Class Hospital Management

Biomedical Engineering is an area of multidisciplinary knowledge that aims to study and present solutions in the field of biomedicine, being more focused on areas such as diagnosis, biopharmacy, gene therapy, prosthesis and rehabilitation, development of new biomaterials, biosystems and nanotechnology, until to nuclear medicine. In this curricular unit, diverse and ever-present themes of hospital management are reinforced by concepts important for the future of biomedical engineering, with a view to strengthening their knowledge, skills and evaluation and their decision-making competence.

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1-Health Policies 2-Health Economics 3-National Health System 4-Management Models 5-Hospital Organization and Management 6-Economic Vision vs. Financial Vision 7-Health: Cost or Investment 8-Innovation, Efficiency and Sustainability 9-Financial and Contractual 10-Regulation in Health 11-The Health Market 12-Leadership and Conflict Management

The teaching of the course is based on theoretical lectures, presentation and discussion of practical cases, solving practical exercises with debates, Q&A sessions, and case studies. Continuous assessment will account for 10%, with a group project presentation worth 20%, and two tests, each worth 35%. A minimum grade of 10 is required for passing. Students who miss more than 25% of the classes will fail the continuous assessment.

Accelerating HealthCare. Transformation with lean and innovation.The Virginia Mason Experience. Paul Plssk Accelerating HealthCare.Virginia Mason Medical Center¿s. Pursuit of the Perfect Patient Experience.Charles Kenney Financiamento, Inovação e Sustentabilidade.  Ana Escoal Governação dos Hospitai, Luís Campos, Margarida Borges e Rui Portugal O futuro da Saúde em Portugal | Políticas de Saúde 2011-2015. Ministério da Saúde Saúde e Governança em Portugal | 2011-2015. ISCSP-IFOR