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Health System Management
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:28.07.2022 16:34:46
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | MK_067 | LQF level: | Level 8 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Management; Business Management | Target Audience: | Management Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Tatjana Muravska | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Morphology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, aaiak rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061551 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 12 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 24 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 6 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Modern management theories and strategic management. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the study course is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of modern healthcare system management – its goals, objectives and basic principles of formation, as well as major topicalities in planning, management and provision of healthcare services. The course is focused on the health system and development of health policy. Students will learn about the health system framework, its types and elements that are based on the approach and recommendations of World Health Organisation (WHO) and other international organisations. Upon successful completion of the course, students will understand operational principles of health systems, the nature of reforms and development trends. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Aims, functions and objectives of the health system; WHO health systems framework. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Development of health policy and health reforms; health system regulation, its types and elements. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Evidence-based modern approaches to healthcare delivery. | Classes | 4.00 | RSU Library | |||||
| 4 | Analysis of a patient and outcome-oriented healthcare services systems and frameworks. | Classes | 4.00 | research location | |||||
| 5 | Indicators and a framework for assessing the performance of healthcare systems at systemic and service provider level. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Implementing evidence-based healthcare reforms. | Classes | 2.00 | RSU Library | |||||
| 7 | Planning of healthcare reforms, problem analysis, preparation of solutions. | Classes | 2.00 | RSU Library | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Aims, functions and objectives of the health system; WHO health systems framework. | Lectures | 0.75 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Development of health policy and health reforms; health system regulation, its types and elements. | Lectures | 1.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Evidence-based modern approaches to healthcare delivery. | Classes | 3.00 | RSU Library | |||||
| 4 | Analysis of a patient and outcome-oriented healthcare services systems and frameworks. | Classes | 3.00 | research location | |||||
| 5 | Indicators and a framework for assessing the performance of healthcare systems at systemic and service provider level. | Lectures | 0.75 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Implementing evidence-based healthcare reforms. | Classes | 1.50 | RSU Library | |||||
| 7 | Planning of healthcare reforms, problem analysis, preparation of solutions. | Classes | 1.50 | RSU Library | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | • Independent study of literature. • Collection of information and its analysis. • Discussion of results of an independent work. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | • Active participation during interactive lectures - 10%. • Solving individual and group case tasks – 40%. • Active participation in discussions – 50%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Doctoral students are able to demonstrate that they are familiar and understand the most current healthcare systems, their functions and goals, aims of health policy, principles and processes. They are able to demonstrate that they are familiar with the management of health systems and are able to identify key actors in the health sector and their interactions, analyse the types of health systems and their key features, and understand the workforce resources, technologies and service provision in health sectors. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Doctoral students are able to interpret health policy and health system goals independently; to explain how health systems are organized and managed by applying a comparative analysis in evaluation of various health systems and to make proposals for solving problems in healthcare systems. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Doctoral students are able to evaluate the importance of healthcare systems in improving the health level of population and to find different health policy recommendations for specific health systems based on an independent and critical analysis. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Bohm et al. Five types of OECD healthcare systems: Empirical results of a deductive classification. Health Policy, Volume 113, Issue 3, p258-269, December 2013. | ||||||||
| 2 | Veselības sistēmas pārejas periodā: Latvija. PVO, 2011, tulkots SPKC, 2012. Pieejams no: https://www.spkc.gov.lv/lv/starptautiskie-dokumenti/veselib… | ||||||||
| 3 | Figueras J., McKee M. Health Systems, health, wealth and Societal Well-being. European Observatory, 2012. Available from: http://www.euro.who.int/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/164383/… | ||||||||
| 4 | The World Health Report 2000 - Health systems: improving performance. Available from: http://www.who.int/whr/2000/en/ | ||||||||
| 5 | Kutzin J et.al. Implementing Health Financing reform. European Observatory, 2010. | ||||||||
| 6 | Roberts J. Getting Health Reform Right: A guide to improving performance and equity. Oxford University Press, 2008. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | On effective, accessible and resilient health systems. European Commission. Available from: https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files/systems_perf… | ||||||||
| 2 | Health Systems Governance in Europe. The Role of European Union Law and Policy. Cambridge University Press, 2010. | ||||||||
| 3 | Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series. Available from: http://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/partners/observatory/he… | ||||||||
| 4 | Heinemann S. et al. Managed competition in the Netherlands - A qualitative study. Health Policy, Vol. 109, Issue 2, p113-121. | ||||||||
| 5 | Paulus D. et al. Development of a national position paper for chronic care: Example of Belgium. Health Policy, Vol. 111, Issue 2, p105-109. | ||||||||
| 6 | Tsiachristas A. Exploring payment schemes used to promote integrated chronic care in Europe. Health Policy. Vol. 113, Issue 3, p296-304. | ||||||||
| 7 | De Bruin S. Comprehensive care programs for patients with multiple chronic conditions: A systematic literature review. Health Policy, Vol. 107, Issues 2-3, p108-145. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Health Policy Journal. Available from: http://www.hspm.org/hpj.aspx | ||||||||
| 2 | Health Policy and Planning. Available from: http://heapol.oxfordjournals.org/ | ||||||||
