Job & Career

Depending on the previous education (Bachelor of Medical Information Technology or a different IT Bachelor program) of our graduates, the career fields and qualification profile of a Health Care IT graduate will naturally vary. Characteristically for this Master degree, the following qualifications, skills and knowledge fall in the following areas:

 General

• Informatics and medical informatics
• Medical engineering
• Healthcare telematics
• Telemedicine
• Healthcare economics
• Hospital Management

Organizational Consulting

• Process analysis & optimization in Health Care
• Project management, change management
• Business management methodology

Professional Insight

• Medical specialized vocabulary
• Understanding of medical decision-making (diagnosis, therapies), clinical pathways
• Understanding of care processes and care standards
• Knowledge of generic hospital processes and information requirements of medicine, care and administration.
• Quality management
• Data analysis and evaluation
• Statistics (SAS, etc.)
• Basic understanding of the pharmaceutical industry
• Clinical trials and studies
• Understanding of the requirements in the areas of scientific research and logistics.

Technology/IT

• Development of an IT strategy and comprehension of the specific demands in hospitals (scaleability, high accessibility, integration, etc.)
• IT architechture
• Interface standards (HL7, DICOM. IHE, CEN, etc.)
• Medical engineering and medical devices
• Management skills for IT supervisors
• Knowledge of professional it processes (ITIL or ITPM – such as planning, operation, SLAs, etc.)