Forecasting future needs and optimal allocation of medical residency positions: The Emilia-Romagna Region case study

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Senese, Francesca ^a   Tubertini, Paolo ^b   Mazzocchetti, Angelina ^c   Lodi, Andrea ^b   Ruozi, Corrado ^a   Grilli, Roberto ^a  

^a Regional Agency for Health and Social Care   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Emilia Romagna Region   (Italy)

Author keywords

Health workforce forecast; Medical training; Optimization; Requirement model; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; SPECIALIZATION; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; ITALY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHYSICIANS; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; SPECIALIZATION; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 84924633330     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-13-7     Document Type: Article

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