eHealth

HEALTH | INFORMATICS | AI | USABILITY | APPS and WEB | MANAGEMENT | PROCESSES | PREVENTION |

Health informatics deals with all digital applications that are used or newly developed in the healthcare sector. The common international term for this is ‘eHealth’. Artificial intelligence is also an important topic in eHealth.

The healthcare sector is very diverse and includes hospitals, outpatient clinics, surgeries, group practices, primary care units, pharmacies, health insurance companies and public authorities.

In addition, there are medical and non-medical healthcare professions such as: Healthcare and nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, radiological technology, biomedical analysis, speech therapy, midwifery and even social work.

Internet platforms that deal with the health needs of those affected, e.g. with chronic or mental illnesses, as well as electronic health records (ELGA) are also part of eHealth.
Most eHealth applications are developed in specialised software companies, but must then also be operated in the various healthcare facilities. Innovative approaches are developed in research institutions or in some cases at the eHealth Institute itself in research projects.

eHealth graduates can work in all of these areas, depending on whether they want to specialise in development, operations or management. The job profiles are very diverse and new ones are being added every day.
The eHealth Institute has excellent contacts with all healthcare organisations, the relevant companies in the software industry and research institutions such as Joanneum Research, AIT and the medical clinics.
We offer you a top study programme in which you will learn subjects such as applied informatics, health sciences and medical technology, AI and biostatistics, management and law and much more. You will also acquire social skills and improve your English language skills.

Applied computer science

We teach you basic knowledge of applied computer science such as software development (Java, Python), network technology, databases and data security. We place particular emphasis on usability and user experience. The focus is always on the healthcare sector. You will therefore also familiarise yourself with various hospital, laboratory and radiology information systems. You will also familiarise yourself with methods of medical documentation and medical standards (Hl7, IHE, ICD, LOINC, DICOM, …) as well as electronic health records (ELGA).

Health sciences

You will familiarise yourself with basic medical terms such as anatomy or pathology and the tasks and duties of the various healthcare professions. You will familiarise yourself with medical and nursing care processes, understand imaging procedures (X-ray, CT, MR, ultrasound) and biosignals (ECG, EEG, etc.). You will also gain a deeper insight into the Austrian healthcare system and international healthcare systems.

Management and law

You will acquire basic knowledge in the fields of healthcare economics and healthcare management as well as healthcare law. Process and project management as well as risk and quality management in the healthcare sector round off this specialisation.

Specialisations

From the fourth semester onwards, we offer our students two specialisations:

Health Information Systems

You will specialise in the development and operation of large, complex healthcare information systems. These include HIS; RIS, LIS, PACS etc.

Digital personal assistance systems

They focus on programming for mobile end devices, so-called digital personal assistance systems. These include smartwatches, for example, which can exchange and analyse vital parameters and biosignals in conjunction with smartphones.

In both specialisations, there is a mix of theoretical subjects and project work on practice-oriented topics, which are designed in collaboration with external partners.