Course

Advanced Health Economics & Financial Management - PHCM9082

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine

School: School of Public Health and Community Medicine

Course Outline: See Course Outline

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: PHCM9441 or PHCM9351

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course will examine the theory and practice of economic evaluation of health care programs using cost benefit analysis. An actual health care program will be used as an example of how economic principles can be used to measure the cost-effectiveness of different health interventions. In addition, more advanced topics in financial management such as capital budgeting and costing of health services will be introduced.

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