Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Health Economics Instruments for Increasing the Efficiency of Health Care Services
Course Code
VVDG_033
Branch of Science
Economics and Business
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Management Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Daiga Behmane
Structure Unit Manager
Daiga Behmane
Structural Unit
Health Management Teaching Group
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga
About Study Course
Objective
The overall objective of this course is to provide the students with advanced knowledge on Health Economics and how it is related to the planning and provision of Health Care Services. Due to the scarcity of resources an efficient use of resources is crucial, especially to ensure universal access to Health Care Services. In addition to basic definitions advanced concepts of Health Economics applied to stimulate the efficiency of Health Care Services will be provided.
Preliminary Knowledge
Basic knowledge of health economics and health care organization
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of the course the students will: - be familiar with the theories of Health Economics and efficiency in health care - get the basic foundations of Health Economics and the relevance for Health Care Services - be able to recognize and use the potential of techniques and tools which might help to improve Health Care Services - know the basic elements of Process Management - know the basic elements of Personnel calculation methods - be able to understand Health Care System behavior and how to react on system changes
Skills
1.The students will be able to: - use economic concepts in the analysis of Health Care Services - understand possible areas of implementation of Process-Management, Personnel calculation in Health Care Services; - understand the economics of Health Care Institutions and how specified tools might help to solve problems in Health Economics and Health Management; - analyze situations and recognize problems regarding Health Management and justify if and how techniques from Process-Management, Health Care Service Delivery might be useful to overcome these obstacles - apply Health Economics tools and “hands on” exercises related to increase of efficiency in Health Sector
Competences
1.Students will be able to: - increase efficiency in Health Care Service planning and provision - identify and solve problems in Health Care provision using innovative tools - provide decision making support in Health Care sector
Assessment
Individual work
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• Independent acquisition of scientific literature
• Collection, analysis and presentation of information
• Interactive online group discussion
• Case analysis, description and presentation
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Examination
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• At least 50% attendance at lectures
• Activity during interactive lessons and online discussions;
• Accuracy and deadlines of individual works;
• Exam: an individual written report (10 pages long) in which the student describes the application of health economics tools to increase the efficiency of health care service planning and delivery. The evaluation of the examination report consists of (1) evaluation of the theoretical knowledge (20%); (2) assessment of the appropriateness of the health economic tools applied (30%); (3) completeness and clarity of analysis and recommendations (30%); (4) compliance with the requirements of the academic work (10%); presentation skills (10%).
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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Health Economics Conceptual Issues
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Health Economics Conceptual Issues
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The concept of efficiency in health care
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The concept of efficiency in health care
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Auditorium
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Health care services market failure and regulation
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Health care services market failure and regulation
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Health Care Services production function
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Health Care Services production function
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Techniques to be applied in Health Care Services planning and provision
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Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) tool
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Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) tool
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Law, A. M. (2015) Simulation modeling and analysis. 5th Edition, Boston.
2.
Guinness, L., Wiseman, V. Introduction to Health Economics (section 5). 2nd Edition. Open University Press
3.
Ozcan, Yasar A. (2017) Analytics and Decision Support in Health Care Operations Management. 3rd Edition, Wiley
4.
Buttigieg, S. C., Dey, P. K., Gauci, D. (2016) “Business process management in health care: current challenges and future prospects.”, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Health. 3 1-13
5.
Hilier F. S., Lieberman G. J. (2014) Introduction to Operations Research. 10th Edition, McGraw-Hill: Boston MA.
Additional Reading
1.
Goetz, O., Michalowsky, B., Flessa, S. (2016) Perioperative Analysis of Surgical Processes. In: “Economics & Sociology”, Vol. 9, No. 3
2.
Salmon, A., Rachuba, S., Briscoe, S., Pitt, M. (2018) A structured literature review of simulation modelling applied to Emergency Departments. In: Operations Research for Health Care (in press)
3.
Rachuba, S., Salmon, A., Zhelev, Z., Pitt, M. (2018) Redesigning the diagnostic pathway for chest pain patients in emergency departments. In: Health Care Management Science, 21(2):177-191.
4.
Jun, J. B., Jacobson, S. H., Swisher, J. R. (1999) “Application of discrete-event simulation in health care clinics: A survey.” Journal of the Operational Research Society 50 (2):109-123
5.
Goetz, O., Schmidt, J. O., Broch, Alvarez V., Blackaby, S., Seksenbaeva, D. (2022) Using the Workload Indicator of Staffing Need (WISN) – Method to model the HR requirements and costs of Health Care Services in Kyrgyzstan, 8th International Multidisciplinary Research Conference “Society.Health.Welfare 2021” Part I
6.
Value for Money in Health Spending. OECD Health Policy Studies
7.
World Health Organization. Workload Indicators of Staffing Need: User’s Manual, Geneva: WHO Press; (2010)
Other Information Sources
1.
World Health Organization. Workload indicators of staffing need (WISN): selected country implementation experiences, (2016)