| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Health Economics | SKY615 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Prof. Dr. Oğuz KARA |
| Instructor(s) | |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | It is aimed to teach health economics system, concept and methodology, to be able to analyze health economics, to gain the ability to analyze and evaluate the Turkish health economy. |
| Course Content | Health Economics course; basic concepts of basic economics and health economics, supply-demand-market-cost concepts in health services and economic evaluation methods, reimbursement models in health services, health expenditures, social and private health insurance. |
| Learning Outcomes |
- To know the concept and methodology of health economics - Understand the market structure of the health sector - To apply economic analysis techniques in the health sector - Follow and understand the use of new techniques and technologies in health |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | The concept of health economics, its development and the place of health sector in the economy | |
| 2. Week | Basic characteristics of health services and health economics | |
| 3. Week | Health economic system and behavioral model | |
| 4. Week | Health demand analysis | |
| 5. Week | Health Supply Analysis | |
| 6. Week | Formation and regulation of the health market | |
| 7. Week | Evaluation of the Health Market in terms of market structures | |
| 8. Week | Pricing in Private Health Insurance | |
| 9. Week | Market Failure in Health and its Causes | |
| 10. Week | Inequality in access to health services | |
| 11. Week | Economic Evaluation Techniques | |
| 12. Week | The relationship between health and development | |
| 13. Week | Pharmaceutical Industry | |
| 14. Week | Technological Advances in Healthcare and Blockchain |
| • Kara, O., Kurutkan M.N. (2018), Mikro İktisadi Açıdan Sağlık Hizmetleri Piyasasının Analizi, Nobel Yayınları |
| • Çelik, Yusuf, Sağlık Ekonomisi, Siyasal Kitabevi, 2011Phelps, Charles E. Health economics. Routledge, 2017. |
| • Glied, S., Smith, P.C., (2011), The Oxford handbook of health economics, Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press |
| • Jones, A. M., Rice, N., d'Uva, T. B., & Balia, S. (2013). Applied health economics. Routledge. Pagan, A., & Ullah, A. (1999). Nonparametric econometrics. Cambridge university press. |
| • Ray, Debraj (1998). Development Economics. Princeton University Press: Princeton, New Jersay Todarro, M. P.; Economic Development, 6th ed., ch. 6, 7, 11, 12, Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1997 |
| • McIntyre, D., & Mooney, G. (2007). The economics of health equity. Cambridge University Press. • Gillis, M., Perkins |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - |
| PY2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - |
| PY3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| PY4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - |
| PY5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
| PY6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - |
| PY7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
| PY8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
| PY9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
| PY10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - |
| PY11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | - |
| PY12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Midterm 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Homework 1 | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Homework 2 | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Practice | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Practice End-Of-Term | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Total Workload | 178.5 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10.0 | ||
