·         Lectures focusing on basic concepts and context for care management

·         Guest presentations with experienced stakeholders/market participants

·         Brief case-study/presentation to be prepared and presented by participants with feedback discussions

Management of health care organizations in networks; integrated care models; key criteria to assess/evaluate such models (economic, regulatory, medical), their significance (health-care policy) and further development of care/service provision (role of reimbursement, innovation, technology) in general and particularly in Switzerland. Relevance of basic concepts beyond Swiss market (other health care systems).

Particular emphasis will be put on coordinated care/integrated care (also known as "managed care") and the experience made with these models in Switzerland.

One session/lecture will be structured as tutorial/Q&A session. Sessions in addition to the predefined lecture dates can be scheduled if needed/requested by the class.