Improving the performance of healthcare organizations: The contribution manager-clinician

Journal title MECOSAN
Author/s Simone Fanelli, Chiara Carolina Donelli, Fiorella Pia Salvatore, Antonello Zangrandi
Publishing Year 2022 Issue 2022/122
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 123-135 File size 0 KB
DOI 10.3280/mesa2022-122oa14620
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Public healthcare organization have always been committed to identifying organizational and managerial solutions to reply to the multiple pressures they are subjected to.In this scenario crucial is the role played by professionals. The aim of this study is to investigate what strategies organization can adopt to enhance and support professionals in order to improve performance.The results highlight that healthcare organizations should support the professional manager to be able to create a collaborative climate in the organization; facilitate interpersonal communication; define consistent objectives with the available resources and evaluate efficiency, effectiveness and quality.

Keywords: ; healthcare organization; performance; managerial skill; managerial tools; manager-clinician

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Simone Fanelli, Chiara Carolina Donelli, Fiorella Pia Salvatore, Antonello Zangrandi, Migliorare la performance nelle aziende sanitarie pubbliche: il contributo dei professionisti-manager in "MECOSAN" 122/2022, pp 123-135, DOI: 10.3280/mesa2022-122oa14620