MPV_EKZD Public Health Policy

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc. (lecturer)
Ing. Zuzana Kotherová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Veronika Krůtilová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Ivan Malý, CSc.
Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Kociánová
Supplier department: Department of Public Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Wed 12:50–14:30 P201
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
MPV_EKZD/01: each even Wednesday 14:35–16:15 S309, Z. Kotherová, I. Malý
MPV_EKZD/02: each odd Wednesday 14:35–16:15 S309, Z. Kotherová, I. Malý
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PVEKZD Economy of Health Care
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Learning outcome: Student is: 1. Aware of health care policy´s issues complexity, familiar with the main approaches to their solution. 2. Able to use a comprehensive knowledge in order to understand, assess, and/or solve practical problems. 3. Interested in deeper study of specific issues linked to health care policy. 4. Able to apply relevant methods dealing with specific topics. 5. Able to formulate his/her own views on even controversial issues (and support them properly with arguments). 6. Well oriented in the Czech Health Care system with respect to his history and development, familiar with main dilemas of the current national Public Health Policy in international perspective
Syllabus
  • Health, measuring health Health policies and their values (efficiency, equity and quality) Health care systems: A) Typology B) Comparisons and evaluations of health care systems C) Health care reforms in developed countries and in our region Economic essentials of health care: A) Analysis of health care „markets“ (demand and supply) B) The role of state and market in health care C) Third party payer principle and its impact on behaviour of actors, health insurance D) Economic methods in Health Care (CEA, CUA, CBA) Health care financing: international and Czech perspective Health care system and reforms in the Czech Republic Health quality measurement and assurance Managing health care institutions: Essentials
Literature
    required literature
  • Textbook "Ekonomika zdravotnictví" Darmopilová, Z., Malý, I. Brno, 2012
  • POTŮČEK, Martin. Veřejná politika. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2005, 399 s. ISBN 8086429504. info
    recommended literature
  • MALÝ, Ivan. Problém optimální alokace zdrojů ve zdravotnictví (An Optimal Resource Allocation in the Health Care). první vydání. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1998, s. 114. ISBN 80-210-2006-7. info
  • DRUMMOND, Michael, G. L. STODDART and George W. TORRANCE. Methods for the economic evaluation of health care programmes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987, x, 182. ISBN 0192616013. info
  • FELDSTEIN, Paul J. Health care economics. 5th ed. Clifton Park: Delmar, 2002, xxiii, 627. ISBN 0-7668-0699-5. info
    not specified
  • WALL, Ann and Barry OWEN. Health policy. 2nd ed. London: Routledge, 2002, x, 188. ISBN 0415275563. info
  • HOLČÍK, Jan, Adolf ŽÁČEK and Ilona KOUPILOVÁ. Sociální lékařství. 2. dopl. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně, 1998, 137 s. ISBN 8021019077. info
Teaching methods
lectures; group discussions; readings
Assessment methods
Requirements for being eligible to take the examination include: at least 50% of points from two midterm tests; The final grade is composed from: 10% activity in seminars, 30% 1st midterm, 30% 2nd midterm, 30% oral exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti, kteří absolvovali předmět PVEKZD. Předmět nebude v daném semestru vypsán, pokus se nezapíše min. 15 studentů.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Inovace studia ekonomických disciplín v souladu s požadavky znalostní ekonomiky (CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0227)" which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015.
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