Scientific Coordination: Paola Adinolfi, Marco Benvenuto, Mara Bergamaschi, Elio Borgonovi, Americo Cicchetti, Rocco Reina, Salvatore Russo, Francesco Schiavone, Marzia Ventura
Research context
Over the last few years, the organisational, managerial and financial complexity of the healthcare industry and all other actors in the context has exploded due to a plurality of factors (technological, legislative, social, etc.). The recent Covid-19 epidemic has greatly accelerated this process, specifically leading to the need to rely on technology and improve healthcare services, through processes of digitisation and sustainability of the choices made, which have had an impact and value on organisations and people. The contributions presented in this track will want to address the main current and prospective issues of the complex system of Health, in order to enucleate the major challenges and opportunities to be considered in order to create value and gain an advantage sustainable competition over time.
Type of paper expected
The track referees invite potential authors to submit empirical articles, both qualitative and quantitative in nature, theoretical/conceptual contributions and literature reviews. Both types of articles should contribute to the advancement of theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of healthcare management. The papers submitted may be either inductive or deductive in nature.
Suggested topic areas
• Management and organisation of companies in the sector
• Big data and digital transformation in healthcare
• Business model innovation in healthcare
• Innovation ecosystems and stakeholder management in healthcare
• Performance measurement and innovation in healthcare processes
• Organisation and HRM of human resources in healthcare
• Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
• Patient Advocacy organisations
• New paradigms in healthcare management (e.g. patient-centricity, precision medicine, etc.)
• New models of NHS financing and reimbursement
Possibility of publication
Publication opportunities in the following journals are foreseen:
• MECOSAN
• Technology Forecasting and Social Change