Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEALTH ECONOMICS | - | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Required |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Aliye Aslı SONSUZ |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Olcay ÖZEN |
| Assistant(s) | Research Assistant Yaşar Gökalp |
| Aim | To enable students to acquire fundamental knowledge about how to apply basic economic concepts, principles and methods to the health sector and about particular areas related to health economics. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Economics and fundamental concepts,Inroduction to health economics,Demand in health care,Demand in healthcare: the RAND experiment,Grossman's Health Demand Model,Socioeconomic disparities in health,Supply in healthcare: The labor market for physicians,Hospital industry,Knowledge economy: Insurance demand,Adverse selection,Moral hazard,Health tecnology assesment,Economic evaluation techniques,General evaluation. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Explain basic concepts and issues of health economics. | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain the importance of health economics | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Describe distinctive features of the health sector from economics perspective. | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Summarize the main factors affecting the supply and demand of health services. | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Can explain Grossman model | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain socioeconomic inequalities in health and related models (The efficient producer hypothesis, The thrifty phenotype hypothesis, Direct income hypothesis, Allostatic load hypothesis, Income inequality hypothesis, The hypothesis of access to health services, The productive time hypothesis, Time preference: Fuchs hypothesis) | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain the characteristics of the labor market for physicians and discuss the effects of these features on the health system and economy | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain the characteristics of the hospital industry and discuss the effects of this industry on the health system and economy. | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain the place and importance of adverse selection and moral hazard concepts in the health economics | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Sağlık teknolojileri değerlendirme ile ilgili temel kavram ve konuları açıklar | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explains the economic evaluation methods used in health technologies assesment | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain the place and importance of health economics in the health system and policy | 10, 16, 9 |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 14: Self Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, E: Homework |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economics and fundamental concepts | Reading the lecture notes about the subject |
| 2 | Inroduction to health economics | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 3 | Demand in health care | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 4 | Demand in healthcare: the RAND experiment | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 5 | Grossman's Health Demand Model | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 6 | Socioeconomic disparities in health | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 7 | Supply in healthcare: The labor market for physicians | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 8 | Hospital industry | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 9 | Knowledge economy: Insurance demand | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 10 | Adverse selection | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 11 | Moral hazard | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 12 | Health tecnology assesment | Reading the lecture notes about the subject |
| 13 | Economic evaluation techniques | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 14 | General evaluation | Examining the topics covered during the semester |
| Resources |
| Lecture notes, Sağlık Ekonomisi, Jay Bhattacharya, Timothy Hyde, Peter Tu, Çeviri editörü Çağdaş Erkan Akyürek, Nobel Akademik yayıncılık, 2021, ISBN: 978-625-406-720-4, Ankara |
| •Guinness, L., Wiseman, V. Introduction to Health Economics, Open University Press, 2011. •Sağlık Ekonomisi. Ed. Mustafa Solak, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2015. •Özgen H., Sağlık Hizmetleri Finansmanında Cepten Harcama: Nedir? Neden Önemlidir? Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi, 10(2): 201-228, 2007. •Özgen, H., Tatar, M. Sağlık Sektöründe Bir Verimlilik Değerlendirme Tekniği Olarak Maliyet-Etkililik Analizi ve Türkiye’de Durum, Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi, 10(2): 109-137, 2007. •Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık Araştırmaları Genel Müdürlüğü, Sağlık İstatistikleri Yıllığı 2012, Semih Ofset Matbaacılık, 2013. •WHO (2000). The World Health Report 2000, Health Systems: Improving Performance. Geneva. •WHO (2010). The World Health Report 2010, Health Systems Financing. The Path to Universal Coverage. Geneva. •WHO (2016). World Health Statistics 2016, Geneva. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PQ-1. Learns the national health conditions and the development, implementation and performance evaluation of appropriate health policies, as well as the theoretical and practical knowledge of organization and management of the health sector. | X | |||||
| 2 | PQ-2. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge on business world and management with a critical approach to plan, organize and lead health and health service providers at national and international level. | X | |||||
