HPM 220 Introduction to Health Economics

Health economics explores alternative uses of resources in the health services sector and the efficient utilization of health resources (including human, material, information, and financial resources. Every health manager and policy worker need to be acquainted with the basic concepts of economics and its application to the health sector to manage health institutions and health delivery system efficiently. The Introduction to health economics” is a course that gives HPM student basic principles regarding economics and its application to the health sector.