Education Module 3: Finance and Management: Economics and Financing in Health Care
1800-ZP1-EKOFN-S2
Classes are conducted in the form of lectures and exercises.
As part of the course, students will acquire knowledge and skills in the field of microeconomic and macroeconomic aspects of health care, which will enable them to make rational and effective decisions within the course of the course.
Microeconomic aspects of the course include the analysis of consumer and producer decisions in the area of health care. Students learn about the criteria and premises for making these decisions by business entities in health care. The macroeconomic part of the course aims to familiarize students with the mechanisms of health care systems and will allow them to independently assess social and economic phenomena as well as state activities related to health and its protection.
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Term 2022/23Z:
Classes are conducted in the form of lectures and exercises.
As part of the course, students will acquire knowledge and skills in the field of microeconomic and macroeconomic aspects of health care, which will enable them to make rational and effective decisions within the course of the course.
Microeconomic aspects of the course include the analysis of consumer and producer decisions in the area of health care. Students learn about the criteria and premises for making these decisions by business entities in health care. The macroeconomic part of the course aims to familiarize students with the mechanisms of functioning of health care systems and will allow them to independently assess social and economic phenomena as well as state activities related to health and its protection
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Total student workload
1. Compulsory hours carried out with the participation of the teacher:
- participation in lectures – 15 h
- participation in exercises – 15 h
30 h = 1.2 ECTS
2. Time spent by the student on individual work:
- reading literature - 20h = 0.8 ECTS
Total effort: 50 h = 2 ECTS
Learning outcomes - knowledge
Knows and understands:
W1 - Has in-depth knowledge of the economic and financial aspects of modern healthcare systems (K_W04)
W2 - Knows the principles and conditions of allocation of limited resources in health care (K_W21)
W3 - Knows the methods of economic analysis used in health care (K_W24)
W4 - Knowledge of the most important theories and models in the field of health economics (K_W32)
Learning outcomes - skills
Can:
U1 - works with available data to elucidate socioeconomic factors affecting health (K_U15)
U2 - is characterized by effectiveness in managing one's own and co-workers' time (K_U19)
U3 - can assess the financial situation of a healthcare unit for the proper preparation of a business plan (K_U20)
U4 - can formulate a wide range of clear and detailed oral and written statements (in mother tongue and in a foreign language), as well as explain his/her position on matters under discussion, weighing the advantages and disadvantages of different solutions (including writing papers and delivering papers) (K_U23)
U5 - is able to responsibly design tasks intended for the group they lead, along with a proper explanation of the requirements for the staff and the conditions for planning the team's work, in order to ensure that the needs of patients or clients are met (K_U25)
U6 - can explain his/her position on matters under discussion, with regard to
Learning outcomes - social competencies
Is ready to/ma:
K1 - performs a critical analysis and interpretation of expert opinions, reports in the field of health policy, health economics and the state of health of the society (K_K04)
K2 - is aware of their professional and social role (K_K05)
Teaching methods
informative lecture
Problem-based lecture
didactic discussion
Case Studies
working on a task/project
Expository teaching methods
- participatory lecture
- informative (conventional) lecture
- problem-based lecture
Exploratory teaching methods
- project work
- practical
- case study
Online teaching methods
- exchange and discussion methods
- content-presentation-oriented methods
Prerequisites
The student should have basic knowledge of management and economics
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
Lecture:
Written exam (test: 0-10 points) – W1-W4, K1
Assessment criteria:
6 pts - DST
7 pts - dst+
8 points - db
9 points - db+
10 pts - very good
Exercise:
Evaluation of tasks/projects carried out as part of the exercises (0 – 10 points) – W2-W4, U1-U6
Assessment criteria:
4 points – dst.
5 points – dst+
6 points – db
7-8 pts – db+
9-10 pts - very good
Bibliography
1. Joseph E. Stiglitz Ekonomia sektora publicznego, wyd PWN, Warszawa 2017
2. S. Folland, A.C. Goodman, M. Stano, Ekonomia zdrowia i opieki zdrowotnej, wyd. 2, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2018.
3. J. Suchecka, Ekonomia zdrowia i opieki zdrowotnej, Wolters Kluwer 2010.
3. E. Nojszewska, System ochrony zdrowia w Polsce, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2015.
1. Finansowanie świadczeń opieki zdrowotnej, red. M. Dziubińska i in., CeDeWu, Warszawa 2014.
2. S. Devlin, S. Morris, D. Parkin, Ekonomia w ochronie zdrowia, wyd. 2, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa 2012.
3. I. Rudawska, Opieka zdrowotna. Aspekty rynkowe i marketingowe. PWN, Warszawa 2007.
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors,
localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: