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The course of Financial and Economic Management of Health Organizations introduces the economic concepts of healthcare market, while explaining the reasons for the failure of healthcare market. The issues of the course contain the elasticity of supply and demand, prices and income, cost of production, financing and evaluation of programs and health policies.
Also, this course develops the factors that determine supply and demand of health services while analyzing the trends in health costs and economics of healthcare.
Also, it focuses on health care financing and cost of hospital care. Finally, it shows how to assess the financial situation of health services. |
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At the conclusion of this course the students will be able to develop an understanding of:
- the relevance of economic concepts in the health care sector
- the financing of health care system and the provision of services
- the concept of economic evaluation and the issues related to health outcomes measurement.
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- Introduction of Health Economics
- The Demand For Health Care Services
- Supply of Health Services
- Health Expenditures
- Health Care Financing
- The Cost of Hospital Care
- Human Resources for Health Planning
- Human Resources for Health Management
- Health Information System
- Economic Evaluation
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All didactic material is located in the Books and Articles section of the Module. |
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By the end of the Module you have to submit a 2000 word essay on the following topic:
“What are the main issues that a manager should consider when he/she is responsible for the economic management of a health organisation?”. |
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Professor/Tutor responsible for teaching
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