BDEK061 Economy and health insurance

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0.5/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavlína Kaňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Bc. Zuzana Derflerová Brázdová, DrSc. (assistant)
Ing. Veronika Išová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Pavlína Kaňová, Ph.D.
Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Pavlína Kaňová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Public Health – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Fri 5. 3. 9:50–11:30 F01B1/327, Fri 19. 3. 9:50–11:30 F01B1/327, Fri 26. 3. 9:50–11:30 F01B1/327, Fri 9. 4. 9:50–11:30 F01B1/327
Prerequisites
BDMA051 Management in Nursing
Prerequisites according to the MU study and examination regulations.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
By the end of this course student should be able to: describe basic theories and concepts of health economics; explain the causes of market failures in health care; describe the basic models of health care systems; describe health care financing and expenditures in the Czech Republic; describe basic types and principles of health insurance; list criteria for the evaluation of health care services; apply methods for the economic evaluation of health care services; understand possibilities and limitations of economic analyses in the health care system.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course student should be able to:
- describe basic theories and concepts of health economics;
- explain the causes of market failures in health care;
- describe the basic models of health care systems;
- describe health care financing and expenditures in the Czech Republic;
- describe basic types and principles of health insurance;
- list criteria for the evaluation of health care services;
- apply methods for the economic evaluation of health care services;
- understand possibilities and limitations of economic analyses in the health care system.
Syllabus
  • Economics, health and health care.
  • Health care and health services.
  • Assessment of the current health situation.
  • Determinants of health.
  • Basic concepts in health economics.
  • Market failures in health care.
  • Determinants of expenditure growth in the healthcare sector.
  • Basic healthcare models in the world health.
  • Evaluating the healthcare system, methods of economic analysis.
  • Health financing.
  • Health insurance.
  • Economics and New public health.
Literature
    required literature
  • Náhradní obsah: ČELEDOVÁ, Libuše a Jan HOLČÍK. Nové kapitoly ze sociálního lékařství a veřejného zdravotnictví. Vydání první. Praha: UK, Nakl. Karolinum, 2017. 203 stran. ISBN 9788024638096. DOSTUPNÉ Z: https://ezdroje.muni.cz/
  • HOLČÍK, Jan, Adolf ŽÁČEK and Ilona KOUPILOVÁ. Sociální lékařství. 3. nezměn. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. 137 s. ISBN 9788087192153. 2006. info
    recommended literature
  • BARTÁK, Miroslav. Ekonomika zdraví : sociální, ekonomické a právní aspekty péče o zdraví. Vyd. 1. Praha: Wolters Kluwer Česká republika. 223 s. ISBN 9788073575038. 2010. info
Teaching methods
lecture and seminar
Assessment methods
Test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020.
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