The course aims to introduce students to the health care organization and management, and how this affects public health. There is a special focus on the opportunities offered by digitization and how these can be utilized in quality and improvement work.
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

• explain the goals of a health system, its building blocks, and functions using relevant theories and frameworks (such as the WHO health system framework);
• reflect on the opportunities and challenges with digitization in supporting quality and improvement work in healthcare, in different contexts.

Skills and abilities

• identify health system challenges in different contexts, and analyze these in relation to quality aims (STEEEP criteria);
• lead and carry out project work individually and in groups, and clearly present and discuss the findings and conclusions;
• explain relevant theories for quality assessment and improvement work in healthcare management and organization.

Assessment ability and attitudes

• assess the benefits and possible risks of digitalization in health care organization and management;
• relate health care organizational analysis to relevant scientific, social and equity aspects, and demonstrate an awareness of ethical aspects of research and development