Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory & Practice
Learn the theory of regulated competition with the Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory & Practice by Coursera.
Intermediate
Online
4 Weeks
2,699 INR Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Course Overview
Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory & Practice is an online certification course designed to teach students the theory and practice of regulated competition in healthcare systems. The online course aims to explain to the students how regulated competition promotes affordability, accessibility and efficiency of healthcare. The online certification course is offered by Coursera in collaboration with Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory & Practice training covers the typology of healthcare systems, the economics of healthcare markets, the theory and preconditions of regulated competition, and risk selection in health insurance among others. The course talks about why regulated competition is very complex and why countries have adopted this structure in their healthcare.
The Highlights
- Offered by Coursera
- Completion Certificate
- Intermediate-level online course
- 4 weeks of learning
Programme Offerings
- Course Readings
- Practical learning and Exercises
- videos
- Flexible Deadlines
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Coursera |
Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory and Practice Certification Fee Structure :
Course Details | Amount |
Total Course Fee | Rs. 2,699 |
Eligibility Criteria
Certification Qualifying Details
To qualify for the Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory & Practice certification by Coursera, candidates are required to purchase the course. However, they can also choose not to pay for the course but that would not provide them a rewarding certificate.
What you will learn
Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory & Practice certification syllabus teaches students the fundamentals of regulated competition. Students will be able to understand the need for different countries to adopt this practice in their healthcare systems.
Upon completion of the Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory & Practice certification, students will be able to grasp the concept of the importance and the requirement of regulated competition in today's healthcare system.
Who it is for
The Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory & Practice online course is designed for Health Inspectors, Healthcare Administrators and Health Officers to understand how to successfully implement regulated competition in healthcare systems. However, students, researchers and professionals interested to know about healthcare reforms and design can also enrol in this course.
Admission Details
To join the Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory & Practice certification, candidates need to follow these steps:
Step 1: Browse the official URL
https://www.coursera.org/learn/regulated-competition-healthcare-systems
Step 2: Choose the option ‘Enrol for Free’
Step 3: Candidates would be asked to sign up or login on to the official website with a primary email address.
Step 4: Thereafter they have to pay the course fee to access the final certificate. However, they can also choose not to pay but that would not provide them with the rewarding certificate.
Application Details
To enrol for the Regulated Competition in Healthcare Systems: Theory & Practice training, candidates need to sign up or login on to the official website which asks for details such as primary email address, name, phone number and location.
The Syllabus
Video
- Introduction of teachers and course overview
Discussion Prompt
- Introduce yourself
Videos
- Why government intervention in health care is necessary
- How did governments intervene in health care systems? - Three waves of health care reform
- First wave of health care reform: Social health insurance
- First wave of health care reform: National health service
- Second wave of health care reform: how did governments realize cost containment?
- Third wave of health care reform: how did governments increase incentives for efficiency?
Reading
- Equality, Efficiency, and Market Fundamentals: The Dynamics of International Medical-Care Reform
Quiz
- Waves of health care reform
Discussion Prompt
- Question about Reading
Videos
- Navigating between market failure & government failure
- Is competition among providers of health care helpful or harmful?
Reading
- Competition among health care providers: helpful or harmful?
Quiz
- Market & government failure
- Competition in health care
Discussion Prompt
- Market & government failure in your country
- Helpful & harmful provider competition in your country
- Questions about the Reading
Videos
- The model of regulated competition in healthcare systems
- How consumer choice of insurance plan can promote efficiency
- How can insurers improve the efficiency of healthcare?
- Tools for the regulator to manage competition and to make health insurance affordable for all
Reading
- Regulated Competition in Health Insurance Markets: Paradigms and Ongoing Issues
Quiz
- Regulated competition: background, principles and tools
Discussion Prompt
- Question about the reading
Videos
- Ten Preconditions for achieving efficiency and affordability
- Preconditions 1-5
- Preconditions 6-10
Reading
- Preconditions for efficiency and affordability in competitive healthcare markets: Are they fulfilled in Belgium, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands and Switzerland?
Quiz
- Preconditions for regulated competition
Peer Review
- Fulfillment of the 10 preconditions in your home country
Discussion Prompt
- Question about Reading
Videos
- Premium regulation in health insurance markets
- Risk selection by insurers
- Risk equalization in health insurance markets
- Risk sharing in health insurance markets
Reading
- Strategies to Counteract Risk Selection in Social Health Insurance Markets
Quiz
- Premium regulation, risk equalization and risk sharing
Discussion Prompt
- Question about reading
Videos
- Effective competition regulation in health care
- Three key issues regarding competition regulation in health care
Readings
- Coordination versus Competition in Health Care Reform
- Hospital merger control in Germany, the Netherlands and England: Experiences and challenges
- Making health care markets work: Competition policy for healthcare
- Public healthcare interests require strict competition enforcement
- Why Don't Courts Treat Hospitals Like Tanks for Liquefied Gases? Some Reflections on Health Care Antitrust Enforcement
Quiz
- Competition regulation in health care
Discussion Prompt
- Competition regulation in health care vs. other industries
- Balancing competition, integration & concentration
- Questions about Reading
Videos
- What drives provider payment reform?
- Agency theory
- Multitasking problem and base payment
- Financial risk
- Pay-for-performance
- Bundled payment
- Global payment
Readings
- Introduction to lesson
- Introduction to lesson
- Value-based provider payment: towards a theoretically preferred design
- Value-Based Provider Payment Initiatives Combining Global Payments With Explicit Quality Incentives: A Systematic Review
Quiz
- What drives provider payment reform?
- What does the theory say?
- Value-based provider payment methods
Discussion Prompt
- Why provider payment reform?
- Question about the things you've learned
- Optimal provider payment model?
- Questions about readings
Video
- Key takeaways & farewell
Evaluation process
Candidates are required to complete the full course and the final assessment. They are also required to attain a passing qualifying grade.
Instructors
Erasmus University, Rotterdam Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
This course is already available on the official website of Coursera, candidates can access the course at their own convenience.
This is an intermediate-level course designed for healthcare professionals and students interested.
Candidates can apply for the financial aid option available on the official website by completing the requisite actions.
As this course is online, students can learn and complete their own pace and convenience
The course involves 4 weeks of learning which comes with pre-recorded videos.