The contribution of "spontaneous" health care networks to improving outcomes: Opportunities and challenges from the perspective of planning and control systems
- Authors: Vignieri, Vincenzo; Bianchi, Carmine; Pietrosi, Astrid; Provenzale, Giuseppe
- Publication year: 2019
- Type: Articolo in rivista
- Key words: Health-care networks; ISMETT; Outcome; Performance management; Planning and control systems;
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/417266
Abstract
The article aims to explore how Planning Control systems may support network-oriented policy-making in the health care sector. This work examines the case of ISMETT (Mediterranean Institute for high specialized transplants and therapies), a Sicilian hospital established in 1998 to provide high specialized and complex transplants and therapies. ISMETT pertains to several networks and it has a long-time experience in establishing and governing such inter-organizational relationships. The analysis of the case illustrates how health care networks may contribute to improve health and generate social and economic outcomes for the community.