Sosiaali- ja terveyspalvelut terveystaloustieteen näkökulmasta (5 cr)

Objective

The student
- understands the key concepts of health economics and the basic premises of theoretical thinking in micro and macroeconomic levels
- masters some of the current discourse and trends connected to the health economic and policy in social and health care
- are able to analyze typical resource allocation problems involving social and health care
- has mastered different types of health economic evaluations
- has mastered the basics of cost-effectiveness analysis
- learns how to consider medical and/or ethical issues in financial decision-making

Content

- Introduction of health economics for social and health care professionals
- Basic of health economics theories
- Theoretical basis of health economic evaluation
- Cost Minimization Analysis (CMA)
- Cost-benefit Analysis (CBA)
- Cost-effectiveness Analysis (CEA)

Materials

Phillips, C.J. 2005. Health Economics: an introduction for health professionals. BMJ Books, Blackwell Publishing Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-0-7279-1849-9. Available at: http://irhea.ir/files/site1/health_economics___an_introduction_for_health_professionals.pdf Folland, S., Goodman, A.C., Stano, M. 2013. The economics of health and health care, 7th edition. Pearson Publishing Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-277369-0Tan-Torresedejer, T., Baltussen, R., Adam, T., Hutubessy, R., Acharya, A., Evans, D.B., Murray, C.J.L. 2003. Making choices in health: WHO guide to cost-effectiveness analysis. World Health Organization, Geneva. ISBN 92-4-154601-8. Available at: https://www.who.int/choice/publications/p_2003_generalised_cea.pdf

Completion alternatives

Pre-assignment 20% Online discussion 10% Assignments during the course 70%

Student workload

- Online studies and independent study 135 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient 1
The student knows the basic concepts and methods of health economics, guidance and follow-up. The student understands the basic mechanisms of health economic evaluation. The student knows some of the health economic indicators.

Satisfactory 2
The student is able to apply the basic concepts and methods of health economics, planning, guidance and follow-up in their work. The student is able to implement health economic evaluation. The student applies the health economic indicators for his/her work.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
Students master the basic concepts and methods of health economics, planning, guidance and follow-up and apply them in practical leadership. The student is in charge of health economic evaluation. The student analyzes key health economic indicators and understands their connection to evaluate the effectiveness of their operations.

Very good 4
Students master the basic concepts and methods of health economics, planning, guidance and follow-up and are able to create plans based on them. The student is in charge of health economic evaluation. The student analyzes key health economic indicators and understands their connection to evaluate the effectiveness of their operations

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
The student is able to master and understand the concepts and methods of health economics, planning, guidance and follow-up and can critically review them in supervisory work. The student is able to create health economic evaluation. The student is able to evaluate and critically examine the health economic indicators and apply them to evaluate the effectiveness of the activity.

Further information

The course will be double language in Finnish and in English.