190415106

Public Health and Evidence Based Medicine

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Population-related diseases and health resources, health reporting, public health (indicators, concepts, results), mortality and morbitity trends, health policy, prevention and promotion, evidence based medicine

Medical Informatics 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 190415203

Electronic Health Records

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

Overview of international EHRs, standards, the Austrian EHR ELGA, architecture of ELGA, examples of concrete applications

Public Health and Clinical Research 2 | Lecture/Practical (IL) | Coursecode: 190415204

Epidemiology

5.00

ECTS

3.00

SWS

History and basis terms of epidemiology, prevalence and incidence, standardization of rates, design and evaluation of epidemiological studies, confounding, bias, meta analyses, causality in epidemiology

Social and scientific Skills 1 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 190415202

Change Management

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Features of change processes, effective negotiations and features of the contact phase, argumentation techniques, negotiating on the basis of active listening and solution finding, difficult situations in negotiations, concluding a negotiation on the basis of clear-cut agreements

Social and scientific Skills 1 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 190415201

Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency in eHealth

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Analysing and working on subject relevant texts such as poster, data sheet, summary, abstract, critical review, paper. Identifying features of scientific texts in combinaiton with reading techniques.

Project Management | Project Thesis (PA) | Coursecode: 190415301

Master Project

10.00

ECTS

1.00

SWS

An eHealth-relevant task must be dealt with by the student. The topics are proposed either by the student in cooperation with a sector-specific company or by the master degree program from the teaching and research topics. Results can be prototypes, preliminary studies, feasibility studies or similar. The topic can also be further developed in the Master Thesis.

Social and scientific Skills 2 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 190415303

Health Technology Assessment

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Basics, concepts and methods of HTA, Health Impact Assessment, support of health politics

Social and scientific Skills 2 | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 190415302

Scientific Communication on Current Issues in Healthcare

2.50

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Content depending on Master projects. Discussion, presentation and identification of possible research questions for master theses.

Master Thesis | Master's Thesis (MA) | Coursecode: 190415401

Master Thesis

23.00

ECTS

1.00

SWS

Working on a final thesis in an ehealth related topic decided upon in co-operation with the tutor.Individual preparation for the Master’s examination

Master Thesis | Modul/Final Examination (FA) | Coursecode:

Master´s Exam

2.00

ECTS

0.00

SWS

Master Thesis | Seminar (SE) | Coursecode: 190415402

eHealth Applications Colloquium

5.00

ECTS

2.00

SWS

Discourse on ethical, social, economic and legal aspects of eHealth applications on the basis of topics covered in the Master’s theses