MKV_EKZD Economics of Health Care

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Zuzana Kotherová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Veronika Krůtilová, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Prerequisites
! KVEKZD HC and Soc. Services Econ.
There are three basic prerequisites: an ability to think rationally, an intereset in learning something new, and willignes to work on it.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course consists from a general and a specific part.
A general part introduces Health Care Economics to the students. It brings them into some theoretical aspects of the HC system, focusing mainly economic and finantial aspects, in order to help them to understand complex reality of current Czech Health Care system. A special part deals with a the national Health Care system.
There are three blocks of issues:
The first block should bring the students elementary concepts and to show them basic issues of HCE (health market specificity, troubles with measuring, market failures...). Students should be able to know main problems, underestand the role of the government as well as other parties (payers, providers) doing their business at health service markets. It could help them to understand and assess current changes in Czech Helath Care
The second block applies above mentioned basics onto health care financing. Students should understand, why it is that difficult to find out "the best" way of paying for HC.
The third block describes and analyses main legal, finantial, managerial, and institutional aspects of the Czech Health Care system.
The course is primarily designed to serve as a stepping stone for practical career in public administration, health insurance companies, and/or a position at HC provision institution.
Syllabus
  • 1st block: Introduction to the HC Economy, Health markets, special features of the demand and supply of helath care.
  • 2nd block: Financing. Models. Payments. Reimbursement methods.
  • 3rd block: Health Care in the Czech Republic: Institutions, Finance, Management, Reforms
Literature
    required literature
  • • Potůček, M. a kol. Veřejná politika, Praha, SLON, 2006. 399 s. ISBN 8086429504 (Háva, P., Zdravotní politika. kap.12, s.311-352)
  • • Malý, I. Vybrané otázky z ekonomie zdravotní péče. Studijní opora pro studenty distančního studia Management ošetřovatelství LF MU, MU Brno, 2004 (elektronicky)
  • MALÝ, Ivan. Problém optimální alokace zdrojů ve zdravotnictví (An Optimal Resource Allocation in the Health Care). první vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, s. 114. ISBN 80-210-2006-7. info
  • KUVÍKOVÁ, Helena, Milan MURGAŠ and Juraj NEMEC. Ekonómia zdravotníctva. 1. vyd. Banska Bystrica: Phoenix, 1995, 110 s. ISBN 80-900563-1-8. info
Teaching methods
Readings Lectures Self-orientation tests (multiple choice) written seminar work (assignment)
Assessment methods
There are two requirements for that need to be fulfilled to be eligible to take the final part of the examination:
(1) Assignment;
(2) Required minimum score 50% from the midterm. The midterm creates 40% of the final score.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: 12 hodin.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět KVEKZD.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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