Digital Health
Explore how digital innovation — from telehealth and wearables to AI and big data — is transforming the way health care is delivered, accessed and experienced.
Overview
Technology is reshaping health care faster than ever — changing how patients are diagnosed, treated and cared for. Digital Health, from Harvard Online, helps you make sense of this transformation and understand how digital innovation can improve access, quality and cost of care.
From telemedicine and wearables to AI, big data and connected devices, you'll explore the technologies driving change — and what it takes to adopt them responsibly, safely and at scale.
What you'll learn
- The forces driving the digital health revolution
- Key technologies — telehealth, wearables, AI, EHRs
- How data and connected tools transform care
- How digital health affects access, quality and cost
- Privacy, regulation and trust in digital health
- How to evaluate, adopt and lead digital solutions
Course content
What's driving the shift to digital health, and why it matters for patients and organisations.
Telemedicine, wearables, electronic health records and the tools reshaping the patient journey.
How data and AI power smarter diagnosis, prediction and personalised care.
How digital health can widen access, raise quality and reduce cost — and where it falls short.
The privacy, security and regulatory questions every digital health solution must answer.
How to evaluate, implement and lead digital health initiatives that actually deliver.
Who it's for
This course is ideal for health care professionals and leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs, and anyone working at the intersection of health and technology.
No technical background is required — the focus is on understanding and applying digital health, not building it.
Your certificate
On successful completion, you'll earn an official certificate from Harvard — a globally recognised credential you can add to your CV and LinkedIn to demonstrate your digital health expertise.
Shape the future of care.
Enrol in Digital Health, or talk to an advisor about the right Harvard course for your goals.