Module A: Healthcare Administration

Module A aims at introducing the participant to national healthcare systems organization management and policy. This module will explain the mechanics behind the different national healthcare systems' design and examine the theory, practice of policy and decision making in healthcare. It will also discuss the role and day-to-day work carried out by institutions involved in healthcare (i.e. Government agencies, hospitals, insurance companies and third party administrators) from an administrative and technical point of view, particularly focusing on problems facing national healthcare schemes in the Arab World.

Key issues covered by this module include:

- Design of National Healthcare Systems
- Public health Management and Policy
- Private/Social Health Insurance
- Hospital Management
- The role of the Third Party Administrator
- Health Information Coding Systems
- Provider Payment Methods and Billing Systems

 

Module B: Healthcare Financing

Module B aims at introducing the participant to healthcare benefits and schemes from the more technical point of view through workshops and case studies. This module presents the main methods of financing healthcare, data management and the actuarial valuation of healthcare benefits.

Key issues covered by this module include:

- Methods of financing healthcare
- Pre-funding for post-retirement healthcare
- The actuarial valuation - assumptions & methodology
- Pricing healthcare benefits
- Health data collection and management
- National health accounts
- The role of the actuary in healthcare