Hospital risk management at the time of Covid-19: An analysis of the Lombardy Region

Journal title MECOSAN
Author/s Alessandro Capocchi, Paola Orlandini, Stefano Amelio
Publishing Year 2021 Issue 2021/118
Language English Pages 20 P. 97-116 File size 280 KB
DOI 10.3280/MESA2021-118005
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Covid-19 has imposed a rethinking of risk management systems in the healthcare sector. The aim of this paper is to investigate how the risk has been and is managed by the healthcare organizations, on the basis of regional directives. The analysis focuses on the health system of the Lombardy Region. In particular, the authors focused on the resolutions adopted by the Lombardy Region in the acute phase of the pandemic (2 March 2020-12 May 2020) with the aim of rebuilding the system put in place by the Region for risk prevention and management. Thanks to the resolutions, the Lombardy Region has established a risk management system, consisting of a surveillance system and an emergency management system that seems to have led to positive consequences.

Keywords: Covid-19, Emergency management system, Healthcare sector, Lombardy, Resolutions, Risk management, Surveillance system.

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Alessandro Capocchi, Paola Orlandini, Stefano Amelio, Hospital risk management at the time of Covid-19: An analysis of the Lombardy Region in "MECOSAN" 118/2021, pp 97-116, DOI: 10.3280/MESA2021-118005