The challenge and the future of health care turnaround plans: Evidence from the Italian experience

Health Policy

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-9

  Ferrè, Francesca ^a   Cuccurullo, Corrado ^b   Lega, Federico ^a  

^a BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Decentralization; Health care deficit management; Italy; Turnaround

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; ITALY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; HUMANS; ITALY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS;

EID: 84861234833     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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