ABOUT US

Digitalization in Healthcare

The digital transformation is opening up many new areas of activity for players in the healthcare industry and is also linked to issues of overarching social relevance. Innovative ways of organizing healthcare through the use of artificial intelligence, robotics, or 3D printing offer growth and design potential for companies. Overall, maintaining competitiveness, especially in international comparison, requires innovation and adaptability on the part of players and institutions in the healthcare industry.

The purpose of ATLAS

“Science-based solutions for practical challenges in the digital transformation of the healthcare industry”

The ATLAS research project started in October 2019 and, after three successful years, was extended in the summer of 2022 for another five years until 2027.

Funded by the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

The ATLAS team at Witten/Herdecke University

The ATLAS project is led by Prof. Dr. Sabine Bohnet-Joschko. The multidisciplinary scientific team combines expertise from the fields of health economics, industrial engineering, public health, law, management, nursing science, computer science, and social sciences.

The ATLAS team in July 2025 (from left to right: Carolin Berlich, Grigori Rogge, Mia Yang, Lennart Flüß, Prof. Dr. Sabine Bohnet-Joschko, Björn Gostmann, Lara Schmidt, Dr. Katharina Loboiko, Dr. Maarten Volkers)

Academic Mentoring

A scientific committee comprising experts in health research participates in a range of workshops and colloquia and contributes editorial articles to the ATLAS project.

Prof. Dr. Sabine Bohnet-Joschko

Dr. Maarten Volkers

Dr. Katharina Loboiko

Lennart Flüß

Carolin Berlich

Mia Jiming Yang

Grigori Rogge

Björn Gostmann

Hendrik Bensch

Dr. med. Alexandra Schulz

Dr. Christian Schnitzler

Prof. Dr. Claus Zippel

Prof. Dr. Oliver Gröne

Prof. Dr. Horst C. Vollmar

Prof. Dr. Werner Vogd

Prof. Dr. Christian Timmreck

Prof. Dr. Dr. Tade M. Spranger

Prof. Dr. Thomas Ostermann

Prof. Dr. Jan P. Ehlers

Prof. Dr. Bernhard Breil

ALUMNI

• Dr. Stephan Balling
• Dr. Lisa Korte
• Dr. Jonathan Koß
• Dr. Judith Kraushaar
• Dr. Thea Kreyenschulte
• Dr. Philipp Köbe
• Leila Mehulic
• Jan-Patrick Novoa Lill
• Dr. Katharina Pilgrim

University of Witten/Herdecke

The ATLAS project is based at the Faculty of Economics and Society, specifically at the Chair of Management and Innovation in Health Care in the Department of Management and Entrepreneurship. The chair team works on economic issues within and between organizations in the health care industry. The chair is a member of the Interdisciplinary Center for Health Services Research (IZVF) and is involved in describing, explaining, testing, and evaluating concepts that ensure high-quality healthcare.

More about the chair: www.uni-wh.de/MIG

More about Witten/Herdecke University: www.uni-wh.de