New Healthcare Market
Code
400024
Academic unit
NOVA Information Management School
Credits
4.0
Teacher in charge
Manuel Ferreira Teixeira
Teaching language
Portuguese. If there are Erasmus students, classes will be taught in English
Objectives
.Understand the actual situation of the health sector in global terms and in the specific case of Portugal;
.Analyses potential evolution path of the health sector in global terms and in the specific case of Portugal;
.Discuss the workings, advantages and disadvantages of the health systems organizations models;
.Knows the modalities and limits of the health sector public financing and its links with the private sector;
.Identifyn innovations tools in health sector key areas and its potencial impact;
.Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Public Private Partnership in the health sector;
.Show independence in searching and producing summaries of information on the cconcepts discussed during the course;
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
.Health concept;
.Particularities of the health market;
.The new market of health;
Organizations models;
.Evolution of the health sector;
.National Health Services in the context of the new health market;
.Public and private relationship in the health systems;
.Health financing models;
.Contratual financing models based in production;
.Contratual financing models based in population;
.Risk based financing models;
.Critical factors in the dynamic of the health financing;
.Innovation in the health sector (clinical and technological);
.Pharmaceutical market and innovation;
.Medical devises market and innovation;
.Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the health sector;
.Modalities, experiences and critical factors in health PPP;
Bibliography
- Figueras,J. and Robinson, Ray,, Health System Performance, Open Unersity Press, 2006;
- Preker, A.and Harding, A., eds, Innovations in Health Services, World Bank, 2005;
- World Health Organization, Health System Financing, 2009;
- Sorenson, Corinna and Kanavos, Panos, The Role of Health Technology Assessment, European Observatory, 2008;
Teaching method
The pedagogical methodology is centered in case study process and in the interaction with the experience of the participants.
Evaluation method
The course evaluation has two tracks: 1) quality of the participation (40%); 2) exam (60%).