Health Management Innovation Research Articles

Commerce and Health Management: Analyzing the Intersections of Public Health Policies and Economic Development

This study investigates the critical relationship between public health policies and economic outcomes. Through a mixed-methods approach that includes quantitative analysis of survey data and qualitative insights from stakeholder interviews, the research identifies key themes such as the integration of health and economic policies, the role of health investments in fostering economic resilience, challenges in policy implementation, and the significance of innovation in health management. Findings indicate a strong positive correlation between effective public health measures and perceived economic development, highlighting the necessity for cohesive strategies that align health initiatives with economic planning. The study further reveals that barriers such as funding constraints and varying perceptions hinder effective implementation, suggesting the need for enhanced cross-sector collaboration and targeted communication. Recommendations include prioritizing health infrastructure investments and embracing technological innovations to improve healthcare access and efficiency. As societies face ongoing global challenges, this research emphasizes that effective health management is not only a public health concern but also a crucial element of economic strategy. By recognizing the interconnectedness of health and economic systems, stakeholders can work towards creating a more resilient and prosperous future.

Innovation in health management: The case of the regional health foundation of ceará and workforce profile

The Regional Health Foundation is a public foundation governed by private sector law, an indirect state public administration created to bring innovation in management, efficiency, celerity and optimization of public resource spending. This is a descriptive and quantitative study of the Regional Health Foundation, its innovative institutional model and its workforce, analyzing the profile of the employees who carry out their activities in this organization. A total of 43 collaborators allocated to the organization's headquarters participated in this study. The data collection phase took place in January 2022, using a structured online questionnaire, divided into six sections: sociodemographic profile, curriculum, teaching and research experience, registered product and publications. We chose to use tables to present the data of the descriptive and quantitative analysis. The profile of the Funsaúde's employees who carry out their activities at its headquarters is characterized predominantly by females, aged between 40-49 years, with an employment relationship under the labor legislation of the private sector. The identification of the workforce collaborators' profiles revealed that the professionals are highly qualified, owed to their vast experience in teaching and research. We believe that the results of this study bring contributions to the improvement of work processes and innovation in management.

Managing networks

An online toolkit to help network leaders and users manage networks effectively has been set up by NHS Improving Quality in partnership with the Centre for Innovation in Health Management. The learning resource provides: a diagnostic service for leaders to help identify a network’s strengths and weaknesses and to shape action; an online community of practitioners to share leadership challenges; a knowledge bank with latest evidence and intelligence on leading effective networks; and the development of a ‘health check’, which allows leaders of established networks to report their purpose, performance, aims, operations and capacity. For more about the toolkit, go to www.networksdiagnostic.org.uk

Public-Private Partnerships in the Italian Healthcare Sector: The Analysis of Organizational Forms

This study aims to analyze the phenomenon of innovation in health management: public-private partnerships within the Italian healthcare sector. The main goal of the paper is to measure the degree of organizational maturity (OM) of the forms of public-private partnerships (PPP), analyzing and measuring key managerial processes, in terms of innovation in meeting the partnership’s goals/targets. The analysis is based on the identification of key processes relevant to the management of partnerships, to check which systems of governance are able to meet different stakeholder interests. We therefore built a conceptual standard for analysis of the OM through a field survey based on visits, participant observation, analysis of documents and semi-structured interviews with the management.

Reflections on Public Policy and Medicine

AbstractThe author comments on the importance of the World Medical & Health Policy journal in light of current medical policy needs. It is suggested that we need to share knowledge and different health management innovation more quickly and effectively, and that health communications is key.