Module CS4340-KP04, CS4340SJ14

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

every summer semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor MES 2020, optional subject, medical engineering science
• Master Medical Informatics 2019, advanced module, medical computer science
• Bachelor Biophysics 2016, optional subject, no specific field
• Bachelor MES 2014, optional subject, medical engineering science
• Master Medical Informatics 2014, compulsory, medical computer science

Classes and lectures:

• CS4340-Ü: Health Economy (exercise, 1 SWS)
• CS4340-V: Health Economy (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 20 hours exam preparation
• 55 hours private studies and exercises
• 45 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• The course comprises two thematic blocks. Part 1 teaches the basics of health economic evaluations. In part 2, the main part of the course, the basics of different types of modeling for conducting health economic evaluations are explained and corresponding models are programmed in suitable software using practical examples. The programming of decision trees and Markov cohort models in Microsoft EXCEL as well as the programming of microsimulations and epidemiological models (based on differential equations) in R is planned. The use of other software products or programming languages can be discussed during the course. In addition, exercises with practical examples will be worked on, dealing in particular with modeling.
• PART 1: BASICS OF HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS
• Relevance and objectives of economic evaluation in the context of healthcare
• Forms of study
• Cost types
• Effectiveness measures
• Decision analyses
• Sensitivity analyses
• Evaluation of digital health applications
• PART 2: DECISION ANALYTICAL MODELING
• Decision trees
• Markov cohort models
• Microsimulations
• Mathematical models (differential equation models) for the spread of infectious diseases

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• PART 1: FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS
• They know the different forms of health economics studies and can differentiate between them.
• They can explain types of costs and measurement approaches for determining them in health economic studies.
• They know different measures of effectiveness and discuss the respective advantages and disadvantages.
• They know how to conduct cost-effectiveness analyses for medical interventions / health programs.
• They know the steps of decision analysis and can carry out corresponding analyses on the basis of evaluation results.
• They can assess the suitability of data sources for health economic studies, reflect on parameter assumptions and carry out sensitivity analyses by changing assumptions and data sources.
• They can apply the knowledge they have acquired to analyze and critically assess specific studies on the cost-effectiveness of medical products and procedures.
• PART 2: DECISION ANALYTICAL MODELING
• They know the strengths and limitations of different model types and are able to make an appropriate model selection for specific application examples.
• They can develop decision trees, Markov models, microsimulations and epidemiological models (based on differential equations) for specific application examples and program them in suitable software.
• They can use the above-mentioned model types to carry out health economic evaluations.
• They can program algorithms for univariate, multivariate and probabilistic sensitivity analyses (Monte Carlo simulations) in suitable software and carry out corresponding analyses.
• They can calibrate epidemiological models using epidemiological data.

Grading through:

• written exam

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. Alexander Kuhlmann

Teacher:

• Institute for Social Medicine and Epidemiology
• Prof. Dr. Katrin Balzer
• Prof. Dr. Alexander Kuhlmann

Literature:

• Fleßa S, Greiner W : Grundlagen der Gesundheitsökonomie - Eine Einführung in das wirtschaftliche Denken im Gesundheitswesen 4. aktualisierte Auflage. Berlin: Springer Gabler 2020 (978-3-662-62115-8)
• Schöffski O, Graf von der Schulenburg JM (Hrsg.) : Gesundheitsökonomische Evaluationen 4. aktualisierte Auflage. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012 (ISBN: 978-3-642-21699-2)
• Briggs A, Claxton K, Sculpher M : Decision Modelling For Health Economic Evaluation Oxford University Press 2006 (ISBN: 978-0198526629)
• Vynnycky E, White R : An Introduction to Infectious Disease Modelling Oxford University Press 2010 (ISBN: 978-0198565765)

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

01.04.2025