PhD in Healthcare Management with a bachelor's degree
PhD	TR-NQF-HE: Level 8	QF-EHEA: Third Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 8

General course introduction information

Course Code:

SAY505

Course Name:

Health Economics

Course Semester:

Fall
Spring

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	8

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Scientific Preparation

Course Level:

PhD

TR-NQF-HE:8. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Third Cycle

EQF-LLL:8. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Assoc. Prof. ERDİNÇ ÜNAL

Course Lecturer(s):

Assoc. Prof. ERDİNÇ ÜNAL
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi TURGAY MÜNYAS
Öğr.Gör. Neşe ÇAPRAZ
Cevdet BİRKAN
Öğr.Gör. BEKİR TAMER GOKALP

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

This course aims to place the health of the economy, science, and to promote the application of theoretical knowledge and concepts. One of the basic concepts of market economy, prices, supply and demand, cost, financing etc. subjects’ demonstrate their application in health issues; Students are encouraged to benefit from the economic evaluation methods and able to apply themselves.

At the end of this course the students will be able to:

• Define the basic concepts of economics, it can determine the location of the health of these concepts.
• Recognize concept of price, cost, efficiency and flexibility and can explain their application in health with examples.
• Assess the socio-economic functions of health.
• Discuss the conformity and non conformity with free market and healthcare market, also associate the size of the market failure in health.
• Explain demographic and epidemiological changes, analyze and predict new trends of health.

Course Content:

DATE WEEK 1
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain period issues.
• Define the course methodologye.
• Explaim course evaluation method, their responsibilities and about the assignment and presentation.
TOPIC (S) • Course syllabus
• Lesson teaching and evaluation methods
• Select the topics of health economics homework
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Discussion of the course syllabus, student participation about the election of homeworks.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter.
Next Chapter: Genel Ekonomi, Metin Berber ve Ersan Bocutoğlu, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa, 2013. Bölüm 1-Temel terim ve kavramlar, s.1-14
DATE WEEK 2
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explains the contact between economics and healthcare.
• Define the economics science.
• Explain the basic concepts.
TOPIC (S) • Economics
• Health Economics
• Basic concepts of Economics
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation and discussion.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter.
Next Chapter: Talep-arz ve piyasa dengesi konularının kitaptan okunması.
Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 2, s.31-50.
DATE WEEK 3
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Discuss demand and demand in healthcare concept.
• Define supply and supply in healthcare concept.
• Explains the market balance.
TOPIC (S) • Demand, Demand in healthcare
• Supply, supply in healthcare
• Market balance
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation and discussion.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter.
Esneklikler konusunun kitaptan okunması.
Next Chapter: Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 2, s.50-63.
DATE WEEK 4
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain the concept of demand and supply flexibility.
• Identify the flexibility concept in health sector.
• Recognize health demands.
TOPIC (S) • Flexibility concept
• Flexibility equation
• Representations of Elastic state with Different Shapes
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation and exercises.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter.
Next Chapter: Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 5, s.101-120.
DATE WEEK 5
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market.
• Define the missing competition.
• Discuss the status of the health sector.
TOPIC (S) • The theory of perfect competition
• Missing Competetive Markets
• The Lack Competetion in Healthcare
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation and discussion.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT
Investigate and read the next chapter.
Next Chapter: Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 7, s.143-162.

