Training Course

Short Course on Health Economics and Policy Analysis

June 2 – 6, 2008

 

Course Description

This course is a comprehensive program that offers an analytical review of the policy level issues relating to finance, administration, and provision of health care system to address the health needs in the country. This short course is designed for health care facility owners/administrators, chief executive and operating officers, financial officers, technical officers and staff of various agencies/organizations, researchers, and students of hospital administration.

 

 

Course Objectives      

At the end of the course, the participants should be able to:

• Appreciate the concepts/methodologies of health
  economics and the principles that drive the demand and
  supply of health care in the country;
• Analyze the issues and trends influencing the
  finance/administration of the country’s health care system
  and the delivery of health services in the community;
  
• Develop a sense of awareness for health economics and its
  crucial role in policy analysis, development, and advocacy.

 

 

Course Strategy

• Lectures
• Workshop for skill building on policy advocacy
  
• Plenary

 

 

Topic

• Introduction to Health Economics: Concepts, Principles, (Simplified)
  
• Health Financing Schemes:
  - Health Insurance HMO
  - Community Health Insurance
  
• Conducting Economic Feasibility Studies
  
• Economics of FourmulaOne Program of DOH
  
• Economics of PhilHealth Benefit Program
  
• Economics of Hospital Operations
  
• Economics of Health Operations
  
• Economic Aspects of Fiscal Management in Public and Private Health Organization
  
• Economics of Health Human Resource
  
• Policy Analysis
  
• Policy Decision Making
  
• Policy Advocacy

 

 

Contact Person

Ms. Sharon Lacaba
Mobile no. : 0915-8537910
Email Add : sharonne_lacaba@yahoo.com
Email Add : jorelmanalo2004@yahoo.com