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SAPU-Y651

Health economics & Risk management

academic year
2025-2026
2026-2027

Course teacher(s)

Lahcen EL HIKI (Coordinator), Joséphine AIKPITANYI, Valentine FAYS and Alain FINET

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

SAPU Y651A : The basic concepts of economic choices such as income and price elasticity of demand, public goods, positive and negative externalities

SAPU Y651B : - Quality Management: The basic concepts of total quality management ; Process engineering ; The quality tools, Continuous improvement design ; Performance analysis ; Problem solving. - Risk Management: The basic concepts of hospital risk management ; Dynamics of hospital incidents ; A priori Risk analysis ; A posteriori Risk analysis

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

SAPU Y651A : Understand the tools of economic choice as applied to the field of health expenditures and the provision of health services SAPU Y651B : Understand, apply and controle the tools of the quality improvement the risk prevention tools in hospital organisations

Teaching methods and learning activities

SAPU Y651A : Interactive learning, case studies, group exercises and analysis of real cases

SAPU Y651B : Interactive learning, case studies, group exercises and analysis of real cases

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

SAPU Y651A : - BJORKMAN J. W. & ALTENSTETTER C. (Ed.) : Health Policy; International Library of comparative Public Policy; 1998. - GEMMELL N. : The Growth of the Public Sector. Theories and International Evidence; Edward Elgar; (1993). - MACKINTOSH M., BROWN V., COSTELLO N., DAWSON G., THOMPSON G. & TRIGG A. : Economics and Changing Economies; Open University Press; (1996). - NORDHAUS W.D. & SAMUELSON P.A. : Economics (14th Edition); Mc Graw-Hill; 1992. - SCOTT C. : Public and private roles in health care systems; Open University Press; 2001.

SAPU Y651B : - Quality Management in Hospitals Paperback. By S.K Joshi. Jp Medical Ltd ; UK ed. edition (January 12, 2014). - Risk Management in Health Care Institutions: Limiting Liability and Enhancing Care. By F. Kavaler , R.S. Alexander. Jones & Bartlett Learning; 3rd edition (September 19, 2012)

Contribution to the teaching profile

2 learning activities : SAPU Y651A : Health Econnomics SAPU Y651B : Quality management and risk in healthcare facilities

Other information

Contacts

SAPU Y651A : giuseppe.pagano@umons.ac.be SAPU Y651B : christian.delvosalle@umons.ac.be ; lahcen.elhiki@umons.ac.be

Campus

Erasme, UMons

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Other

Other

SAPU Y651A : Written examination, students are mainly requested to apply the concepts described during the course

SAPU Y651B : Each student analyses a real incident using the PRISMA method and writes an analysis report. In this analysis, the student must combine the knowledge acquired in this course.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

SAPU Y651A : 100 % written examination

SAPU Y651B :
- 30%: the editorial quality of the report
- 10%: the quality of the state of the art
- 30%: the relevance of the analysis
- 20%: the relevance of the proposed actions
- 10%: attendance to the courses

The Unit is validated when the weighted average of all learning activities is >= 10/20.
When the Unit is not validated at the 1st session, the 2d session will include an examination regarding only the failed activity part(s) at the first session (<10/20). Marks equal or higher than 10/20 at the first session will automatically be reported at the 2d session.

Language(s) of evaluation

  • english

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