Leading Digital Transformation in Health Care
- Executive Education
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This six-week online program provides you with the knowledge, tools, and strategies to design and implement technology-enabled change initiatives within your system.
- Online; Self-Paced
Self-paced learning complemented by live sessions with faculty and weekly office hours conducted by program leaders.
$2,900
Flexible payment and team-based learning options are available.
Certificate
Upon completion of this program, you will receive a digital certificate from Harvard Medical School.
6 Weeks, 4-6 Hours/Week
Each week you will engage with recorded video lectures from faculty, attend webinars and office hours, complete quizzes and required activities, engage in moderated discussion groups with, and work on your final project, if required.
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Overview
Health care systems are complex and multifaceted. The global pandemic expedited many digital initiatives to better everyday life, but it also left many health systems in chaos and painfully aware of their digital shortcomings. As a result, the health care sector is ripe for digital disruption and there has been a drastic increase in the application scope of digital solutions in clinical decision support, telehealth, health care IT systems and more.
The Leading Digital Transformation in Health Care program from Harvard Medical School will provide you with a global perspective on the opportunities and considerations around digital transformation in health care. This six-week journey is designed to accelerate your progress, imparting insights from global experts across industries that have already undergone a profound transformation. The goal is to prepare you to lead digital transformation efforts within your own organization. The focus is global, and the application is immediate.
Learning Objectives
- Identify how digital and global forces are converging to shape the health care ecosystem.
- Recognize the lessons learned from real-world digital health transformation experiences and pilots, and create your own action plan through the capstone project.
- Identify the elements of effective change management as well as the critical success factors for implementing digital transformation within your organization.
- Be prepared to apply best practices and program insights to day-to-day operations and longer-term strategic priorities.
- Gain insights from your network of faculty and participants during this program, and join a global learning community.
Participant Types
Business leaders who are responsible for leading technology-enabled change initiatives in health care.
Curriculum
Several industries have already undergone profound digital transformations: retail, financial services, and entertainment are a few examples. Health care is poised to make its transformation, and this program will equip you with the skills needed to drive change within your own organization. Additionally, you will gain a unique global perspective, with real-world insights and knowledge shared by industry experts.
This Harvard Medical School Executive Education program is taught by HMS faculty and is promoted by Emeritus. Emeritus is responsible for advertising, marketing, registration, and collecting payment.
Questions?
Contact one of our program advisors at learner.success@emeritus.org.
Teaching Team
John Glaser
PhD
- Executive-in-Residence, Harvard Medical School Executive Education
- Health and Technology Programs Strategist
- Member, World Health Organization's Digital Health Technical Advisory Group
- Co-Founder, African Alliance of Digital Health Networks
Jane Fogg
MD, MPH
- Physician Director of Organizational Transformation in Professional Satisfaction at American Medical Association
- Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School
- Affiliate Faculty in the Center for Primary Care at Harvard Medical School
Ted A. James
MD, MHCM, FACS
- Medical Director and Vice Chair, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
- Head of Transformation Global Therapeutic Areas, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
- Health IT Staff, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Instituto Universitario HIBA
- Regional Medical Director, NHS England
David Ting
MD
- Chief Medical Information Officer, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization
- Co-Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Innovation in Digital HealthCare
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Monica Trujillo
MBBS, MPH, FRACMA, FAIDH
- Chief Health Officer, Telstra Health
Sara Vaezy
MHA, MPH
- Chief Digital Officer, Providence
- Board Director, NCQA
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