To provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to explain the concepts, topics and methods related to health economics.
Course Content
This course contains; Introduction to health economics,Science of economicy and fundamental concepts,Demand in healthcare,The impact of health insurance on demand and the RAND experiment,Grossman model,Supply in healthcare,Financing of health services,The importance and comparison of payment methods in health financing,The place of health literacy in health economics,Relationship between efficiency, quality and equity,Health Tecnology Assesment,Global Trends in Healthcare,Overall Assessment.
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
Explains the basic concepts and issues related to health economics.
10, 16
A
Explains the different economic features of the health sector.
10, 16
A
Defines the concept of health economics.
16
A
Examples the study areas of health economics.
16, 9
Explains the concepts and issues related to health service demand and supply.
10, 16
A
Explains the concept of demand in health and the factors affecting it.
10, 9
A
Represents the key actors in health supply.
16, 9
A
Explains healthcare financing.
16, 9
A
Explains the functions of health services financing.
16, 9
A
Evaluates the impact of the purchasing function of health services financing on the health system.
10, 9
A
Evaluates market structures and the role of the state in the health sector.
9
A
Compares market structures and their validity in the health sector.
16, 9
A
Discuss the role of the state in the health sector and the management of competition.
10, 9
A
Evaluates the relationship between health economics and health policies.
10, 16, 9
A
Evaluates the human development index from the perspective of health economics.
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
3
Science of economicy and fundamental concepts
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
4
Demand in healthcare
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
5
The impact of health insurance on demand and the RAND experiment
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
6
Grossman model
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
7
Supply in healthcare
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
8
Financing of health services
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
9
The importance and comparison of payment methods in health financing
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
10
The place of health literacy in health economics
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
11
Relationship between efficiency, quality and equity
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
12
Health Tecnology Assesment
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
13
Global Trends in Healthcare
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
14
Overall Assessment
Resources
Bhattacharya J., Hyde T., Tu P. (2021), Sağlık Ekonomisi-Health Economics, Çev.Edt. Çağdaş Erkan Akyürek, Isbn: 978-625-406-720-4, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara
Çelik Y. (2016), Sağlık Ekonomisi, ISBN:978-605-5782-79-5, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara
Başar, S., Sağlık Ekonomisi, Anadolu üniversitesi yayınları, Yayın no: 4074, Eskişehir
WHO data repository, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/?theme=main
OECD Health Data, https://data.oecd.org/health.htm
IHME (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation), http://www.healthdata.org/results/country-profiles
Dünya Bankası verileri (https://databank.worldbank.org/home.aspx )
Ülkelerin Resmi Kurumlarına Ait web Siteleri, https://www.saglik.gov.tr/TR,84930/saglik-istatistikleri-yilliklari.html
http://www.sgk.gov.tr/wps/portal/sgk/tr/kurumsal/istatistik/sgk_istatistik_yilliklari
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No
Program Qualification
Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1
(S)he uses theoretical knowledge in health economics
X
2
(S)he analyses and interprets empirical studies in health economics.
X
3
(S)he proposes policies at both micro and macro level in the face of problems in health economics.
X
4
(S)he uses mathematical and statistical methods that are necessary for health economics.
X
5
(S)he uses at least one computer program utilized for analyses in health economics (SPSS, Eviews, STATA, R ve MATLAB).
X
6
(S)he has the management culture required to solve existing and potential problems encountered in practice.
X
7
(S)he develops both individual- and team-work based qualified projects.
X
8
(S)he develops (her) his awareness of lifetime learning, follows the developments in (her) his field and adopts a critical approach.
X
9
(S)he shares (her) his opinions and suggestions relying on quantitative and qualitative data with relevant parties (bureaucrats, experts, business people, bankers etc.) through a social conscience.
X
10
(S)he delivers (her) his opinions by making effective use of modern technologies and of at least one foreign language.
X
11
(S)he processes professional information in light of ethical values and social rights.
X
12
(S)he can contribute to health economics based on the proficiency (s)he obtained in the field.
X
Assessment Methods
Contribution Level
Absolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success
50
Rate of Final Exam to Success
50
Total
100
ECTS / Workload Table
Activities
Number of
Duration(Hour)
Total Workload(Hour)
Course Hours
14
3
42
Guided Problem Solving
14
5
70
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report
14
2
28
Term Project
14
2
28
Presentation of Project / Seminar
0
0
0
Quiz
0
0
0
Midterm Exam
1
24
24
General Exam
1
48
48
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan
0
0
0
Total Workload(Hour)
240
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(240/30)
8
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit.
