E-Learning in German hospitals

 Sustainable human resource and knowledge management plays an increasingly important role for quality assurance, staff development and sustainability in hospitals.

The aim of this research project is to analyse the status of implementation and objective of e-learning applications and so called learning management systems (LMS) in German hospitals. The first phase of the project aimed at presenting the current status. In this context, potentials from literature were compared with the objectives and areas of application in hospitals in 2014. These results were published in “Das Krankenhaus” in 2016.

The follow-up survey about the status of implementation and the beneficial factors of e-learning in German hospitals was conducted in November 2016. A publication of the results is in progress.

Further investigations are planned for 2018.

 Researchers: Vanessa-Emily Schoch, Christian Ernst

 Selected Publications:

• V.-E. Schoch mit A. Pangerl (2018). Digitalisierung im Krankenhaus: E-Learning auf dem Vormarsch. Das Krankenhaus.
• Prof. Dr. Christian Ernst, Martin Richter, Carola Mönch, Fabian Baerwigg, Andrea Beck (2016). Wissensmanagement und Personalentwicklung durch E-Learning in deutschen Krankenhäusern. Das Krankenhaus.
• M. Holderried, S. Vosskuehler, F. Holderried und V.-E. Schoch (2015). How EHealth can Improve Quality and Safety of Intersectoral Care? A Survey Based Study. ISQUA15-1255.