Summary Bismarck's Health Insurance Act of 1883 established the first social health
insurance system in the world. The German statutory health insurance system was built on …

We show that the introduction of the procurement centralization within the regional
healthcare systems in Italy reduced per capita health expenditure approximatelyt by 2–8 …

The nature of decision making in healthcare is complex and crucial. It is essential to have a
tool that helps with accurate and correct decisions based on real-time data. Moreover, the …

Background Vaccine hesitancy is an emerging phenomenon in European countries and
leads to decreasing trends in infant vaccine coverage. The aim of this study was to analyze …

Research on governance often assumes that governance requires combinations of
hierarchical, market and network co-ordination. However, governance versatility …

We study patient mobility in the Italian National Health System, using patient-episode level
data on elective Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty procedures over the …

Background A good health care system and, especially, the provision of efficient hospital
care are the goals of national and regional health policies. However, the scope of general …

Background Depression is the most common mental health burden worldwide. Primary care
physicians (PCPs) play a key role in the care provision for people with depression. The first …

Healthcare systems seek to provide continuous and coordinated care of high quality.
However, patient pathways in the ambulatory sector may differ and result in various provider …

Objectives To analyse the association between individual and contextual socioeconomic
position (SEP) with health status and to investigate the role of SEP and baseline health …