Growing inequalities in health outcomes, rising care costs, an ageing population, and the ongoing shortage of healthcare personnel are just a few of the challenges that the healthcare sector faces, not only in this country but all over the world. The responses to these issues will require an interdisciplinary approach. This is why the Institute of Public Administration and Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) have established an intensive partnership around Population Health Governance. This partnership takes the form of an interdisciplinary team of academics and clinicians. Within Population Health Governance, the focus is on connecting insights and perspectives on leadership, governance, and management with issues in the healthcare sector.
Growing inequalities in health outcomes, rising care costs, an ageing population, and the ongoing shortage of healthcare personnel are just a few of the challenges that the healthcare sector faces, not only in this country but all over the world. The responses to these issues will require an interdisciplinary approach. This is why the Institute of Public Administration and Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) have established an intensive partnership around Population Health Governance. This partnership takes the form of an interdisciplinary team of academics and clinicians. Within Population Health Governance, the focus is on connecting insights and perspectives on leadership, governance, and management with issues in the healthcare sector.
1. Defining concepts of health systems
There are a number of different ways in which the healthcare system could be designed. The use of concepts like Value-based healthcare and Population Health Management assume a certain way of thinking about the care and how it is structured and also has an impact on organisations and their employees. Within this line, we therefore look at what the various components precisely entail, and what these concepts mean for the organisation of the care.
2. Bridging social and medical policy-approaches
Social issues are very often connected with health issues, and vice versa. Consider, for example, the relationship between debt and health. Organisations in the social domain, public administration, and healthcare have to therefore work with each other. Within this line, this interaction is fundamental. How can we make sure that the various stakeholder organisations find each other? And how can we ensure that policy facilitates this connection?
3. Leading adaptive healthcare
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is the importance of being able to respond quickly to new situations and circumstances. Being able to flexibly act based on what is needed at the present moment and in the long term is one of the biggest challenges facing the healthcare sector. How to keep sight of the big picture and remain able to respond appropriately is being studied at the level of the healthcare system, the care organisation, and the care professional.
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