Digital Health Systems

Course information

The course strategy consists of discussions of actual best practices related to:

Market tendencies, business models, Competitive positioning, Project / Objectives definition, SoW, Deliveries, Benefits Scenarios, Impact evaluation, Selection of best alternative.
Discussion of several perspectives on creation, design and implementation of Digital Healthcare Systems in general and how these systems impact related incumbents.
Sharing of specific experiences from previous implemented systems from Large Hospitals down to small communities healthcare actual services availability.
Basic research on similar (or new) problematic areas challenge scenarios, identifying “pain-points”, opportunities to be solved and potential solution strategies.
Challenge to develop in Teams (3 persons) own invented project to solve any of the identified pain-points in the Healthcare system of your interest proposing at least one disruptive solution to that identified pain. From “as is” all the way “to be”.

There will be a mid-term evaluation after project definition consisting of a Team presentation of First project definition, SOW and potential deliveries applying concepts discussed on first phase of the course.

Course contents

• Intro Session October 21, 2024:

  Introduction, Course Objectives, Structure, Syllabus. Personal presentations, Teams configuration, Q's & A's.

• Session 1. October 28, 2024. Competitive Advantage on Healthcare.:

  Competitive Advantage on Healthcare. Competitive Analysis, Value in Healthcare, Value Proposal, Value Chains applied to Healthcare.

• Session 2, Homologation of concepts on: Competitive Analysis. November 4, 2024 (Virtual Class).:

  Homologation of concepts on: Competitive Analysis, Principles of Positioning. Influence of Internet. Value and Value Chain. Examples. Competitive Analysis on Healthcare: Creation of Value.

• Session 3. Competition in Healthcare, Definition of Goals, Value proposal and Value Chain. November 11, 2024.:

  1. On Competition in Healthcare, Definition of Goals, Value proposal and Value Chain. 2. Analysis and discussion "Value Based Health Care Delivery" by Michael Porter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRkhppxZzL0 3. Video on Healthcare value by Micael E Porter / https://www.isc.hbs.edu/resources/Pages/video.aspx#popup

• Session 4.Digital Health Care Projects. First presentations. November 18, 2024.:

  Digital Health Care Projects. First Draft presentations by Students. Summary of First Part of the Course and 1. Proposals of Projects by Team (First view and DRAFT of: Summary of DISCUSSIONs on OBJECTIVES ; DEFINITION of VALUE, VALUE PROPOSAL; VALUE CHAIN).

• Session 5. DIGITAL HEALTH PROJECTS: SOME EXAMPLES (new). November 25, 2024:

  DIGITAL HEALTH PROJECTS: SOME EXAMPLES

• SESSION 6. MID-TERM EXAM REVIEW. Second round of Project Presentations, Steps towards: SECOND PART. December 2, 2024. :

  MID-TERM EXAM REVIEW / STEPS TOWARDS: SECOND PART ( APPLIED PROJECT MANAGEMENT ( PMI ) / FINANCIAL SCENARIOS / EXECUTIVE PRESENTATION / EXAMPLES )

• SESSION 7. SECOND ROUND OF PROJECTS PRESENTATIONS BY STUDENTS WITH CANVAS MODEL AND FINANCE SCENARIOS: December 9, 2024.:

  CANVAS BUSINESS MODEL (SECOND ROUND) / PROJECT MANAGEMENT / FINANCE SCENARIOS / PROJECT EXAMPLE

• SESSION 8. ERP, CRM, SCM, IMPLEMENTATIONS IN HCS. December 16, 2024.:

  ERP IMPLEMENTATION and PROJECT MANAGEMENT REVIEW. BUSINESS CASE: SURVIVING AN ERP IMPLEMENTATION / VLF - CALI COLOMBIA /

• SESSION 9. Digital transformation in Healthcare / an SAP implementation / Overseas Cases: India Children, Singapore NUC-Institute. January 6, 2025.:

  Continuation of an ERP/SAP implementation / Overseas Cases: Children disabilities in India, NUC Innovative Healthcare in Singapore

• SESSION 10. PRESENTATIONS BY STUDENTS (FINAL REVIEW & FINAL REHERSAL). January 13, 2025.:

  FINAL Discussion of actual cases in detail. Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Closing. PRESENTATIONS BY STUDENTS (FINAL REVIEW & REHERSAL).

• SESSION 11. PRESENTATIONS BY STUDENTS (FINAL REVIEW / FINAL REHERSAL). REVIEW OF FORMATS FOR EVALUATION AND CO-EVALUATION. January 20, 2025.:

  PROJECTS PRESENTATION BY STUDENTS ( (FINAL REVIEW TOWARDS FINAL EXAM) . EVALUATION AND CO-EVALUATION FORMATS.

• SESSION 12. January 27, 2025: FINAL EXAM / PROJECTS PRESENTATION / END OF COURSE.:

  FINAL CASES ANALYSIS: "A new alliance for global change" AND "Fighting Fragmentation in Healthcare_ A Modest Proposal"

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