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Challenges of Healthcare Systems in the Era of COVID-19

Management Practices, Services Innovation and Reforms

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Editors:
  1. Niccolò Persiani

    1. University of Florence, Firenze, Italy

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  2. Ilaria Elisa Vannini

    1. University of Florence, Firenze, Italy

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  3. Anna Romiti

    1. University of Florence, Firenze, Italy

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  4. Anastasios Karasavvoglou

    1. Department of Accounting and Finance, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece

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  5. Persefoni Polychronidou

    1. Department of Economic Sciences, International Hellenic University, Serres, Greece

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  • Examines healthcare innovations and service management models
  • Discusses healthcare reforms with special reference to Balkan and Eastern European countries
  • Sheds new light on the impact of the pandemic on healthcare organizations

Part of the book series: Contributions to Management Science (MANAGEMENT SC.)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Policies, Governance and Strategies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Communication Strategy in Healthcare Organizations During Covid-19 Crisis: Insights from the Italian Context

      • Anna Romiti, Mario Del Vecchio, Caterina Cavicchi, Emidia Vagnoni
      Pages 3-23

    3. Rethinking Healthcare Organizations in the Era of Covid-19: Lessons From the Pandemic

      • Guglielmo Bonaccorsi
      Pages 25-31

    4. Italian Health Professions of the Technical, Rehabilitation and Prevention Areas to Support the Reform of Reference Healthcare System After Covid-19 Pandemic

      • Martina Giusti, Niccolò Persiani
      Pages 33-45

    5. Location Strategies of Healthcare Facilities: The Case of Private Hospitals in Ankara

      • Cansu Guller, Cigdem Varol
      Pages 47-67

    6. Corporate Disclosure of Vaccine Producers After Covid-19 Disease

      • Silvia Fissi, Elena Gori, Alberto Romolini
      Pages 69-80

    7. The Role of Local Government in the Provision of Health Services with Additional Reference to COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the Croatian Health System

      • Lana Kordić, Josip Visković
      Pages 81-103

    8. The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Health Right in Poland

      • Monika Urbaniak, Michele Sanfilippo
      Pages 105-114

    9. Support for SMEs in Greece and Poland During COVID-19

      • Maciej Woźniak, Simeon Karafolas, Seweryn Krupnik
      Pages 115-126

  4. Operations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. Reorganization of the Community Care Model Based on Evolving Needs and Solutions: The Tuscan Case, Transforming Pandemic into Opportunity

      • Chiara Barchielli, Paolo Zoppi
      Pages 195-206

    3. Using Telemedicine in Organizing Health Emergency. An Analysis of Country-Based Experiences During the COVID-19

      • Alberto Romolini, Eleonora Veglianti, Yaya Li
      Pages 207-218

    4. The Impact of Proper Surgery Planning on Operating Room Efficiency. An Italian Case Study in 2021

      • Giacomo Carli, Stanislav Russo, Lorenzo Michelin, Emanuele Adorno, Peter Perger, Beatrice Ricci et al.
      Pages 219-231
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About this book

In light of the Covid 19 pandemic and its impact on healthcare systems, this book examines health care innovations and service management models and discusses significant reforms and organizational and managerial changes in the healthcare systems of countries in the Balkans and Eastern Europe. It features contributions that shed new light on the impact of the pandemic on healthcare organizations and the lessons that can be drawn from this crisis for management practice.

The book covers topics such as best practices in healthcare delivery, healthcare management, process and product innovation, digitization and information technologies, healthcare governance, collaborative healthcare experiences and networks, healthcare financing, and healthcare policy reform.  It is aimed at scholars and practitioners in healthcare, as well as anyone interested in innovation in healthcare services and management.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Florence, Firenze, Italy

    Niccolò Persiani, Ilaria Elisa Vannini, Anna Romiti

  • Department of Accounting and Finance, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece

    Anastasios Karasavvoglou

  • Department of Economic Sciences, International Hellenic University, Serres, Greece

    Persefoni Polychronidou

About the editors

Niccolò Persiani is Full Professor in Healthcare Management at the University of Florence, Italy. He has published articles and monographies on Healthcare systems management, Healthcare systems in the Balkan and Eastern European Countries, Health Economics and internal control systems.

Ilaria Elisa Vannini, PhD, is Adjunct Professor in Healthcare Management at the University of Florence, Italy. Her research interests focus on Health systems management, Health economics and Internal control systems.

Anna Romiti is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine at University of Florence, Italy, where she is member of the Health Services Research Unit and Vice-Director of the Degree Program in Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences. Her research activities focus on Healthcare Management and sport tourism management.

Anastasios Karasavvoglou is a Professor of Economics at the International Hellenic University (Greece) and President of the annual international conference "Economies of the Balkan and Eastern European Countries". He has published numerous books and papers on immigration, regional development and the labor market. 

Persefoni Polychronidou is an Associate Professor of Quanitative Methods at the Department of Economic Sciences at the International Hellenic University (Greece). Her research focuses on statistical and data analysis and she has published numerous papers on empirical economic data. She is the co-editor of the International Journal of Business and Economic Sciences Applied Research. 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Challenges of Healthcare Systems in the Era of COVID-19

  • Book Subtitle: Management Practices, Services Innovation and Reforms

  • Editors: Niccolò Persiani, Ilaria Elisa Vannini, Anna Romiti, Anastasios Karasavvoglou, Persefoni Polychronidou

  • Series Title: Contributions to Management Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43114-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-43113-5Published: 17 November 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-43116-6Due: 18 December 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-43114-2Published: 16 November 2023

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1941

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-716X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 255

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Health Care Management, Health Economics, Health Care Management

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