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Clinical pathway is a concept that from a managerial point of view promotes variance reduction in the delivery of health care and, therefore, is able to reduce costs. To achieve this, health care providers must improve efficiency in the use of resources while completing delivery of care in time with expected achievements in quality....

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The inverse relationship between socioeconomic and health status has been well established in the literature. Disparities in health status due to socioeconomic conditions are unfair and can be prevented through appropriate health and social policies. The relation between socioeconomic factors and health outcomes can be proven at both the...

Ageing populations, rapid technological progress and recent public budget cuts currently threaten the sustainability of public health systems. To meet growing needs with declining resources, decision-makers must identify new ways to avoid reducing the quality of services offered to citizens. This paper focuses on the so-called "co-payment"...

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In the past years, the number of patients in need of chemotherapy treatments has been constantly increasing. Chemotherapy treatments must be carefully planned to provide a suitable and timely care. They are often provided within an outpatient setting. Clinicians and nurses staff must face the increasing demand for chemotherapy treatment with...