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You’re not alone.There are simple reasons why healthcare technology behaves the way it does, and they’re most probably not your fault.This course explains those reasons in plain language, using daily stories you’ll recognize from real work.
This programme is for anyone who:🍎 Works in hospitals, clinics, community care, or social services🍎 Supports care behind the scenes (admin, operations, IT, logistics, finance)🍎 Wants digital tools to make more senseNo technical background required.
🍎 Learn at your own pace
🍎 Short 5 - 7 minute lessons
🍎 Free (this is a social impact initiative)
🍎 Designed for busy health & social care roles
🍎 Zero technical skills required
🍎 No spam. Emails stop after programme ends
🍎 Created by a trusted practitioner professor
Day 1 - Digital ≠ Transformation
Why technology alone doesn’t solve problems.Day 2 - Data ≠ Understanding
Why dashboards don’t automatically lead to good decisions.Day 3 - Workflows ≠ Reality
Why “perfect on paper” collapses in real clinical settings.Day 4 - AI ≠ Magic
Why new tools fail when old foundations are weak.Day 5 - Speed ≠ Progress
Why rushing digital projects makes everything slower.
The Digital Health Innovator (Level 1) - Discovery, stands on its own.For those who want to go deeper, there’s an optional follow-on: Level 2 - Exploration, a 7-day journey that:🍎 Helps you notice early signs when systems or workflows aren’t working🍎 Helps you spot patterns behind recurring digital issues🍎 Builds a more intuitive “radar” for what might break laterIt’s completely free and only offered if you finish Level 1 and want to continue.
Start now! It’s free, and emails stop after the programme ends.
Digital health is often explained in technical, disconnected ways. Most people in health and social care never got a sensible introduction to the basics.So misunderstandings grow, frustrations repeat, and many assume the problem is them. It isn’t.This programme exists to reset the foundation, to give anyone working in or around health a clearer, calmer way to think about digital tools and systems.
The Digital Health Innovator (Level 1) - Discovery aims to:🍎 Give every role (clinical or non-clinical) the clarity they should have had from the start.🍎 Explain why digital tools (including AI) feel the way they do.🍎 Show that the logic behind “annoying” systems is understandable.🍎 Build shared language and confidence around digital health.This is not a technical course. It’s a clarity course.
🍎 Anyone working in hospitals, clinics, community care or social services🍎 People supporting care: admin, operations, IT, scheduling, logistics, finance🍎 Team members who keep healthcare moving behind the scenes🍎 Anyone who wants digital tools to feel less confusingNo technical background required.
No prior digital health training needed.
🍎 5 daily lessons delivered by email🍎 Each lesson takes around 5 - 7 minutes to go through🍎 Story-based explanations drawn from real work settings🍎 No jargon, no pressure, no technical pre-requisites🍎 Emails stop automatically after the programme ends. Unless you ask to hear more
Each lesson explains one common misconception about digital health, using familiar stories from real-world settings.
🍎 Technology is only one part of change. Real transformation happens when people, workflows and policies shift.🍎 We unpack why projects that “go live” don’t always deliver change, and why that’s not the fault of staff on the ground.
🍎 You can collect all the data in the world and still miss the story.🍎 We explore how context, workflows and people shape what data actually means, and why dashboards don’t automatically lead to good decisions.
🍎 Paper and PowerPoint describe workflows.🍎 Real clinical environments follow human behaviour, workarounds and constraints.🍎 We look at the gap between policy and practice, and why systems crack there.
🍎 AI is not a miracle. It needs good data, clear goals and responsible oversight.🍎 We talk about how AI sits on top of existing systems and what happens when the basics aren’t in place.
🍎 Going fast without direction leads to rework, frustration and waste.🍎 We explore the tension between timelines, change fatigue and sustainable progress.
🍎 Understand why digital tools often feel confusing or disconnected from reality🍎 See how real-world work shapes how systems behave and where they break🍎 Recognise the logic behind common frustrations with digital health tools🍎 Distinguish between good intentions and real outcomes in digital projects🍎 Hold clearer, calmer conversations about digital health and change
The Digital Health Innovator (Level 1) - Discovery, stands on its own.For those who want to go deeper, there’s an optional follow-on: Level 2 - Exploration, a 7-day journey that:🍎 Helps you notice early signs when systems or workflows aren’t working🍎 Helps you spot patterns behind recurring digital issues🍎 Builds a more intuitive “radar” for what might break laterIt’s completely free and only offered if you finish Level 1 and want to continue.
Is the Digital Health Innovator series really free?
Yes. Both levels are completely free as part of a social impact initiative to support the health and social care workforce.How long does each lesson take?
Each lesson takes around 5–7 minutes to go through.How long does the course run?
Level 1 runs for 5 days. If you choose to continue, Level 2 runs for another 7 days.Do I need any technical background?
No. There’s no coding, no technical pre-requisites and no assumption of prior digital health training.Will I get spammed with emails?
No. Emails stop automatically after the programme ends unless you choose to hear more.Who is this programme for?
Anyone working in or around health and social care - including clinical staff, admin, operations, IT, coordination, logistics and management.What’s the moment of truth I'll experience after completing Level 1?
“Oh… so that’s why.”What’s the moment of truth I'll experience after completing Level 2?
“Now I can see the early signs.”
Still curious? The simplest way to find out if it helps is to try it.
Note:
🔹Beta sign-up has closed (selected beta testers will be notified soon)🔹We’re in the final stages of testing and fine-tuning Level 1🔹More updates soon, stay tuned
🔹Designed for busy healthcare teams🔹Emails stop after the programme ends
If you’re reading this, you’re now part of Level 1, a short, simple series designed to help you understand why digital tools in health and social care often feel frustrating.Before we begin, here’s what to expect.
What this course is (and isn’t)🍎This is not a technical course
🍎There are no systems to learn
🍎No tools to master
🍎No right or wrong answersInstead, this course focuses on understanding - the kind that helps things finally make sense.Each lesson is built around familiar situations from real work, explained clearly and without jargon.
How the next 5 days will work🍎You’ll receive one email a day
🍎Each lesson takes about 5–7 minutes to read
🍎You can read it anytime, at your own pace
🍎There’s nothing to submit and no homework
🍎You don’t need to reply to these emailsIf you miss a day, that’s completely fine.
Just continue when it suits you.
How to get the most out of thisYou don’t need to remember everything.If nothing else, just read the key takeaway in each lesson.
That alone is enough.Everything else is optional (reflection, questions, or simply sitting with the idea).
One important thing to knowIf something resonates, it’s not because you’re “behind.”It’s because many people were never given a clear explanation in the first place.That’s what this course is here to change.
Lesson 1 starts now🍎Lesson 1 should be in your inbox already.🍎 If you can’t find the email, please check your Spam / Junk / Promotions folder.🍎 If it’s there, mark it as “Not spam” (or move it to Inbox) so you don’t miss the next lessons.Enjoy Lesson 1!Dr. Adam CHEE
Creator, The Digital Health Innovator (TDHI)
A Social Impact Initiative
Why it’s free
The Digital Health Innovator series (Level 1 & Level 2) is free by design.It is created as a social impact initiative to support the health and social care workforce.Every role matters. Everyone deserves clarity. Knowledge shouldn’t be locked behind jargon, complexity or paywalls.This is one way of giving back to the people who keep our care systems running.
About the creator
Hi, I’m Dr. Adam Chee, an award winning (e.g. Microsoft Certified Professional Hall of Fame. HIMSS Future50 - Innovation Leader & HIMSS Changemaker in Health), practitioner professor who has spent decades bridging healthcare, people and technology.My work centres on one idea: digital health should serve people, not confuse them.As a pioneer in digital health transformation, I’ve spent over two decades helping governments, NGOs, startups and multinationals use data, technology and design to transform care models across Asia Pacific and the Middle East.I’m also an AI Master Trainer for ASEAN, advise organisations such as WHO and APEC on digital health and health data, teach at various universities, and speak globally on digital health innovation and sustainable adoption.This programme is part of that commitment: making digital health understandable for everyone, not just those with technical training.
Where this came from
The Digital Health Innovator series builds (mainly) on three earlier initiatives:
1) Mini-HI™ (Mini Health Informatician)🍎 A specialized in-person program (2014 to 2020) across Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Dubai and Saudi Arabia.🍎 Helped professionals distinguish Health Informatics from Health IT, collaborate better, optimize clinical workflow, apply standards and use informatics to improve health outcomes.🍎 Spin-offs included:■ A localized Mini-HI offered exclusively via National University of Singapore (2015 to 2020)
■ Executive Certificate in Digital Health for SingHealth Polyclinics (2019)
■ Digital Health & Health Informatics offered via Nanyang Polytechnic (2019)
■ Health Informatics Jumpstart, an in-house course for Synapxe (2022 - 2023)Limitation: required time, budget and physical attendance.2) RDHI (Rethinking Digital Health Innovation)🍎 Weekly LinkedIn series (2025) demystifying digital transformation.🍎 Highlighted that innovation goes beyond just IT or AI.🍎 Shared practical insights for cross-disciplinary collaboration.Limitation: LinkedIn isn’t widely used by health professionals.3) Error 404: Care Not Found©🍎 Weekly comic series on LinkedIn (2025).🍎 Used humour and storytelling to surface real-world challenges of AI in health: data deluge, algorithmic bias, digital fatigue, governance, and more.Limitation: LinkedIn isn’t widely used by health professionals.The Digital Health Innovator series takes the lessons from all three: high-impact content in a more accessible, email-based format, at no cost.
Short lessons. Clear explanations. No jargon.