| CODE | HSM5111 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Health Systems Management | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Health Services Management | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit builds upon the study-unit HSM5108 Introduction to Health Systems Management. It is organised around strategic management of health systems at micro, meso and macro levels. The students are therefore exposed to strategic management at the level of the organisation (e.g. hospital), at the level of a national health system and at European and global levels. They are introduced to the current major challenges facing health systems. Through this study-unit students will learn about the theories of public policy and governance and apply these to the field of health policy. The unit is designed around a series of practical case studies drawn from the Maltese, European and International contexts in the field of health systems management. Students will critically analyse the development of health policies and health services strategies and reforms. They will learn about the role of domestic and international level actors in influencing health policy outcomes and will critically analyse health policy developments and health reforms. The unit also exposes students to the role of the European Union in influencing health systems. Students will gain experience with the elaboration of policies and strategies. They will identify sources of evidence and information to identify and characterise the nature of the policy problems and work towards the potential solutions. In doing so, they will analyse the implications and the positions of various stakeholders. They will utilise strategy management models and tools in the analysis, planning and development of organisational goals and objectives. They will also engage with use of marketing theories to persuade actors about the need for organisational change or policy development. Study-unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are to impart knowledge about the theories of policy-making and strategic management as applied to health systems. The study-unit aims to develop critical analysis skills, planning skills and presentation skills. The study-unit therefore combines the theoretical aspects related to content and process in the formulation of policy and strategy with practical examples drawn from contemporary issues in the management of health services organisations and health systems. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Appraise the major health system challenges facing the Maltese health system and health systems in other high income countries particularly EU Member States; - Critically analyse health policies and health reforms to assess the political, economic and social implications; - Evaluate the policy-making processes and judge the role of powerful actors in shaping health policy development and health system reform; - Analyse the role of international organisations and regional organisations in the development and management of health systems; - Consolidate an understanding of the models and tools used in strategic planning and management; - Assess the implications of designing and managing a change process in a health system; - Synthesise theories from marketing to persuade actors about the need to engage with strategic change and policy development. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Critically and systematically analyse a health policy / strategy or health organisation reform; - Organise a documentary analysis; - Formulate clear, persuasive and organised presentations; - Write a reflective journal. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Essential Reading: - Buse K (2012). Making Health Policy (Second Edition) Open University Press. ISBN-13: 978-0335246342 ISBN-10: 0335246346 - Ginter PM (2013). The Strategic Management of Health Care Organisations. Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-118-46646-9 - Greer SL., (2016). Strengthening Health System Governance: Better Policies, Stronger Performance. Open University Press. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies Series. ISBN 978 0 3352 6134 5 - Johan P. Mackenbach and Martin McKee (2013). Successes and Failures of Health Policy in Europe. Four decades of Divergent Trends and Converging Challenges. Published by Open University Press. ISBN 978 0 335 24751 6 Supplementary Reading: - Seavey J., (2014). Health Policy Analysis: Framework and Tools for Success. ISBN-13: 978-0826119230 ISBN-10: 0826119239 - Greer SL., (2014). Everything you always wanted to know about European Union Health Policies but were afraid to ask. ISBN 978 92 890 5027 2 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Tutorial | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Natasha Azzopardi Muscat (Co-ord.) Sandra Buttigieg Kenneth E. Grech Gianpaolo Tomaselli |
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