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2026/2027  KAN-CIHCO1005U  Health Care Innovation and Management

English Title
Health Care Innovation and Management

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory (also offered as elective)
Level Full Degree Master
Duration One Quarter
Start time of the course First Quarter
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Markets & Innovation
Programme MSc in Business Administration and Innovation in Health Care
Course coordinator
  • Claus Bøttcher Jørgensen - Department of Strategy and Innovation (SI)
Main academic disciplines
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Innovation
  • Strategy
Teaching methods
  • Blended learning
Last updated on 09/06/2026

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Learning objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
  • Explain key concepts and principles of innovation management in healthcare, including different approaches to developing and managing innovation and fostering an innovative culture.
  • Differentiate between the main contexts and sources of innovation in healthcare, including innovation driven by firms, non-profit organisations, medical professionals, patients, and informal caregivers..
  • Apply core concepts and frameworks of innovation management to understand how innovations are conceived, developed, and implemented in healthcare settings.
  • Analyse and articulate innovation management challenges and solutions in a healthcare context.t.
Prerequisites for registering for the exam (activities during the teaching period)
Number of compulsory activities which must be approved (see section 13 of the Programme Regulations): 1
Compulsory home assignments
During the course students are expected to perform case analysis in groups of 4 or 5 students and upload their case solutions. There will typically be 3 - 4 questions to be addressed in relation to each case (max 3 pages), and the students need to prepare a brief response. For preparing the response, students need to read the case and eventually discuss it with fellow students before answering the questions. To be admitted to the exam, 1 case analysis (done in groups) out of 2 has to be approved.
Examination
Health Care Innovation and Management:
Exam ECTS 7.5
Examination form Written sit-in exam on CBS' computers
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration 4 hours
Grading scale 7-point grading scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Winter
Aids Limited aids, see the list below:
The student is allowed to bring
  • An approved calculator. Only the models HP10bll+ or Texas BA ll Plus are allowed (both models are non-programmable, financial calculators).
  • Language dictionaries in paper format
The student will have access to
  • Advanced IT application package
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
The number of registered candidates for the make-up examination/re-take examination may warrant that it most appropriately be held as an oral examination. The programme office will inform the students if the make-up examination/re-take examination instead is held as an oral examination including a second examiner or external examiner.
Description of the exam procedure

Individual 4 hour written closed-books exam, 
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

Innovations in healthcare arise in a variety of contexts. Firms use innovation as an instrument of competition; non-profit organizations employ it to improve services or reduce costs; medical professionals innovate to enhance patient care; and patients and their informal caregivers often develop solutions to better cope with health conditions.

At the same time, the pace of technological advancement continues to accelerate. Artificial intelligence, robotics, and big data are transforming all industries, but their impact may be especially profound in healthcare. As these technologies evolve, hospitals and start-ups are discovering new ways to improve their services and, in some cases, fundamentally reshape the industry.

Across these diverse contexts, innovations are shaped by economic factors that influence how they are conceived, developed, implemented, and ultimately adopted by markets and users.

This course enables students to understand the fundamental principles and key concepts of innovation management, including essential management frameworks. It also explores different approaches to developing and sustaining an innovative culture, with a particular focus on the healthcare context. Furthermore, the course provides students with analytical tools that allow them to assess innovations and contribute to managerial decision-making from an economic perspective.
Research-based teaching
CBS’ programmes and teaching are research-based. The following types of research-based knowledge and research-like activities are included in this course:
Research-based knowledge
  • Classic and basic theory
  • Models
Research-like activities
  • Discussion, critical reflection, modelling
Description of the teaching methods
Teaching includes lecture-style classes, case discussion, in-class workshops with students presenting and actively participating in discussions around cases and/or exercises, and guest presentations by practitioners.
Feedback during the teaching period
Feedback will be given in connection with mandatory activities.
Student workload
lectures 36 hours
preparation for sessions 60 hours
Preparation of case analysis and written solutions 68 hours
Exam preparation and 4 hrs sit-in exam 44 hours
Last updated on 09/06/2026