DATE WEEK 6
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Define the area of macroeconomics.
• Explains the basic concepts in macroeconomics.
• Explain the calculation of national income.
TOPIC (S) • Macroeconomics concept
• Basic concepts of Macroeconomics
• National Income
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and discussion.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT
Investigate and read the next chapter.
Next Chapter: Ünal, 2013, Bölüm 4, s.54-85.
DATE WEEK 7
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain the market disruption.
• Identify the market disruption in healthcare.
• Explains government intervention in health.
TOPIC (S) • The theory of market failure
• Public goods and externalities
• Forms of public intervention
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and discussion.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT
Vize sınavına hazırlık, konuların tekrar edilmesi.
Next Chapter: Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 1,2,5,7.
Ünal, Bölüm 4.
DATE WEEK 8
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Basic concepts of Economics
• Demand and Supply in Healthcare
• Flexibilities
• Fully competitive market
• Incomplete competition
• Market imperfections
TOPIC (S)
• Midterm exam.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Midterm exam.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT
Investigate and read the next chapter.
Next Chapter: Ünal, 2013, Bölüm 5, s.87-101.
DATE WEEK 9
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain the socio-economic functions of health.
• Analyze the quality of public health services.
• Interpret the relationship with other social subsystems.
TOPIC (S) • Socio-economic Functions in Health
• The Public Quality of Health Services
• Relations with Other Social Subsystems of Health Services
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and discussion.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter.
Next Chapter: Ünal, 2013, Bölüm 6, s.103-128.
DATE WEEK 10
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Define related concepts of health care spending.
• Reviews the relationship between national income and health expenditure.
• Explains social financing of health.
TOPIC (S) • All of The Concepts of Related to Health Spending
• Criterias of The Related to National Income and Health Spending
• Health Financing Methods
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and discussion.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter.
Next Chapter: Vahit YİĞİT ve İsmail AĞIRBAŞ, “Hastane İşletmelerinde Kapasite Kullanım Oranının Maliyetlere Etkisi: Sağlık Bakanlığı Tokat Doğum ve Çocuk Bakımevi Hastanesinde Bir Uygulama”
Hacettepe Sağlık İdaresi Dergisi, Cilt:7, Sayı:2, 2004:142.
DATE WEEK 11
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Classifies and interprets the hospital sector.
• Define the criterias for hospital performance appraisal.
• Calculate interpret rates with using sample hospital findings.
TOPIC (S) • Hospital and Hospital Sector.
• Hospital Capacity of Performance Indicators
• Presentation of a Sample Application
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and exercises.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT
Investigate and read the next chapter.
Next Chapter: Ünal, 2013, Bölüm 7, s.131-147.
DATE WEEK 12
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Sort and explain Economic evaluation
• Determines the place of economic evaluation in healthcare.
• Use various treatments in the evaluation and selection.
TOPIC (S) • Economic Evaluation Methods
• Cost-minimization Analysis
• Cost-benefit Analysis
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and exercises.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter.
Next Chapter: Ünal, 2013, Bölüm 7, s.148-159 ve Türkiye Hastalık Yükü Araştırması, 2004, http://ekutuphane.tusak.gov.tr/kitaplar/turkiye_hastalik_yuku_calismasi.pdf

DATE WEEK 13
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Explain QALY ve DALY concepts.
• Identify this evaluation’s location extent on the economic importance.
• Can use these concepts in practice, be able to interpret the results.
TOPIC (S) • QALY
• DALY
• Applying QALY DALY
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and exercises.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Investigate and read the next chapter.
Next Chapter: http://www.tobb.org.tr/Documents/yayinlar/ilac%20rapor.pdf,
http://www.ieis.org.tr/ieis/2013_sektor_degerlendirmesi.pdf

DATE WEEK 14
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Define molecular and the concept of original and generic drugs.
• Explain the issue of patents and R & D.
• Discuss the nature and status of the pharmaceutical sector in Turkey and comments.
TOPIC (S) • Drug, Generic Drug
• Patent Drugs
• The Pharmaceutical Industry
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explanation, presentation and discussion.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Preparation of the final exam.

DATE WEEK 15
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES • Supply, Demand and Flexibility in Healthcare
• Market Failure theory
• Economic Evaluation Methods
• Health expenditures and Financing
• Hospital Sector and Hospital Capacity Performance Indicators
• QALY and DALY
• The Pharmaceutical Industry
TOPIC (S) • Final Exam.
LEARNING ACTIVITIES Final exam.
OUT OF CLASS WORK ASSIGNMENT Final exam.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) At the end of this course the students will be able to: • Define the basic concepts of economics, it can determine the location of the health of these concepts. • Recognize concept of price, cost, efficiency and flexibility and can explain their application in health with examples. • Assess the socio-economic functions of health. • Discuss the conformity and non conformity with free market and healthcare market, also associate the size of the market failure in health. • Explain demographic and epidemiological changes, analyze and predict new trends of health.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	• Course syllabus • Lesson teaching and evaluation methods • Select the topics of health economics homework	Genel Ekonomi, Metin Berber ve Ersan Bocutoğlu, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa, 2013. Bölüm 1-Temel terim ve kavramlar, s.1-14
2)	• Economics • Health Economics • Basic concepts of Economics	Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 2, s.31-50.
3)	• Demand, Demand in healthcare • Supply, supply in healthcare • Market balance	Berber ve Bocutoğlu, 2013, Bölüm 2, s.50-63.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Book, internet resources and PowerPoint presentations
References:	1- Sağlık Ekonomisi ve Yönetimi, Erdinç Ünal- Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa, 2013 ISBN : 978-605-5187-23-1

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1
Program Outcomes

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

Program Outcomes

Level of Contribution

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Individual study and homework
Lesson

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Homework
Bilgisayar Destekli Sunum

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	42	42	1764
Presentations / Seminar	2	6	12
Homework Assignments	2	6	12
Midterms	2	6	12
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			1803