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CODE 60069
ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR SECS-P/02
LANGUAGE Italiano
TEACHING LOCATION
SEMESTER 2° Semester
PREREQUISITES
Propedeuticità in ingresso
Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami:
  • Economics 8699 (coorte 2014/2015)
  • MICROECONOMICS 41126 2014
  • MACROECONOMICS 55648 2014
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Course description

The course is aimed at deepening the understanding of the principles of economic policy in the health sector with particular reference to concrete cases designed to evaluate the introduction of new technologies and the impact of certain instruments of health policy (different modes of remuneration of regulators, rules for the allocation and cost standard mode of co-payment)

In details:

  1. Methods for the economic analysis of health care systems
  2. Socio-economic conditions and deprivation
  3. Allocative efficiency, cost-benefit analysis, Health Technology Assessment
  4. Production efficiency, analysis of the production costs. Care pathways.
  5. Individual and collective choices (demand vs need, public financing vs. public production
  6. Financing and standard cost; monitoring assistance levels
  7. Parametric and non parametric model to assess efficiency (Data Envelopment Model)
  8. Method for economic evaluation in health care

 

Only the first 6 topics are required to obtain 6 CFU

TEACHING METHODS

Lessons and case studies;  work in groups and software applications for 9 CFU

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

"The course is aimed at deepening the understanding of the principles of economic policy in the health sector with particular reference to concrete cases designed to evaluate the introduction of new technologies and the impact of certain instruments of health policy (different modes of remuneration of regulators, rules for the allocation and cost standard mode of co-payment)
In details:
1. Methods for the economic analysis of health care systems
2. Socio-economic conditions and deprivation
3. Allocative efficiency, cost-benefit analysis, Health Technology Assessment
4. Production efficiency, analysis of the production costs. Care pathways.
5. Individual and collective choices (demand vs need, public financing vs. public production
6. Financing and standard cost; monitoring assistance levels
7. Parametric and non parametric model to assess efficiency (Data Envelopment Model)
8. Method for economic evaluation in health care
9. Remuneration of  health care providers

Only the first 6 topics are required to obtain 6 CFU
"

 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

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TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANGELA TESTI (President)

SERENA SCOTTO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Sem: II

27 february 2017 - 1 june 2017  

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Written examination

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Written examination

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
07/06/2017 10:30 GENOVA Scritto
21/06/2017 10:30 GENOVA Scritto
21/06/2017 14:00 GENOVA Scritto
06/07/2017 10:30 GENOVA Scritto
20/07/2017 10:30 GENOVA Scritto
06/09/2017 10:30 GENOVA Scritto

FURTHER INFORMATION

Attendance is recommended. Registration in the Unige learning platform Aulaweb is  mandatory