International Comparison of Health Care Systems [HS03a]

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Description

HS03a WILL NOT TAKE PLACE IN 2020.

Insight into the structure, process and outcome of health care systems is vital to be able to implement health care reforms that are effective in improving the health system performance. International comparisons of health care systems and the underlying political, organizational and financial arrangements are a multidisciplinary research field with a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods. This course will present the various methodological approaches and will build on recent national and international experiences with comparative research.

The course starts with a clear conceptualization and definition of a health care system, definitions of key system components such as the service delivery system (through professionals and institutions), financing, role of the government and role of patients. Health system performance will be discussed in terms of effectiveness, equity and efficiency. Analytical perspectives taken will come from public health as well as from political sciences and economics. The course will also deal with the recent work performed by international organisations such as the WHO and OECD with respect to health system performance measurement and management.

Objectives

• ability to describe basic concepts and models of health care organisation and delivery;
• ability to discuss these concepts and models from a public health and policy perspective;
• ability to make a comparison of health care systems from different perspectives;
• ability to make an analysis of one's own health care system.
  

Assessment

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