Research activities play an important role. The research is focused on the process modeling of health facilities particularly in emergency situations, geographical information systems in emergency planning, telemedicine and medical visualization. Members of the department concentrate on development and application of information technologies in all the mentioned fields. By actively participating in both local and international conferences, the department has established valuable co-operations with national and foreign universities.
The department has been involved in international projects creating centers and methodology for education in health care management and for regional health policy.
Czech Science Foundation, Foundation of Ministry of Health, and Foundation of Ministry of Defence have supported the research projects.