Performance Review and Health Economics

Postgraduate | 2026

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Mode
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Your study is delivered on campus and/or online
On campus, 100% online
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Area/Catalogue
HLTH 5004
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Course ID
203824
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East, Online
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
School of AH & HP
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Matylda Howard
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Course level
5
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
No
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University-wide elective course
No
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

The aim of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills in quality improvement and health economics evaluation to improve health service delivery.
Quality Improvement and Health Economics; quality improvement (QI) and QI models; audits and organisation of audits; health economics and economic evaluation; methods of data collection and analyses of audits and economic evaluation; analysis of audits and economic evaluation.

Course learning outcomes

  • Discuss principles of quality improvement, performance review and health economics.
  • Apply knowledge of the audits of practice to complex scenarios.
  • Compare and contrast different types of economic evaluation.
  • Justify and apply methods of data collection and analysis in audits and economic evaluation.
  • Formulate an audit or an economic evaluation plan

Availability

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
Enrol by date
Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 57861
Section
Section SE01
Size
Size 50
Available
Available 42
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
6 Aug - 24 Sep Thursday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Centenary, C4-08
15 Oct - 12 Nov Thursday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Centenary, C4-08

Online

Class number
Class number 50068
Section
Section 01OL
Size
Size 30
Available
Available 29
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
- Online ,

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed HLTH5195 Performance Review and Health Economics at the University of South Australia

Assumed knowledge

N/A

Textbook(s)

N/A

Inherent requirements

N/A

Other resources

N/A

Assessment

N/A

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