- Docente: Lamberto Manzoli
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MEDS-24/B
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 5905)
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from Oct 12, 2026 to Nov 30, 2026
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will have acquired a solid understanding of the fundamentals of healthcare systems, the planning, organization, and management of care processes in hospital and community settings, and health economics.
Course contents
The Healthcare System: The Evolution of Healthcare Organization in Italy.
Corporate Restructuring in Healthcare and Healthcare Delivery Structures.
Healthcare Management: Definition and Functions.
The Organization of Hospital Care: SDO and the DRG System.
The regional network.
Case-mix classification systems, the healthcare financing system, and the potential impact on equity in care.
Healthcare service evaluation systems.
The complexity of planning.
Readings/Bibliography
Manzoli L, Villari P, Boccia A. Epidemiologia e Management in Sanità. Elementi di Metodologia (2° Ed.). Edi-Ermes, 2015.
Teaching methods
Oral lectures, case-studies
Assessment methods
The exam will be an in-person oral exam. To have their grade recorded, students must register for a grade-entry session.
Teaching tools
Power point slides
Office hours
See the website of Lamberto Manzoli