Health Economics (SL_110)
About Study Course
Learning outcomes
1.Students will:
• Explain the foundations and scope of cost and efficiency analyses.
• List how efficiency analyses can be used in formulation of public policy.
• Define what information is needed to do analyses.
• Describe empirical methods that are in use in the health care area.
• Outline the theory, principles and methods of economic evaluation.
• Explain basic cost concepts and methods for analysing uncertainty.
• Distinguish methods for modelling and collection of data for economic evaluation, as well as methods for monetary valuations of health improvements.
1.Students will be able to:
• Apply production theory, incl. cost functions, efficiency and productivity concepts.
• Choose statistical tools for analysing costs, productivity and efficiency.
• Use empirical productivity analyses of hospital data.
• Perform a basic economic evaluation.
• Select medical interventions according to the decision rules of cost-effectiveness analysis.
• Calculate costs and health outcomes of different medical interventions.
• Develop a decision model Judgement and approach.
• Assess the choice of methods for economic evaluation of health care programmes.
• Reflect on the role of health economic evaluation for different actors in society.
1.Students will be competent to:
• Calculate efficiency and cost estimates based on provided data, critically analyse them and, if necessary, carry out additional analysis.
• Judge and discuss the relevance and limitations of empirical efficiency and performance measures, demonstrating awareness of the potential impact of professional activity on society.
• Assess and interpret cost-effectiveness studies, integrating knowledge from different areas.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biostatistics | 2 | Master's | Limited choice |
