醫療體系議題研討

By the end of the course, each student should have done the following tasks: 1.To understand the major components of health care systems and how each component interacts with intermediate and ultimate goals of health care systems. 2.To learn the differences in financing, organizing, delivering health care services. 3.To acquire analytical skills in evaluating and making recommendation for how countries could reform their health sectors in a variety of countries and settings. By the end of the course, each student should have done the following tasks: 1.To understand the major components of health care systems and how each component interacts with intermediate and ultimate goals of health care systems. 2.To learn the differences in financing, organizing, delivering health care services. 3.To acquire analytical skills in evaluating and making recommendation for how countries could reform their health sectors in a variety of countries and settings.

This course provides an opportunity for students to learn main features of health care systems, basics of health system reforms, review current literature in health system research in relation to the critical system changes occurring in the health sector worldwide. A series of papers will be used to identify sources of revenue for the health sector, provider organization, provider payment mechanisms, health delivery systems, and evaluation frameworks. The discussions will main draw examples from China, Taiwan and the United States.

Case Study 50% Student Discussion 30% Class Participation 20%