Quality and Management Indicators in Healthcare

Name - Informatics Security

Programme - Master Programme in Medical Informatics

Coordinator - Luis Filipe Coelho Antunes

Overview - This curricular unit will discuss topics related to the definition and use of indicators, and also concepts of Health Economics. This unit aims to empower students with the necessary knowledge and skills to understand the importance of indicators for health management, define and implement performance and quality indicators, identify key indicators at the various levels of health care, be familiar with tools for performance and quality measurement in healthcare, understand the mechanisms for hospital financing, understand relevant concepts in Health Economics, be able to demonstrate the application of methods for economic analysis in the area of health, know the main methods of health economics evaluation, know how to apply theoretical knowledge to practical cases.

MIM students: Máx. 30; Min. 8; Singular course units students: Máx. 3

Application Deadline - From 12th to 23rd of January 2015

Lists of admitted and non-admitted applicants - Candidates will be ordered based on the order of submission

Selection criteria - 30th January 2015

Registration Deadline - 2nd to 13th February 2015

Starting date - The calendar will be available in http://mim.med.up.pt

Fee - €250

ECTS - 3

Language - Portuguese / English