The article by Brenna and Spandonaro on interregional mobility for acute hospital care in Italy raises important issues concerning social and territorial equity in a healthcare system. Based on Regions and private providers’ strategic behavior, the hypothesis adopted to explain patient cross-border mobility (CBM), demonstrated by statistical analysis, may be further explored using qualitative methods. In order to reduce CBM, the central government needs to play a more active role in coordination, even in a highly decentralized National Health Service (NHS).
Interregional Patient Mobility in the Italian NHS : A Case of Badly-Managed Decentralization : Comment on “Regional Incentives and Patient Cross-Border Mobility: Evidence From the Italian Experience / S. Neri. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT. - ISSN 2322-5939. - 4:12(2015 Aug), pp. 13.857-13.859. [10.15171/ijhpm.2015.154]
Interregional Patient Mobility in the Italian NHS : A Case of Badly-Managed Decentralization : Comment on “Regional Incentives and Patient Cross-Border Mobility: Evidence From the Italian Experience
S. Neri
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2015
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The article by Brenna and Spandonaro on interregional mobility for acute hospital care in Italy raises important issues concerning social and territorial equity in a healthcare system. Based on Regions and private providers’ strategic behavior, the hypothesis adopted to explain patient cross-border mobility (CBM), demonstrated by statistical analysis, may be further explored using qualitative methods. In order to reduce CBM, the central government needs to play a more active role in coordination, even in a highly decentralized National Health Service (NHS).File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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