HC - 502 Fiscal Issues in Health Systems Management

Credits: 3

This course presents the theoretical and applied aspects of healthcare finance. The course first examines specific economic theories and issues related to the financing and delivery of healthcare services.Topics include: determinants for care services. Topics include: determinants for medical care demand, issues in the supply of healthcare services, production theory, determinants of costs for healthcare services, public and private health insurance, competition in healthcare markets, and the political economy of healthcare services. This course also provides an in-depth examination of specific health financing topics such as the use of financial information in healthcare decision-making, rate-setting and prospective reimbursement, and assessing new healthcare services and ventures.

Prerequisite: none