HEALTH ECONOMICS
| Title | ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΑ ΤΗΣ ΥΓΕΙΑΣ / HEALTH ECONOMICS |
| Code | ΠΑ20 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Economics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Aglaia lila Antonopoulou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100001242 |
Programme of Study: PPS Administration and Economy (2013-today)
Registered students: 12
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic and Regional Development | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| International and European Economics | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2016 – 2017 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600068178
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600068178
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- French (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
At the undergraduate level: Health Economics, Public Economics, Microeconomics III, Macroeconomics III
Learning Outcomes
Those who intended to work in the health sector, to gain the greatest possible familiarization with the particular problems of the area and to handle the methods of cost control.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Aim of the course: The introduction of students to economic tools used in health issues and into relevant literature.
Contents: The teaching of this course begins with an introduction concerning the subject of Health Economics and the speculations which arise from the research of this scientific area. An attempt is also made at analyzing the diachronic course taken by the health expenditure made in the developed world as well as an examination of the factors that influenced their rapid growth. Another section is devoted to health policy and the reformation of the health systems in Europe as well as the study of the Greek health system. The methods used for the economic evaluation of health care programmes constitute a distinctive section of our teaching aiming to provide students with a general knowledge of economic evaluation and its meaning regarding decision making at all levels of health care. Last but not least, a section is devot-ed to hospitals, mainly to their financing and administration
Keywords
Health, economy, economics, policy, evaluation, quality
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Access to he Blackboard - Email communication
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 120 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 12 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 13 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 15 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 180 |
Student Assessment
Description
Student work during the year, work which primes the final extent, final written exam
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
- Beresniak A., G. Duru, Economie de la Santé, Masson, 1992.
- «Dix ans d’ avancées en économie de la Santé» actes des XIXes journées des
Economistes de la Santé Français, John Libbey Eurotext, 1997.
- Feldstein P J, “Health Care Economics”, Delmar Publishers, 1988.
- Fuchs V., The Health Economy, Harvard University Press, 1986.
- Johnson – Lans Shirley, A Health Economics Primer, Pearson Educations, 2005.
- Player S., «Activity-based analyses lead to better decision making. (cost management strategies in the health care industry)», στο Healthcare Financial Management, 1998.
- Rice T., Τα Οικονομικά τα Υγείας σε επανεξέταση, Εκδόσεις ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ, 2006
- Tanti – Hardouin N., Economie de la Santé, Armand Colin, 1994.
- Williams A. (Ed), Health and economics, Macmillan Press, 1987.
- Wolper F. Lawrence, Διοίκηση Υπηρεσιών Υγείας, εκδ.Mediforce, 2001.
- Αντωνοπούλου Λ.,Οικονομία της υγείας. Θεωρητικές προσεγγίσεις και πολιτικές για το ελληνικό σύστημα υγείας,
Gutenberg, 2014.
- Καλογεροπούλου Μ., Μουρδουκούτας Π. ‘Υπηρεσίες Υγείας. Συστήματα, χρηματοδότηση, αγορά’. Κλειδάριθμος, 2007
- Κυριόπουλος Γ.(επιμέλεια), η Πολιτική της υγείας στην Ελλάδα, στο σταυροδρόμι των επιλογών, Θεμέλιο, Αθήνα 1995.
- Οικονόμου Χ., Οι σύγχρονες εξελίξεις στα συστήματα υγείας. Προβλήματα και τάσεις, στο συλλογικό έργο του: ‘Η μεταρρύθμιση του κοινωνικού κράτους’, επιμέλεια: Σακελλαρόπουλος Θ., εκδ. Κριτική, 1999.
- Σούλης, Οικονομική της Υγείας, Εκδόσεις Παπαζήσης, 1998.
- Τούντας Γ., Πολιτική Υγείας, Οδυσσέας, 2002.
- Υφαντόπουλος Γ., Τα Οικονομικά της Υγείας, Τυπωθήτω, 2003.
- Σουλιώτης Κ. (επιμέλεια), Πολιτική και οικονομία της υγείας, Παπαζήσης, 2007.
- Χατζηανδρέου Ε., Σουλιώτης Κ., (επιμέλεια), Μεταρρυθμίσεις Συστημάτων Υγείας, Παπαζήσης, 2005.
- Σουλιώτης Κ., Οικονομικές ανισότητες και πολιτική υγείας, Παπαζήσης, 2007.
Last Update
05-05-2017
