Location

Productivity and Quality Institute - Alexandria

Objectives

• • Examine foundational principles and theories in healthcare economics.• Compare global healthcare systems and understand diverse financing mechanisms.• Analyze the dynamics of supply and demand in healthcare, emphasizing elasticity concepts.• Gain insights into health insurance fundamentals, including adverse selection and moral hazard.• Introduce economic feasibility studies, cost-benefit analysis, and advanced cost evaluation methods.• Engage in practical application through case studies, exploring emerging trends in healthcare economics• Discuss future challenges and opportunities, including the intersection of healthcare quality and economics.

Outcomes

• Defines the basic concepts of health economics.• Correlates with the health and economy.• Analyzes the supply and demand variables on health services market.• Distinguishes the concepts of elasticity.• Analyzes the effects of changes in market demand and supply of health services.

Course Contents

1. Reviewing Healthcare Theories and Introduction2. Healthcare Systems and Financing3. Supply and Demand in Healthcare4. Health Insurance and Economics5. Economic Feasibility Studies and Advanced Cost Analysis6. Case Studies and Future Directions in Healthcare Economics