313.790.81
Introduction to Economic Evaluation
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Chuck Shih
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Introduction to Online Learning.
In light of the increasing constraints on health care resources, students learn to read and interpret cost-effectiveness studies, since economic analysis of medical treatments and public health interventions is becoming an increasingly common tool in health policy decision making. Introduces students to basic economic concepts that are needed in order to understand the recommendations from the United States Panel on Cost Effectiveness in Health and Medicine, such as the distinction between opportunity costs and budgetary costs. Students then review recommendations, particularly as they apply to what students should expect to read in cost-effectiveness research reports. Finally, students discuss the relationship between cost-effectiveness results and other elements of the health care policy decision making process.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Read and interpret cost-effectiveness studies
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates are not permitted in this course