Elements of performance governance in healthcare services: Some empirical evidence on the state of the art in Apulian healthcare

Journal title MECOSAN
Author/s Fabio De Matteis
Publishing Year 2022 Issue 2022/121
Language Italian Pages 24 P. 7-30 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/mesa2022-121oa13857
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The performance governance model, which involves the use of performance information to improve health governance, is particularly complex, considering inter-institutional relations and community involvement. In order to contribute to the scientific debate on this issue, the present work aims to outline the state of the art of some elements of performance governance in Apulian healthcare by using the methodology of multiple case studies. The analysis carried out leads to the conclusion that Apulian healthcare, if on the one hand, is still to be considered far from a performance governance model, on the other hand, it highlights some preparatory factors.Finally, this work highlights some potential risks of the model under investigation that allow to identify corresponding further lines of research.

Keywords: ; performance governance; public healthcare; multiple case studies

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Fabio De Matteis, Elementi di performance governance nei servizi sanitari: alcune evidenze empiriche sullo stato dell’arte nella sanità p in "MECOSAN" 121/2022, pp 7-30, DOI: 10.3280/mesa2022-121oa13857