Assignment:
1: Health Systems and Healthcare Systems
Topics
• Definition of core concepts of ‘health system' and ‘healthcare system'
• Typology of healthcare systems
• Key features of health and healthcare systems
2: Nature and Scope of Health Management
Topics
• Theories of management
• Theories of health management
• Theories about health management
3: Evaluation of Health Systems and Health Systems Management
Topics
• Principles of evidence-based policy and evidence-based management
• Assessment of organisational processes, outputs, and outcomes
• Critical analysis of the WHO comparative evaluation of health systems
• Post your response in the Discussion Board by the end of Day 3 (Saturday).
• Review responses by other students and make 3-5 meaningful comments.
4: Organisation and Financing of Health Systems
Topics
• Overview of the generic functional components of health system financing
• Consideration of the arguments for and against (a) markets, (b) the State, and (c) quasi-markets in the functioning of health systems
• Exploration of the role played by government, social insurance, and private insurance agencies in the purchasing and provision of health services
5: Organisational and Management Processes Within Health Systems
Topics
• Characteristics of organisations
• Organisational structure and contingency theory
• Organisational culture
• Organisational analysis
• Organisational change
6: Strategy and Strategic Thinking
Topics
• The nature of strategy
• Characteristics of strategic management and strategic planning
• Strategic analysis and strategic decisions
• Strategic choice
• Strategy implementation
7: Strategic Leadership
• Theories of leadership, leadership traits, and leadership styles
• Theory of transformational leadership
• Relationship between ‘leaders' and ‘followers'
• Managing strategic change