Postgraduate Course: Health Systems Analysis (PGSP11363)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course aims to provide students with the ability to evaluate health systems in any country or region. A core goal is to provide students with an understanding of core economic principles and how these can be applied: (a) by health sector decision-makers in policy design, and (b) by analysts of health system performance. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 50 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- A critical understanding of the role played by economic analysis in health policy.
- A critical understanding of how different models of revenue collection and pooling can lead to different outcomes in terms of equity and efficiency.
- An ability to evaluate the various models of health system governance, with a particular focus on the evaluation of market vs. planned approaches.
- An ability to evaluate the organisation and delivery of health systems, with a focus on human/ pharmaceutical resources and use of information.
- An ability to identify and evaluate methods by which resources are allocated or channelled to individual and institutional providers of health services.
- An ability to use economic principles to look critically at factors- including micro- and macro-economic factors- that have an influence on policy.
- An ability to analyse the concepts of economic and fiscal sustainability, in contexts of socio-economic/ demographic change and resource constraint.
- Demonstrating the analytical skills required to present, communicate and debate issues in health systems policy from an economist's point of view. |
Assessment Information
Assessment will be based on two components:
1) Input to online discussion fora. Students to submit a portfolio of contributions to course discussions, comprising three short written reflections on readings and three examples of engagement in online discussions (30%)
2) Written essay of 3,000 words (70%).
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Week 1: Core economic concepts and their application to the health sector
Week 2: Identifying the components of health systems: the systems approach
Week 3: Consumers and producers: theories of market equilibrium
Week 4: Revenue collection and pooling: market failure and the role of the state
Week 5: Market versus planned approaches in the provision of health care services
Week 6: Organisation and delivery of health systems: the nature of factor markets
Week 7: Incentives and system design: provider payment methods and performance
Week 8: Cost-effectiveness in resource allocation: theories and methodologies
Week 9: The macro-economic context: challenges and opportunities
Week 10: Enhancing the economic and fiscal sustainability of health care systems |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
The course will utilise the following two textbooks:
- Carrun, C et al (2011), Health Systems Policy, Finance and Organization, Elsevier.
- Morris, S et al (2012), Economic Analysis in Health Care, Wiley (2nd ed). |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Mark Hellowell
Tel: (0131 6)51 1330
Email: Mark.Hellowell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jade Birkin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1659
Email: Jade.Birkin@ed.ac.uk |
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