| 3 | PQ-3. Identifies the relevant job roles in subdivisions of health system organizations and learns about their duties and responsibilities. | X | |||||
| 4 | PQ-4. Knows the social, environmental and behavioral factors related to the development of public and individual health. | X | |||||
| 5 | PQ-5. Applies the knowledge and skills on management of health institutions to manage the functions such as management, production, human resources, finance, accounting, marketing, patient and public relations, quality and patient safety, occupational health and safety, information technologies. | X | |||||
| 6 | PQ-6. Analyzes the information on health management scientifically and interprets their results, creates innovative, ethical, socially responsible and sustainable solutions, by using quantitative, qualitative techniques and digital technology innovatively for problem solving and exploiting opportunities in health management. | X | |||||
| 7 | PQ-7. Decide independently and demonstrates leadership qualities in identifying health management problems, develops proposals for solutions, applies them effectively and efficiently and assesses outcomes. | X | |||||
| 8 | PQ-8. Takes responsibility as an individual and/or team member to solve the problems encountered in managing health institutions. | X | |||||
| 9 | PQ-9. Evaluates the personality, culture and behavioral characteristics of the health institutions’ employees and directs them towards the aims of the institution. | X | |||||
| 10 | PQ-10. Decides on and applies different ways of accessing information. | X | |||||
| 11 | PQ-11. Continuously develops their professional knowledge and skills; open to change, innovation, entrepreneurship and lifelong learning. | X | |||||
| 12 | PQ-12. Shares the views and suggestions on health management issues in writing and orally with stakeholders and communicates effectively with colleagues using an English level of at least European Language Portfolio B1 General. | X | |||||
| 13 | PQ-13. Solves problems using effective communication methods, has the ability to use the language in written and oral communication in a correct and proper manner using the terminology of health institutions. | X | |||||
| 14 | PQ-14. Uses information and communication technologies and computer software at least at the European Computer Use License level. | X | |||||
| 15 | PQ-15. Yönetim felsefesini ve yönetimin fonksiyonlarını her bir birime uygun olacak biçimde yönetim uygulamalarına yansıtır. | X | |||||
| 16 | PQ-16. Birey olarak dış görünüm olumlu tutum ve davranışlarıyla kuruma örnek olur; sürekli gelişme ve değişime açıktır. | X | |||||
| 17 | PQ-17. Sağlık yönetimi ile ilgili hukuki düzenlemeler ile toplumsal, bilimsel, mesleki etik ilkelere uygun, ülke ya da dünya genelinde genel sağlık sorunlarına duyarlı davranır, çözüm önerilerini yorumlar ve değerlendirir. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 6 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | |||
| General Exam | 1 | 56 | 56 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 150 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(150/30) | 5 | |||||
| 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 | - | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 5 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Required |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Aliye Aslı SONSUZ |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Olcay ÖZEN |
| Assistant(s) | Research Assistant Yaşar Gökalp |
| Aim | To enable students to acquire fundamental knowledge about how to apply basic economic concepts, principles and methods to the health sector and about particular areas related to health economics. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Economics and fundamental concepts,Inroduction to health economics,Demand in health care,Demand in healthcare: the RAND experiment,Grossman's Health Demand Model,Socioeconomic disparities in health,Supply in healthcare: The labor market for physicians,Hospital industry,Knowledge economy: Insurance demand,Adverse selection,Moral hazard,Health tecnology assesment,Economic evaluation techniques,General evaluation. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Explain basic concepts and issues of health economics. | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain the importance of health economics | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Describe distinctive features of the health sector from economics perspective. | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Summarize the main factors affecting the supply and demand of health services. | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Can explain Grossman model | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain socioeconomic inequalities in health and related models (The efficient producer hypothesis, The thrifty phenotype hypothesis, Direct income hypothesis, Allostatic load hypothesis, Income inequality hypothesis, The hypothesis of access to health services, The productive time hypothesis, Time preference: Fuchs hypothesis) | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain the characteristics of the labor market for physicians and discuss the effects of these features on the health system and economy | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain the characteristics of the hospital industry and discuss the effects of this industry on the health system and economy. | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain the place and importance of adverse selection and moral hazard concepts in the health economics | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Sağlık teknolojileri değerlendirme ile ilgili temel kavram ve konuları açıklar | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explains the economic evaluation methods used in health technologies assesment | 10, 14, 16, 9 | A, E |
