Ateneo - UPO

The business system: definition, general and specific environments, key balances, and characteristics of the business system; general economic principles and the healthcare economics sector: health needs, and the supply and demand for healthcare services; the organization of healthcare systems in society; the Italian healthcare system; healthcare financing: the National Health Fund and its allocation criteria; healthcare facilities: general concepts regarding the organization and management of facilities providing healthcare services; healthcare service pricing systems: the hospital discharge abstract and DRGs.

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The module aims to enable the learning of key principles of business economics as applied to healthcare systems and healthcare organizations, in accordance with Legislative Decree 502/1992 and subsequent amendments.

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The business system: definition, general and specific environments, key balances, and characteristics of the business system; general economic principles and the healthcare economics sector: health needs, and the supply and demand for healthcare services; the organization of healthcare systems in society; the Italian healthcare system; healthcare financing: the National Health Fund and its allocation criteria; healthcare facilities: general concepts regarding the organization and management of facilities providing healthcare services; healthcare service pricing systems: the hospital discharge abstract and DRGs.

knowledge of the fundamental principles and concepts of healthcare business economics