The objective of the course is to familiarize students with the subject and problem of health care system and health policy and to acquire specific and general knowledge about health policy and its importance for the state.
The interdependence of economics and health care. Distinction between the concept of health and the concept of disease. Specifics of health care needs and economic characteristics in the field of health care. Mechanisms of interpersonal interaction in health care. Economic valuation of life and health. Latent and manifest contributions. Non-health results of health care work. Health indicators — Health indices. Health assessment of the population
- Health status indicators of the population
- Determinants of the demand for health care
- Health care service labour standards and norms, health care standards
- Health care supply model
- Cost-containment method
- Types of participation
- Impact of participation on the use of health services
- Implementation of participation in the Republic of Croatia
- Traditional models of organisation and financing of health care
- Righteousness and efficiency in health care
- Functional relations between health care financing entities
- Strategic management in health care
- Paradox of financial management in health care
- Liquidity
- Profitability
- Evaluation of financial effects in health care institutions
Basic financial coefficients as indicators of the economic situation of health care institutions
Obavezna literatura:
- Bilješke s predavanja na temelju knjige: Feldstein PJ. Health Care Economics. 7. izd. SAD: Delmar; 2012.
Dopunska literatura:
- Phelps CE. Health Economics. 5. izd. New York, SAD: Routledge; 2016.
1. describe the basic concepts of health management;
2. explain economic terms used in health care;
3. explain the forms and importance of health care financing;
4. interpret the basic financial indicators of the situation in health care institutions;
5. understand the importance and specificity of human management in the health system;
6. apply basic managerial skills;
7. economically evaluate parameters in the health system, efficiency of planning and resource management;
8. evaluate models of organization in health care.
