Course: Economics of Health Services

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Course title Economics of Health Services
Course code UEV/PEZD
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šatera Karel, Ing. Ph.D., MBA
Course content
Fundamental concepts in the field of health, health services and health policy. Health care in relation to economic theory. State interference in the field of health care. Health systems in the world and fundamental reform trends in different countries. Public health insurance, fundamentals concepts, definitions and system functioning. Pharmaceutical policy. Health insurance companies in the Czech Republic. Health services financing. Ownership forms and economics of health care facilities. Territorial network of media facilities. Managed care. Health care quality and its evaluation. Czech health care reform. Health care multi-financing. Specifics of strategic management in the field of health care.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to provide a theoretical basis for the issue, allowing the emergence of university graduates into managerial positions in health care, insurance and administrative organizations.
Students will understand causes, specifics and consequences of the economic processes in health care and he/she will be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in the field of not only this one but also related areas.
Prerequisites
Assumes a basic knowledge of the student on the Economics and Public Administration at the undergraduate level.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Home assignment evaluation

Assignment: submission and acceptance of seminar works and other tasks. Exam: written and oral.
Recommended literature
  • Health care economics. Edited by Paul J. Feldstein. 5th. Ed. Clinton Park: Delmar, 2002, xxiii, 627. ISBN 0-7668-0699-5.
  • Zákon č. 20/66 Sb. O péči o zdraví lidu, ve znění pozdějších předpisů.
  • Zákon č. 280/92 Sb. O resortních , oborových, podnikových a dalších zdravotních pojišťovnách, ve znění pozdějších předpisů.
  • Zákon č. 551/91 Sb. O Všeobecné zdravotní pojišťovně, ve znění pozdějších předpisů.
  • Zákon č. 592/92 Sb. O pojistném na všeobecné zdravotní pojištění, ve znění pozdějších předpisů.
  • Durdisová, Jaroslava. Ekonomika zdraví. Praha: Oeconomica, 2005. ISBN 80-245-0998-9.
  • Právní předpisy:. Zákon č. 48/97 Sb. O veřejném zdravotním pojištění, ve znění pozdějších předpisů..
  • REKTOŘÍK, J.:. Ekonomika a řízení odvětví veřejného sektoru. (2. vydání) Praha: Ekopress, 2007, 309 s., ISBN 978-80-86929-29-3.
  • ŠATERA, K.:. Zdravotní pojištění a ekonomika. Zlín, 2012, ISBN 978-80-7454-135-3.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics of Public Sector (2016) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics of Public Sector (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Insurance Engineering (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Insurance Engineering (2014) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Administration Study plan (Version): Economics of Public Sector (2013) Category: Economy 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter