Objectives and competences
Students enchance their knowledge in the field of finance and know how to apply it to examples from the health sector and assessments of investments in healthcare. Adopt an applicitively useful approach to assessing the performance of health systems.
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Priority setting and rationing in Healthcare
2. Suppliers of Healthcare Services
3. Hospital Services and Efficiency
4. Financial Statement Analysis
5. Cost-effectiveness, Cost-utility
6. Budget Impact Analysis
7. Capital Healthcare Investments
8. The Investment Decision
9. Measuring performace
Learning and teaching methods
lectures; case studies; discussion; individual study
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Students in this course:
1. Systematically upgrade their knowledge of the financial operations of healthcare providers (PILO 2a).
2. Compare and analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare providers' financial operations (PILO 2a, PILO 2b).
3. Critically analyse complex, incomplete and contradictory views on health sector financial issues and understandably explain the results of their critical analysis (PILO 2b, PILO 2c, PILO 3a).
4. Gain the ability to search for and synthesize new information and financial data of healthcare providers and the ability to place them in an appropriate professional framework (PILO 3a).
5. Are aware of the ethical and professional responsibility of healthcare providers and decision-makers in health systems (PILO 4a).
6. Critically assess the sustainable and social impact of the health sector (PILO 4b).
The PILO label (i.e., Programme Intended Learning Outcomes) defines the contribution of each listed intended learning outcome of a course towards achieving the general and/or subject-specific competencies or learning outcomes acquired through the programme.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Students in this course:
1. Systematically upgrade their knowledge of the financial operations of healthcare providers (PILO 2a).
2. Compare and analyse the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare providers' financial operations (PILO 2a, PILO 2b).
3. Critically analyse complex, incomplete and contradictory views on health sector financial issues and understandably explain the results of their critical analysis (PILO 2b, PILO 2c, PILO 3a).
4. Gain the ability to search for and synthesize new information and financial data of healthcare providers and the ability to place them in an appropriate professional framework (PILO 3a).
5. Are aware of the ethical and professional responsibility of healthcare providers and decision-makers in health systems (PILO 4a).
6. Critically assess the sustainable and social impact of the health sector (PILO 4b).
The PILO label (i.e., Programme Intended Learning Outcomes) defines the contribution of each listed intended learning outcome of a course towards achieving the general and/or subject-specific competencies or learning outcomes acquired through the programme.
Readings
Temeljna študijska literatura (Compulsory textbooks):
1. Peter Zweifel, Friedrich Breyer, Mathias Kifmann (2009). Health Economics. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68540-1 (izbrana poglavja)
2. Bernd Rechel, Jonathan Erskine, Barrie Dowdeswell, Stephen Wright, Martin McKee. (2009). Capital investment for health- Case studies from Europe. World Health Organization on behalf of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Pridobljeno 26. aprila 2023: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/326419/9789289041782-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y.
3. (OECD 2021): Capital expenditure in the health sector. In: Health at a Glance: Europe 2020 : State of Health in the EU Cycle. Pridobljeno 26 aprila 2023: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/82129230-en.pdf?expires=1682421721&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=E3FF2278A7E847BB5E02B8D6BAAD27B9.
4. Murray, C. J. & Frenk, J. (?2000)?. A framework for assessing the performance of health systems. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 78 (?6)?, 717 - 731. World Health Organization. Pridobljeno 26. aprila 2023: https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/268164.
Dodatna študijska literatura (Additional textbooks):
1. William N. Zelman, Michael J. McCue, Noah D. Glick, Marci S. Thomas (2020). Financial Management of Health Care Organizations: An Introduction to Fundamental Tools, Concepts and Applications, 5th Edition (izbraa poglavja). Wiley.
Additional information on implementation and assessment Written exam or midterm tests (70%)
Seminar work (30%)
Written exam or midterm tests - written exam or two midterm tests
Seminar work - writing an individual seminar paper or case study and oral presentation.
