Graduate Education Institute · Health Management · Master
ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Doç. Dr. Gülay EKİNCİ
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to provide candidate health management students with the knowledge and skills to understand the importance of health economics and financial management, and to enable health institutions to make effective and efficient decisions in health expenditures and financing.
Course Content
Health economics and financial management issues will be discussed within the scope of the course. In this context, health economics and financial planning, organization, execution, auditing and analysis in health institutions will be included.
Required Resources
Presentations and lecture notes from faculty members
Current articles
Explanations
70% attendance is required for classes.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Be able to master the basic concepts of health economics and financial management
- Will have knowledge about financial planning, budget and organization in health institutions
- Will have knowledge about financial execution and management of current assets in health institutions
- Will have knowledge about the management of resources in health institutions
- Will have information about payment methods in the field of healthcare
- Have knowledge about types of financial analysis
- Will have information about the health services market, its features and the supply-demand balance
- Mid exam
- Will have information about health expenses and type
- Have knowledge about types of economic evaluation in Health Economics
- Have knowledge about future trends in health economics and financial management
Core Area Distribution
(34) Business and Administration%30 (46) Mathematics and Statistics%30 (72) Health%40
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeSelf studyProblem Solving
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Midterm | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Quiz | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health economics and financing basic concepts, history and factors affecting its development | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 2 | Budget types and institutional functioning of budgeting within the scope of financial planning in health institutions. Structure and functioning of financial organization in public, university and private health institutions. | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 3 | Management of current assets in health institutions, time value of money and interest calculations | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 4 | Management of current assets in healthcare institutions - Future Value, Present Value and Annuity Calculations | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 5 | Financial performance analysis and analysis in healthcare institutions and their types | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 6 | Fixed asset management in health institutions and investment types within the scope of fixed asset management, evaluation of investment projects – 1 | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 7 | Fixed asset management in health institutions and investment types within the scope of fixed asset management, evaluation of investment projects – 2 | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 8 | Midterm | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 9 | Types and Characteristics of Health Expenditures | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 10 | Capital Budgeting-AOSM Calculation | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 11 | Disease burden, types, and calculation methodology within the scope of Health Services. | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 12 | Health Markets and Characteristics - Demand and Supply Structure of Health Services - Flexibility Concept and Characteristics | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 13 | Sustainable Development-Environment-Climate and Health Indicators | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 14 | Economic Evaluation and Methods in Health Services Current practices in health economics and financial management | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 15 | SUT-Based Cost Calculation Applications in Healthcare Services | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |
| 16 | Final | Mandatory and Auxiliary Resources |