SKY616 - TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS | SKY616 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Team/Group Work Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Case Study | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Faculty Members | |||||
| Course objective | To make the students aware of use of scientific knowledge and technology, strategic importance, people and organizations in health tehnology managemnt; importance of general science and technology management policies; theoretical knowledge on producing, acquiring and use of health technology with a significant share in health expenditures in the health sector and health organizations in a scientific and cost-benefit way; practice through presenting a comprehensive case study on hospital technology management; necessary approaches for applying to a particular case., health technolgy assessment and management. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Demographics and health status of the Turkish population ? Access to health services in Turkey ? Organization of the Turkish Health Services System ? Management of the Turkish Health Services System ? Sources of economic support to the Turkish Health Services System ? Resources used in the Turkish Health Services System (health manpower, health facilities, technology) ? Delivery of services in the Turkish Health Services System ? Health Technology Assessment and Management | |||||
| References | 1. OECD and World Bank (2008) OECD Sağlık Sistemi İncelemeleri: Türkiye. OECD ve Dünya Bankası. 2. Tatar M, Mollahaliloğlu S, Şahin B, Aydın S, Maresso A, Hernández- Quevedo C. Turkey: Health system review. Health Systems in Transition,2011, 13(6):1?186. 3. Sargutan A. Erdal (2006) Sağlık Sektöründe ve Sağlık Kuruluşlarında Teknoloji Yönetimi, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayını, Ankara. 4. OECD (2005) Health Technologies and Decision Making. OECD Publishing 5. Woods, K. (2002), ?Health Technology Assessment for the NHS in England and Wales?, International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, 18(2): 161-5. 6. Rosen, R. and J. Gabbay (1999), ?How Do New Technologies Get Into Practice: Linking Health Technology Assessment to Practice?, British Medical Journal, 313. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Science and Technology Management: Concepts, Definations,Importance and Development Progress |
| Week 2 | Science and Technology Management in Turkey: Development, Current Status, Measures |
| Week 3 | Health Technology management: Development, Concepts, Definations, and Equipments and Drugs |
| Week 4 | Development Stages of Health Technologies and Management Stages |
| Week 5 | National Health Technology management: Current Status, Country Practices, Conclusions |
| Week 6 | Health Technology Management in Turkey: Current Status |
| Week 7 | Health Technology Management in Turkey: Measures |
| Week 8 | Depertmantal Technology Management in Health Care Organizations: Current Status, Measures, Pressures on Managers |
| Week 9 | Technological Needs/Requirements in Health Care Organizations |
| Week 10 | Outsourcing for Technolgy Necessities: Demant Assessment in Technolgy Selection |
| Week 11 | Fizibility Assessment and Benefit Evaluation in Technology Selection, Purchasing Health Technologies |
| Week 12 | Organization of Health Technological Services: Technological Services, Techological Units |
| Week 13 | Maintenance and Repairment Services in Health Care Organizations, Calibration Services, Technological Risk Managemnt |
| Week 14 | Technolgy Assessment in Health Care Organizations and Economic Analysis |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 6 | 10 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 48 | 48 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 106 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. To have knowledge about theoretical and practical information related to the field of health management and to be able to implement this knowledge | X | ||||
| 2. To gain knowledge and skills on understanding, analyzing and directing administrative, financial, technical and medical process of health organizations | X | ||||
| 3. To understand basic elements of health system in national and international level, to comprehend health planning and health policy, to analyze health sector economic and financially | X | ||||
| 4. To have knowledge and skills to make advanced quantitative and qualitative analyses in health management and to be able to implement this knowledge | X | ||||
| 5. Critical andinnovativethinking in problems faced during health management process, having the ability to use scientific methods and technics in decision making and problem solving | X | ||||
| 6. Following the changes in the field of health care management and have the ability to provide specific solutions related health care system of the country | X | ||||
| 7. Acting in accordance with the ethical principles of scientific research, publication and management | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest