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Health System Design
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:5.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:53
Study Course Information | |||||||||
Course Code: | VVDG_006 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
Branch of Science: | Management; Public Management | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation; Public Health; Health Management | ||||||
Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
Course Supervisor: | Daiga Behmane | ||||||||
Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szfrsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
Study Course Planning | |||||||||
Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
Study course description | |||||||||
Preliminary Knowledge: | Not required. | ||||||||
Objective: | The aim of the study course is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge about the structure of modern health care systems - their goals, tasks and basic principles of formation, as well as the main current issues in the planning, management and provision of health care services. The study course is oriented towards health policy and health system performance analysis. Students will learn the operational framework, types and elements of health systems, based on the approach and recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organizations. Upon successful completion of the course, students will understand the principles of health systems, the latest conceptual approaches, the nature of reforms, and the principles of performance evaluation. | ||||||||
Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | Goals, tasks, elements of health care systems | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
2 | Types of health care systems and their characteristics | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
3 | Health care regulation and governance, the role of the state | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
4 | Classification systems and databases used in health care systems | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
5 | Health care reforms and problem analysis | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
6 | Health system performance assessment | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
Assessment | |||||||||
Unaided Work: | Independent study of literature; Group work, group decision making; Problem Solving (Problem Based Learning); Data analysis, visualization and interpretation; Presentation, argumentation, communication. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
Assessment Criteria: | The cumulative assessment is applied to the study course, which is compiled: • Average rating of individual tasks and group works (50%) • Evaluation of the individual course report (50%). | ||||||||
Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Knowledge: | Upon successful completion of the course the students will: • Know and understand the goals, elements and interactions of health care systems; • Know the types of health systems and their main features and basic operating principles; • Understand the objectives of the sustainability policy and management principles; • Know the classification systems used in health care; • Know and understand the nature of health systems problem analysis and reforms; • Understand the principle of performance evaluation of health systems. | ||||||||
Skills: | The students will learn how to: • Interpret the goals and objectives of health health systems; • Explain how health systems are organized and managed; • Explain the models of different healthcare organizations; • Use comparative analysis in the evaluation of different health systems; • Prepare proposals for solving problem situations of health care systems; • Be familiar with health system performance analysis. | ||||||||
Competencies: | Students will be able to: • Create health policy and strategy; • Perform health system problem analysis and develop relevant health policy recommendations and solutions; • Evaluate the performance of health systems. | ||||||||
Bibliography | |||||||||
No. | Reference | ||||||||
Required Reading | |||||||||
1 | Savigny D. (2009). Systems thinking for health systems strengthening. WHO. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
2 | WHO (2010). Monitoring the building blocks of health systems: a handbook of indicators and their measurement strategies. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
3 | Behmane, et al. (2019). Latvia: Health System Review 2019, Health Systems in Transition. vol.21, no 4, 2019, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, WHO | ||||||||
4 | Figueras J., McKee M. (2012). Health Systems, health, wealth and Societal Well-being. European Observatory | ||||||||
5 | Scott L., et al. (2016). Strengthening Health System Governance Better policies, stronger performance. Euroobservatory, WHO | ||||||||
6 | Bohm, et al. Five types of OECD healthcare systems: Empirical results of a deductive classification. Health Policy, Volume 113, Issue 3, Pages 258–269, December 2013 | ||||||||
7 | Roberts J. (2008). Getting Health Reform Right.: A guide to improving performance and equity. Oxford university press. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
8 | Kutzin J., et.al. (2010). Implementing Health Financing reform. European Observatory. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
Additional Reading | |||||||||
1 | Health Systems in Transition (HiT) series | ||||||||
2 | Tsiachristas A., et al. (2013). Exploring payment schemes used to promote integrated chronic care in Europe. Health Policy, Vol. 113, Issue 3, p296–304 | ||||||||
3 | Heinemann S., et al. (2013). Managed competition in the Netherlands—A qualitative study. Health Policy, Vol. 109, Issue 2, p113–121; | ||||||||
4 | Paulus D., et al. (2013). Development of a national position paper for chronic care: Example of Belgium. Health Policy, Vol. 111, Issue 2, p105–109; | ||||||||
5 | de Bruin S., et al. (2012). Comprehensive care programs for patients with multiple chronic conditions: A systematic literature review. Health Policy, Vol. 107, Issues 2-3, p108–145 | ||||||||
Other Information Sources | |||||||||
1 | Latvia: Country Health Profile 2021 | ||||||||
2 | http://www.who.int/topics/health_policy/en/ | ||||||||
3 | Health Policy Journal | ||||||||
4 | Health Policy and Planning |