Subject:

Economical, organizational and administration perspectives in health care

Module:

Health Care Sciences

Holder of subject:

Dr Petra Došenović Bonča, Associate Professor
Dr Maks Tajnikar, Professor

Education providers:

  • Dr Petra Došenović Bonča, Associate Professor
  • Dr Maks Tajnikar, Professor

Contact hours - lectures:

20

Contact hours - seminar:

30

Contact hours - exercises:

 

Individual student work:

75

ECTS:

5

Level of study:

Third cycle study program Health Care Sciences

Semester:

Summer

Language:

Slovene/English

Subject specific competences:

 

The student will gain and learn:

  • the general knowledge of basic economics concepts, 
  • the role of the public sector and reasons for the public funding and provision of health care,
  • functioning of health care systems,
  • managerial tools for health care providers, economic evaluations from private and public perspectives
  • strategic planning in health care.

Mandatory  and recommended references:

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory references:

  • Tajnikar, M. & Došenovič Bonča, P. Ekonomika zdravstva, učbenik (v pripravi).
  • Tajnikar, M. Brščič, B., Bukvić, V. & Ogrin, N., 2001. Upravljavska ekonomika z vajami. Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani, Ekonomska fakulteta.
  • Dodatno gradivo, posodobljeno vsako leto/Additional reading to be updated every year:
  • OECD Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems
  • Health at a glance, 2015
  • Evropska komisija: The 2015 Ageing Report
  • WHO: Guide to Identifying the Economic Consequences of Disease and Injury

Conditions for the inclusion in the study:

None.

Assessment methods:

  • written exam – 40% of final grade
  • seminar – 60% of final grade 

Teaching methods:

Lectures, seminars.