| Explain the place and importance of health economics in the health system and policy | 10, 16, 9 |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 14: Self Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, E: Homework |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Economics and fundamental concepts | Reading the lecture notes about the subject |
| 2 | Inroduction to health economics | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 3 | Demand in health care | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 4 | Demand in healthcare: the RAND experiment | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 5 | Grossman's Health Demand Model | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 6 | Socioeconomic disparities in health | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 7 | Supply in healthcare: The labor market for physicians | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 8 | Hospital industry | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 9 | Knowledge economy: Insurance demand | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 10 | Adverse selection | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 11 | Moral hazard | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 12 | Health tecnology assesment | Reading the lecture notes about the subject |
| 13 | Economic evaluation techniques | Reading the chapter in the book about the subject |
| 14 | General evaluation | Examining the topics covered during the semester |
| Resources |
| Lecture notes, Sağlık Ekonomisi, Jay Bhattacharya, Timothy Hyde, Peter Tu, Çeviri editörü Çağdaş Erkan Akyürek, Nobel Akademik yayıncılık, 2021, ISBN: 978-625-406-720-4, Ankara |
| •Guinness, L., Wiseman, V. Introduction to Health Economics, Open University Press, 2011. •Sağlık Ekonomisi. Ed. Mustafa Solak, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2015. •Özgen H., Sağlık Hizmetleri Finansmanında Cepten Harcama: Nedir? Neden Önemlidir? Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi, 10(2): 201-228, 2007. •Özgen, H., Tatar, M. Sağlık Sektöründe Bir Verimlilik Değerlendirme Tekniği Olarak Maliyet-Etkililik Analizi ve Türkiye’de Durum, Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi, 10(2): 109-137, 2007. •Sağlık Bakanlığı Sağlık Araştırmaları Genel Müdürlüğü, Sağlık İstatistikleri Yıllığı 2012, Semih Ofset Matbaacılık, 2013. •WHO (2000). The World Health Report 2000, Health Systems: Improving Performance. Geneva. •WHO (2010). The World Health Report 2010, Health Systems Financing. The Path to Universal Coverage. Geneva. •WHO (2016). World Health Statistics 2016, Geneva. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PQ-1. Learns the national health conditions and the development, implementation and performance evaluation of appropriate health policies, as well as the theoretical and practical knowledge of organization and management of the health sector. | X | |||||
| 2 | PQ-2. Uses theoretical and practical knowledge on business world and management with a critical approach to plan, organize and lead health and health service providers at national and international level. | X | |||||
| 3 | PQ-3. Identifies the relevant job roles in subdivisions of health system organizations and learns about their duties and responsibilities. | X | |||||
| 4 | PQ-4. Knows the social, environmental and behavioral factors related to the development of public and individual health. | X | |||||
| 5 | PQ-5. Applies the knowledge and skills on management of health institutions to manage the functions such as management, production, human resources, finance, accounting, marketing, patient and public relations, quality and patient safety, occupational health and safety, information technologies. | X | |||||
| 6 | PQ-6. Analyzes the information on health management scientifically and interprets their results, creates innovative, ethical, socially responsible and sustainable solutions, by using quantitative, qualitative techniques and digital technology innovatively for problem solving and exploiting opportunities in health management. | X | |||||
| 7 | PQ-7. Decide independently and demonstrates leadership qualities in identifying health management problems, develops proposals for solutions, applies them effectively and efficiently and assesses outcomes. | X | |||||
| 8 | PQ-8. Takes responsibility as an individual and/or team member to solve the problems encountered in managing health institutions. | X | |||||
| 9 | PQ-9. Evaluates the personality, culture and behavioral characteristics of the health institutions’ employees and directs them towards the aims of the institution. | X | |||||
| 10 | PQ-10. Decides on and applies different ways of accessing information. | X | |||||
| 11 | PQ-11. Continuously develops their professional knowledge and skills; open to change, innovation, entrepreneurship and lifelong learning. | X | |||||
| 12 | PQ-12. Shares the views and suggestions on health management issues in writing and orally with stakeholders and communicates effectively with colleagues using an English level of at least European Language Portfolio B1 General. | X | |||||
| 13 | PQ-13. Solves problems using effective communication methods, has the ability to use the language in written and oral communication in a correct and proper manner using the terminology of health institutions. | X | |||||
| 14 | PQ-14. Uses information and communication technologies and computer software at least at the European Computer Use License level. | X | |||||
| 15 | PQ-15. Yönetim felsefesini ve yönetimin fonksiyonlarını her bir birime uygun olacak biçimde yönetim uygulamalarına yansıtır. | X | |||||
| 16 | PQ-16. Birey olarak dış görünüm olumlu tutum ve davranışlarıyla kuruma örnek olur; sürekli gelişme ve değişime açıktır. | X | |||||
| 17 | PQ-17. Sağlık yönetimi ile ilgili hukuki düzenlemeler ile toplumsal, bilimsel, mesleki etik ilkelere uygun, ülke ya da dünya genelinde genel sağlık sorunlarına duyarlı davranır, çözüm önerilerini yorumlar ve değerlendirir. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |