Course Overview
This course focuses on applied healthcare product practice across both public-sector healthcare organizations and private-sector health technology companies. Learners develop the skills, frameworks, and judgment needed to implement and/or lead digital health products effectively in environments shaped by regulation, patient safety, clinical workflows, and complex stakeholder ecosystems. Core topics include operating in hybrid Product Manager/Product Owner roles; managing products across build, buy, and partner models; applying systems thinking to end-to-end clinical and operational workflows; integrating equity, usability, accessibility, and responsible design as core product responsibilities; and applying agile practices within healthcare-specific constraints. The course draws on realistic healthcare product scenarios from Canadian healthcare contexts and prepares learners for the realities of product leadership as it exists in healthcare today.
Prerequisite(s)
- recommended: 2 years + professional in healthcare and/or digital health technologies.
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$982.79
International fees are typically 3.4 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand healthcare product context: Explain how healthcare product management differs from general technology product management, including the roles of regulation, patient safety, clinical workflows, and ethical responsibility.
- Distinguish healthcare product roles: Differentiate the responsibilities of Product Managers and Product Owners in healthcare organizations across strategy, product thinking, and delivery execution.
- Translate healthcare needs into product decisions: Translate clinical, operational, and user needs into product decisions and roadmaps across internal products, vendor platforms (e.g., EMRs, CRMs), and enterprise systems.
- Analyze healthcare workflows and systems: Analyze healthcare workflows that span multiple digital systems and organizations, considering interoperability, integrations, and workflow impact.
- Evaluate risks and responsible product design: Evaluate usability, accessibility, equity, and ethical risks in healthcare digital products, including algorithmic bias, alert fatigue, and workflow misalignment.
- Apply agile delivery in healthcare environments: Apply agile product practices such as prioritization, backlog management, and iteration in healthcare product delivery across internal teams, vendors, and partners.
- Communicate product strategy and trade-offs: Communicate product vision, priorities, and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders while managing competing constraints.
- Demonstrate healthcare product leadership: Develop and present product decisions for realistic healthcare scenarios, applying course concepts and reflecting on personal product practice.
Effective as of Fall 2026
Course Offerings
Fall 2026
Below is one offering of DIGH 7800 for the Fall 2026 term.
CRN 52811
Dates
Sep 21 - Nov 27 Loading
- CRN 52811
- $982.79 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
Duration
10 weeks
Instructor
Rachel Barker
Course outline
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- In addition to the asynchronous online coursework, this course has a synchronous component with online classes Thursday evenings 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Pacific time. This course is eligible for students to receive funding through the StrongerBC future skills grant at www.bcit.ca/financial-aid/strongerbc-future-skills-grant/. Students will register for the course themselves and then apply for the StrongerBC future skills grant to cover payment (if eligible).
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Winter 2027
Below is one offering of DIGH 7800 for the Winter 2027 term.
CRN 93888
Dates
Jan 19 - Mar 23 Loading
- CRN 93888
- $982.79 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
Duration
10 weeks
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- Online classes are held on Tuesdays from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Pacific time. This course is eligible for students to receive funding through the StrongerBC future skills grant at www.bcit.ca/financial-aid/strongerbc-future-skills-grant/. Students will register for the course themselves and then apply for the StrongerBC future skills grant to cover payment (if eligible). The Winter 2027 StrongerBC future skills grant (FSG) will only be eligible for students continuing their FSG-eligible program that they started in Fall 2026.
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