The pandemic has inevitably led to disruptions in the provision of health services for all those patients not affected by COVID-19. At the same time, we have observed differences among health services in their ability to maintain their activities in the face of shocks: while some health services were largely able to ensure core functions, other suffered delays in prevention, acute care, and rehabilitation. In this paper, we explore the effect of regional health policies in terms of governance, workforce, and health service delivery on the ability to maintain oncological services during the COVID-19 pandemic to assess the resilience of the system. The study is based on secondary data collected on the 21 Italian regional health services during the first wave of the pandemic. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of providing health services with specific characteristics pertaining to governance, workforce, and health service delivery to support the resilience of regional health policies during a crisis or shock.

Giorgio, L., Morandi, F., Cicchetti, A., Maintaining health service during COVID-19: A study on regional health services, <<HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT RESEARCH>>, 2024; (N/A): N/A-N/A. [doi:10.1177/09514848241254931] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/293801]

Maintaining health service during COVID-19: A study on regional health services

Giorgio, Luca;Morandi, Federica;Cicchetti, Americo
2024

Abstract

The pandemic has inevitably led to disruptions in the provision of health services for all those patients not affected by COVID-19. At the same time, we have observed differences among health services in their ability to maintain their activities in the face of shocks: while some health services were largely able to ensure core functions, other suffered delays in prevention, acute care, and rehabilitation. In this paper, we explore the effect of regional health policies in terms of governance, workforce, and health service delivery on the ability to maintain oncological services during the COVID-19 pandemic to assess the resilience of the system. The study is based on secondary data collected on the 21 Italian regional health services during the first wave of the pandemic. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of providing health services with specific characteristics pertaining to governance, workforce, and health service delivery to support the resilience of regional health policies during a crisis or shock.
2024
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Giorgio, L., Morandi, F., Cicchetti, A., Maintaining health service during COVID-19: A study on regional health services, <<HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT RESEARCH>>, 2024; (N/A): N/A-N/A. [doi:10.1177/09514848241254931] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/293801]
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