Digital Health FAQ

What are the similarities between the Bachelor of Technology (Digital Health) and Bachelor of Technology (Business Systems Development) programs?

  • Both focus on software development and technology management
  • Both are targeted for Business Technology Management Accreditation
    (BT-BSD – general BTM Accreditation, BT-DH – Digital Health BTM Accreditation)
  • Both aimed at the entry level “High Tech” job market
  • Both provide a skill set to enable rapid growth into technology management positions and lateral changes between technical and business administration positions.

What are the differences between the Bachelor of Technology (Digital Health) and Bachelor of Technology (Business Systems Development) programs?

Digital Health

  • You will gain a strong solid foundation in software development and programming, technology management for the health care sector.
  • Business and finance skills to support BTM Digital Health accreditation.
  • Skills are taught to enable ease of communication, tech support, programming and technology management in digital health and health care systems including but not limited to patient records systems.
  • Targeted but not limited to specialized health care sector technology related positions in software development, digital health technical management, and business technology management in the health care sector.

Business Systems Development

  • You will gain a strong, solid foundation in software development and programming, technology management and business and finance, culminating in exposure to the applications of artificial intelligence in business systems.
  • The program is targeted at various entry level positions in software development, technical management, business technology management
  • General accreditation for Business Technology Management

What will I learn in the program?

You will learn and development skills in: Software development, business systems, health care systems and support, technology acquisitions, project management for IT, security principles and practices and ethics as it relates to the health care sector and digital health.

Further, you will learn specific health care sector skills relating to digital health: legal codes, standards, and ethics, digital health solutions and the impact on business practices, quality of care and patient safety, and assess how differing value judgments in healthcare business and technology management impact digital health decision-making.

What makes this program unique?

  • No other programs are providing BTM digital health accreditation complimented with significant health care sector software development, programming, project management and technology management skills.
  • May acquire experiential learning of major health care sector software systems
  • Targeted (but not limited too) entry level: health care sector software development, analysis, programming, technology support positions.