Health care economics

Health care economics
Module:	Basic Sciences
ECTS:	3
Contact hours – lectures:	30
Contact hours – seminar:	15
Contact hours – clinical exercises:
Contact hours – clinical practice:
Holder of subject:	Dr Petra Došenović Bonča, Assistant Professor
Year of study:	Third
Health care economics
Contact hours – lectures:	30
Contact hours – seminar:	15
Contact hours – clinical exercises:
Contact hours – clinical practice:
Holder of subject:	Dr Petra Došenović Bonča, Assistant Professor
Education providers:	Dr Petra Došenović Bonča, Assistant Professor
Level of study:	First Bologna cycle professional education study program
Semester:	Winter
Language:	Slovene/English
Subject-specific competences:	Students: get to know the environment in which their future employers operate develop the understanding of challenges facing health care develop the understanding of the role of health care in the Slovenian economy develop the ability to use national and international literature and other sources of information develop the ability to collect and interpret data develop the ability to communicate their findings and views (orally and in written form), develop social skills and the ability to work in teams Knowledge and understanding: Students: get to know the stakeholders of the health care system find out about the principles and approaches used for collecting and allocating funds in health care understand the links between the elements of health care systems know the health care reform efforts attempted in Slovenia understand the concept of the economic burden of disease understand the challenges of maintaining financial sustainability in health care understand the role of health care in the Slovenian economy understand the role of innovation in health care
Mandatory references:	Selected chapters of the textbook Tajnikar, M. in Došenović Bonča, P.: Ekonomika zdravstva (Health Economics) (in press, in sale from 2015) Online sources of the European observatory on health care systems and policies, Statistical office of Slovenia, OECD, etc. Selected documents of stakeholders (e.g. Health Insurance Institute (2014): Strategic plan of the Health Insurance Institute for the 2014-2019 period)
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Study obligations:	100% obligatory attendance at the seminars 50% attendance at lectures
Assessment methods:	written examination (60 points) seminar (40 points)