Digital Health Implementation & Evaluation
Digital innovations such as eHealth and telemonitoring are transforming healthcare for patients and healthcare professionals. How do you determine which digital innovations truly add value? In this course, you will learn the entire process — from identifying a clinical or organizational need to innovate care processes with digital tools, to measuring the impact of these tools in practice. This will enable you to make well-founded decisions about digital innovations within your healthcare organization.
Online education with flexible study load
Experienced teachers
Practical insights
For whom?
Healthcare professionals who want to deepen their knowledge of digital innovations and apply them in practice. No programming experience is required; enthusiasm for digital solutions in healthcare is sufficient.
Admission requirements
You can enroll with a completed bachelor’s or master’s degree (HBO or WO level) and at least two years of professional work experience in healthcare.
Contact
Do you want more information on Digital Health Implementation & Evaluation? Our team is ready to answer your questions.
E: healthinformatics@amsterdamumc.nl
T: +31 (0)6 82 08 06 09
Program
Digital innovations are transforming healthcare. But how do you determine which solutions truly add value? In this course, you will learn to critically assess, select, implement, and evaluate digital health applications. You will develop practical skills in:
- Technology assessment and economic evaluation
- Risk analysis and ethical decision-making
- Developing a business case
- Implementation and change processes
With these tools, you will be able to effectively apply digital innovations within your own healthcare organization.
Topics
- Clinical value assessment of digital health technologies, including HTA
- Risk assessment in eHealth (clinical, organizational, technical)
- Ethical considerations in digital healthcare
- Business case development
- Requirements specification and procurement strategy
- Product research and market analysis
- Methods for usability evaluation (formative and summative)
- Information security and privacy protection
- Implementation strategies, project and change management
- Testing, software lifecycle management, and monitoring of outcomes
Course details
This course is offered entirely through e-learning. The study programme provides clear weekly deadlines to complete the course within 8 weeks, but you also have the option to progress at your own pace, either faster or slower. In addition, you will work on assignments both individually and in groups with fixed deadlines.
Assessment consists of a written assignment and a subsequent oral defense. Course materials and assignments can be followed in either Dutch or English. Most of the literature is in English.
What will participants learn?
- Assess the clinical value of a digital innovation using the principles of Health Technology Assessment (HTA).
- Analyze and evaluate the potential clinical, technical, organizational, and ethical risks associated with digital innovations.
- Conduct a basic economic evaluation and interpret cost-effectiveness in the context of healthcare decision-making.
- Develop a structured business case for the implementation of a digital innovation.
- Create a comprehensive requirements specification covering functional, technical, legal, and organizational aspects.
- Evaluate usability using formative and/or summative assessment methods.
- Assess information security and privacy aspects of digital innovations.
- Apply principles of project management, stakeholder analysis, and risk management in digital innovation projects.
- Design and support implementation and change management strategies to promote adoption and use.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of a digital innovation on clinical, organizational, and user-centered outcomes.
Teachers
Dr. Harm Gijsbers (coordinator/teacher)
Mijs Buter (teacher)
Dr. Marieke Sijm (teacher)
Tuition fees
| Costs | Submission Deadline | Start Date | |
| Course fee* | € 2.400 | 19 Ocober 2026 |
26 October 2026 |
* a 25% discount rate applies to Amsterdam UMC employees
Fees and Funding
What’s included?
The program fee includes the examination fee and access to online study materials.
Payments
Each course will be charged by invoice after the start of the course.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel your registration free of charge until the start of the course. After the start of the course, refunds are no longer possible.
Funding
In the Netherlands, professionals who live and work in the country can apply for a loan for the program fee through the Lifelong Learning Credit (Levenlanglerenkrediet) at the Education Executive Agency (DUO).
Stay connected
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The Digital Health Implementation & Evaluation course is part of the national Microcredentials pilot. This means that after successfully completing one of these courses, you can obtain a digital certificate in the form of a microcredential. This recognized qualification adds value to individual learning units by ensuring the quality of the course and enables professionals to demonstrate acquired knowledge and skills to (future) employers or other educational institutions.
