HSH766 - Economics and Health Policy Analysis
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Victoria Brown |
| Prerequisite: | M703 MBA (Healthcare Management) students: One of HSH717 or MBA703 or MPE781 All other students: One of HSH717 or MPE781 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour online seminar per week |
Content
This unit will enable the student to undertake an analysis of contemporary issues in health policy from an economic perspective. It will build on the fundamental economic concepts of markets, competition and efficiency learned in HSH717 Health Economics 1. Understanding the role of government and the concept of equity as it relates to health and health care will provide a framework for analysis of health policy issues. Factors impacting on the supply and demand for health and health care professionals will be explored, in the context of contemporary issues such as ageing, rising prevalence of chronic disease, technology-driven care, health care inflation, and disability care. Health service performance will also be analysed against performance measures such as efficiency, equity, access and health outcomes.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Analyse the concept of equity in the context of health and health care. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Analyse the alternative options for healthcare organisation and delivery in the context of both efficiency and equity. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Evaluate the impact of regulation on the organisation, delivery and pricing of health services. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Discuss current issues in health care and analyse the challenges they represent to the health care system. | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO5 | Compare and contrast the performance of the public and private sectors in health care delivery according to supply and demand; efficiency and equity. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Critically appraise the options for health system reform, including resource allocation models, coordinated care and managed competition. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: In-trimester exercises (including seminar participation) | Weekly exercises | 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Student presentation (video) | 5 minutes | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Essay | 2000 words | 40% |
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The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSH766 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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