The London School of Economics and Political Science
Modelling Cost-Effectiveness in Healthcare
Improve healthcare systems by effectively allocating resources with the help of cutting-edge decision-making tools.
Start date
09 June 2021
Enroll by 01 June 2021
Course duration
8 weeks
Excluding orientation
Language
English
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Effort
7–10 hours per week
Self-paced learning online
Course overview
The estimated amount of money needed to stabilise and improve the United Kingdom’s current healthcare system.
The Health Foundation (Nov, 2020).
The approximate percentage of healthcare spend that is wasted in the US, equating to as much as $935 billion a year.
JAMA Network (Oct, 2019).
Duration: 8 weeks (excluding orientation)
Shrinking margins and rising costs are driving public and private health systems to improve operational efficiencies and reduce expenses. Rigorous financial management could help to improve care provision and combat unnecessary spending.
The Modelling Cost-Effectiveness in Healthcare online certificate course from LSE equips you with marketable skills in cost-effectiveness modelling. This technical course has been designed by faculty and experts from the Department of Health Policy at LSE who have a solid grounding in fundamental policy and economic skills, and the knowledge and expertise to apprehend global health challenges. Over eight weeks, you’ll explore cost-effectiveness modelling techniques and discover methods of sourcing quality data. Throughout the course, you’ll learn how to conceptualise a model, inform resource allocation decisions, and analyse a cost-effectiveness study.
Is this course for you?
This course is suited to both health and finance professionals who deal with modelling costs in the healthcare sector. Health administrators and medical workers will learn how to better budget, assign, and prioritise resources. They’ll also benefit from enhancing their decision-making and resource allocation skills. Finance and insurance professionals will learn how to get the most out of their health products or services budgets, and will benefit from gaining insight into product pricing and R&D resource allocation.
This Modelling Cost-Effectiveness in Healthcare online certificate course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 70 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is on you. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
Course overview
Course overview
Duration: 8 weeks (excluding orientation)
Shrinking margins and rising costs are driving public and private health systems to improve operational efficiencies and reduce expenses. Rigorous financial management could help to improve care provision and combat unnecessary spending.
The Modelling Cost-Effectiveness in Healthcare online certificate course from LSE equips you with marketable skills in cost-effectiveness modelling. This technical course has been designed by faculty and experts from the Department of Health Policy at LSE who have a solid grounding in fundamental policy and economic skills, and the knowledge and expertise to apprehend global health challenges. Over eight weeks, you’ll explore cost-effectiveness modelling techniques and discover methods of sourcing quality data. Throughout the course, you’ll learn how to conceptualise a model, inform resource allocation decisions, and analyse a cost-effectiveness study.
Is this course for you?
This course is suited to both health and finance professionals who deal with modelling costs in the healthcare sector. Health administrators and medical workers will learn how to better budget, assign, and prioritise resources. They’ll also benefit from enhancing their decision-making and resource allocation skills. Finance and insurance professionals will learn how to get the most out of their health products or services budgets, and will benefit from gaining insight into product pricing and R&D resource allocation.
This Modelling Cost-Effectiveness in Healthcare online certificate course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 70 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is on you. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
What will set you apart
Knowledge of how cost-effectiveness models can influence and aid decision-making when allocating resources.
The skills to source and analyse data, as well as the ability to determine the quality of the data being analysed.
An understanding of cost-effectiveness analysis, based on real-world examples and future considerations. 
The ability to develop and adapt decision-analytic models in Excel to your unique organisational context.Course curriculum
Orientation module
Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1
Foundations of cost-effectiveness analysis
Module 2
Introduction to modelling methods
Module 3
Identifying and reviewing data for cost-effectiveness analysis
Module 4
Discretely integrated condition event (DICE) simulation
Module 5
Interpreting model results and making decisions under uncertainty
Module 6
Building conceptual models of real-world processes
Module 7
Discrete event simulation for health technology assessment
Module 8
Future perspectives on cost-effectiveness analysis
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Course convenors
Who you'll learn from
Professor Alistair McGuire
Professor of Health Economics and Head of Department, Department of Health Policy, LSE
Alex Carter
Senior Lecturer in Practice, Department of Health Policy, LSE
Dr Ranjeeta Thomas
Assistant Professor of Health Economics, Department of Health Policy, LSE
Jaime Caro
Professor in Practice, LSE
About the certificate
Gain marketable skills in cost-effectiveness modelling and earn an official certificate of competence from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.
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