Health Care Economics and Financing (SZF_113)
About Study Course
Learning outcomes
1.• To understand the importance and application of health economics in health policy formation and organization
• Understand the macroeconomic importance of health care
• To learn the application of health economics methods in the analysis and planning of health care processes
• To understand the limiting action of market factors in the field of health care and the formation of the market for health care services
• Understand the formation of demand, supply and prices in the healthcare sector
• Understand the formation of costs, prices and tariffs for health care services
• Learn the principles and types of health care financing and insurance
• To understand the economic aspects of creating payment systems for health care services.
1.• Describe the economic aspects of health systems: resource limitations, efficiency, productivity, etc.
• Apply margin analysis in the planning of health care services.
• Describe the formation of the health care services market, limited competition and those influencing it factors
• Analyze the supply demand-forming factors in health care.
• Analyze and calculate the costs of healthcare services
• Describe the principles of health care financing and insurance
• Describe the principles and methods of procuring healthcare services.
1.• Create a health policy based on the basic principles of health economics
• Introduce the principles of health care in the organization of health care
• Evaluate the economic parameters and efficiency of health systems
• Plan and propose solutions for health care financing
• Choose and apply methods of purchasing healthcare services.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Management | 1 | Master's | Required | Olav Goetz, Alina Dūdele | |
| Health Management | 1 | Master's | Required | Olav Goetz, Alina Dūdele |