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
Course
Code
Semester
T+P (Hour)
Credit
ECTS
HEALTH ECONOMICS and GLOBAL ORIENTATION
-
Spring Semester
3+0
3
8
Course Program
Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Language of Course
Turkish
Course Level
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Course Type
Required
Course Coordinator
Assist.Prof. Aliye Aslı SONSUZ
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Res. Assist. Büşra AYDINLI
Aim
To provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to explain the concepts, topics and methods related to health economics.
Course Content
This course contains; Introduction to health economics,Science of economicy and fundamental concepts,Demand in healthcare,The impact of health insurance on demand and the RAND experiment,Grossman model,Supply in healthcare,Financing of health services,The importance and comparison of payment methods in health financing,The place of health literacy in health economics,Relationship between efficiency, quality and equity,Health Tecnology Assesment,Global Trends in Healthcare,Overall Assessment.
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
Explains the basic concepts and issues related to health economics.
10, 16
A
Explains the different economic features of the health sector.
10, 16
A
Defines the concept of health economics.
16
A
Examples the study areas of health economics.
16, 9
Explains the concepts and issues related to health service demand and supply.
10, 16
A
Explains the concept of demand in health and the factors affecting it.
10, 9
A
Represents the key actors in health supply.
16, 9
A
Explains healthcare financing.
16, 9
A
Explains the functions of health services financing.
16, 9
A
Evaluates the impact of the purchasing function of health services financing on the health system.
10, 9
A
Evaluates market structures and the role of the state in the health sector.
9
A
Compares market structures and their validity in the health sector.
16, 9
A
Discuss the role of the state in the health sector and the management of competition.
10, 9
A
Evaluates the relationship between health economics and health policies.
10, 16, 9
A
Evaluates the human development index from the perspective of health economics.
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
3
Science of economicy and fundamental concepts
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
4
Demand in healthcare
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
5
The impact of health insurance on demand and the RAND experiment
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
6
Grossman model
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
7
Supply in healthcare
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
8
Financing of health services
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
9
The importance and comparison of payment methods in health financing
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
10
The place of health literacy in health economics
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
11
Relationship between efficiency, quality and equity
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
12
Health Tecnology Assesment
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
13
Global Trends in Healthcare
Reading articles/book chapters related to the topic
14
Overall Assessment
Resources
Bhattacharya J., Hyde T., Tu P. (2021), Sağlık Ekonomisi-Health Economics, Çev.Edt. Çağdaş Erkan Akyürek, Isbn: 978-625-406-720-4, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara
Çelik Y. (2016), Sağlık Ekonomisi, ISBN:978-605-5782-79-5, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara
Başar, S., Sağlık Ekonomisi, Anadolu üniversitesi yayınları, Yayın no: 4074, Eskişehir
WHO data repository, https://apps.who.int/gho/data/?theme=main
OECD Health Data, https://data.oecd.org/health.htm
IHME (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation), http://www.healthdata.org/results/country-profiles
Dünya Bankası verileri (https://databank.worldbank.org/home.aspx )
Ülkelerin Resmi Kurumlarına Ait web Siteleri, https://www.saglik.gov.tr/TR,84930/saglik-istatistikleri-yilliklari.html
http://www.sgk.gov.tr/wps/portal/sgk/tr/kurumsal/istatistik/sgk_istatistik_yilliklari
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No
Program Qualification
Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1
(S)he uses theoretical knowledge in health economics
X
2
(S)he analyses and interprets empirical studies in health economics.
X
3
(S)he proposes policies at both micro and macro level in the face of problems in health economics.
X
4
(S)he uses mathematical and statistical methods that are necessary for health economics.
X
5
(S)he uses at least one computer program utilized for analyses in health economics (SPSS, Eviews, STATA, R ve MATLAB).
X
6
(S)he has the management culture required to solve existing and potential problems encountered in practice.
X
7
(S)he develops both individual- and team-work based qualified projects.
X
8
(S)he develops (her) his awareness of lifetime learning, follows the developments in (her) his field and adopts a critical approach.
X
9
(S)he shares (her) his opinions and suggestions relying on quantitative and qualitative data with relevant parties (bureaucrats, experts, business people, bankers etc.) through a social conscience.
X
10
(S)he delivers (her) his opinions by making effective use of modern technologies and of at least one foreign language.
X
11
(S)he processes professional information in light of ethical values and social rights.
X
12
(S)he can contribute to health economics based on the proficiency (s)he obtained in the field.
