Health Economics and Comparative Health Systems

The major focus of this report is to promote critical reading and economic analysis skills. This includes developing critical analysis skills i.e. identifying short comings, limitations and what works well, and questioning of how things are done from an economic perspective. Deeper learning also includes the ability to extrapolate, extend and apply principles and theory based on the evidence. Students have to examine recent national and international literature. Quality of writing skills is also being assessed to help improve competency. This is to be all your own work- it is not a group report. You may NOT share resources or formatting, show or send your work electronically to any other student.

Assignment topic

International literature (there are three examples below) has looked at many issues relating to the economic failure of health services. What do you think are the causes of economic failure in health organisations? What do you think should be done to prevent it? Illustrate your answer with data from other countries.
National Research Council (2012) Best Care at Lower Cost: The Path to Continuously Learning Health Care in America. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Available from:
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13444

Ernst & Young (2013) Monitor Contingency Planning Team Mid-Staffordshire NSH Foundation Trust Assessment of Sustainability
Available from:
http://www.monitor-nhsft.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/MSFT%20Sustainability%20Final.pdf

Palmer K. (2005) How Should we deal with Hospital Failure
London: The King’s Fund
Available from:
http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/how-should-we-deal-hospital-failure

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