Program Overview

Program Overview

The program in question is part of the Ingegneria Biomedica (Biomedical Engineering) course at Sapienza Università di Roma. It focuses on ECONOMIA E GESTIONE DEI SERVIZI SANITARI (Economics and Management of Health Services).

Program Details

Objectives

The program aims to provide students with essential tools for analyzing decision-making processes in businesses, particularly in the health sector. It covers microeconomic analysis of firms, institutional and organizational forms of businesses in the health sector, economic and financial evaluation of investment projects, cost-effectiveness and cost-utility analysis, and the organization of the National Health System.

Learning Outcomes

• Conoscenza e comprensione (Knowledge and Understanding): Students will understand the basic notions related to microeconomic analysis, financial management, and health program evaluation.
• Capacità di applicare conoscenza e comprensione (Ability to Apply Knowledge and Understanding): Students will be able to apply basic methods and models of microeconomics, financial management, and health program evaluation.
• Autonomia di giudizio (Autonomy of Judgment): Students will acquire the ability to evaluate the potential and limitations of theoretical models for formulating business strategies and evaluating health programs.
• Abilità comunicative (Communication Skills): Students will be able to illustrate and explain basic methods and models of microeconomics, financial management, and health program evaluation to a variety of stakeholders.
• Capacità di apprendimento (Learning Ability): Students will acquire the ability to conduct individual studies on specific topics in microeconomics, financial management, and health program evaluation.

Program Structure

Curriculum

The program is part of the 1st year, 2nd semester of the Ingegneria Biomedica course, with a focus on Gestione del sistema sanitario (Health System Management).

Credits and Duration

• Codice insegnamento (Course Code): Not specified
• Anno accademico (Academic Year): 2025/2026
• Corso (Course): Ingegneria Biomedica
• Curriculum: Gestione del sistema sanitario
• Anno (Year): 1º anno
• Semestre (Semester): 2º semestre
• SSD (Scientific-Disciplinary Sector): ING-IND/35
• CFU (University Credits): 6

Course Content

Programma

The course covers:

• CONCETTI DI BASE (Basic Concepts): Objectives of economic analysis, positive and normative analysis, demand, supply, and market equilibrium, elasticity.
• PRODUZIONE, VINCOLI TECNOLOGICI, ANALISI DEI COSTI (Production, Technological Constraints, Cost Analysis): Input and output, production set, production function, and isoquant.
• FORME DI MERCATO E COMPORTAMENTO DELL'IMPRESA (Market Forms and Firm Behavior): Perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, and strategic behavior.
• METODI PER LA VALUTAZIONE ECONOMICA DEI PROGRAMMI SANITARI (Methods for Economic Evaluation of Health Programs): Phases of the investment selection process, elements of financial mathematics, cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and cost-utility analysis.
• IL FINANZIAMENTO E L'ASSETTO ISTITUZIONALE E ORGANIZZATIVO DEI SISTEMI SANITARI (Financing and Institutional and Organizational Structure of Health Systems): Financing methods, payment systems, and institutional and organizational forms of health systems.

Prerequisiti

Students are required to have basic knowledge of mathematical analysis, particularly elements of algebra, functions, derivatives, and fundamental notions of optimization.

Testi di riferimento

• Besanko D.A., Braeutigam R.R., Microeconomia, McGraw-Hill, 2024.
• Drummond M.F., Sculpher M.J., Torrance G.W., O'Brien B.J., Stoddart G.L. (2010, terza edizione italiana), Metodi per la valutazione economica dei programmi sanitari, Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore (capp. 4, 5, 6, 7).

Frequenza

Attendance is not mandatory but is encouraged.

Modalità di esame

The exam consists of a written test that includes both theoretical/descriptive questions related to the course content and exercises aimed at evaluating the ability to apply quantitative analysis tools to microeconomic and health service management problems.

Modalità di erogazione

Lectures are held in person and are characterized by the delivery of content by the teacher with the aid of a multimedia blackboard. Student participation and interaction are encouraged, with moments dedicated to solving exercises for preparing the final exam.