This introductory course explains key economic concepts that are relevant to the private healthcare industry. The presentation takes the perspective from private agents making economic decisions. The course covers patients as consumers of care, private health insurance companies, private hospitals and physicians, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Syllabus
Title
2122 Course III: Economics and Policy of the Private Healthcare Industry
Instructors
Viktoria Szenkurök, MSc (WU), Dr. Timo Fischer, Mag. Andreas Goltz
Contact details
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Type
PI -
Weekly hours
2 -
Language of instruction
Englisch
Registration
09/16/21 to 09/19/21
Registration via LPIS
Notes to the course
Subject(s) Bachelor Programs
Dates
Day | Date | Time | Room |
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Monday | 10/11/21 | 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM | D3.0.225 |
Monday | 10/25/21 | 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM | D3.0.233 |
Monday | 11/15/21 | 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM | D5.0.002 |
Monday | 11/29/21 | 08:00 AM - 11:00 AM | D3.0.225 |
Monday | 12/13/21 | 09:00 AM - 12:30 PM | TC.0.03 WIENER STÄDTISCHE |
Monday | 01/10/22 | 09:00 AM - 12:00 PM | D3.0.225 |
Monday | 01/24/22 | 08:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Online-Einheit |
- Understand key health economic concepts
- Ability to apply health economic theory to real life situations
- Acquire skills that are directly relevant to the industry
A minimum of 75% attendance is required.
- The lecturers will explain key economic theory and the understanding will be consolidated by selected readings from a leading health economics textbook and other sources.
- Economic theory will be presented in the context of real life applications introduced via relevant newspaper articles and case studies.
- Understanding of theory and specific skills will be acquired by means of in-class exercises and short home assignments.
Assessment Components (relative weights in the final grade)
- Participation (15%)
- Quiz 1 (20%)
- Quiz 2 (20%)
- Quiz 3 (20%)
- Written group assignment (25%)
Grades (point ranges)
- 1: Excellent (90-100 points)
- 2: Good (80-89 points)
- 3: Satisfactory (65-79 points)
- 4: Sufficient (50-64 points)
- 5: Fail (0-49 points)
Please email lecturers for office hours.
Last edited: 2021-09-20
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