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Chinitz, D., Rodwin, V. (2014). On Health Policy and Management (HPAM): Mind the Theory-Policy-Practice Gap. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 3(7), 361-363. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.122
David Chinitz; Victor G Rodwin. "On Health Policy and Management (HPAM): Mind the Theory-Policy-Practice Gap". International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 3, 7, 2014, 361-363. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.122
Chinitz, D., Rodwin, V. (2014). 'On Health Policy and Management (HPAM): Mind the Theory-Policy-Practice Gap', International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 3(7), pp. 361-363. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.122
Chinitz, D., Rodwin, V. On Health Policy and Management (HPAM): Mind the Theory-Policy-Practice Gap. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014; 3(7): 361-363. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.122

On Health Policy and Management (HPAM): Mind the Theory-Policy-Practice Gap

Article 2, Volume 3, Issue 7, December 2014, Page 361-363  XML PDF (354 K)
Document Type: Perspective
DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.122
Authors
David Chinitz 1; Victor G Rodwin2
1Hebrew University-Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel
2Wagner School of Public Service, New York University, New York, NY, USA
Abstract
We argue that the field of Health Policy and Management (HPAM) ought to confront the gap between theory, policy, and practice. Although there are perennial efforts to reform healthcare systems, the conceptual barriers are considerable and reflect the theory-policy-practice gap. We highlight four dimensions of the gap: 1) the dominance of microeconomic thinking in health policy analysis and design; 2) the lack of learning from management theory and comparative case studies; 3) the separation of HPAM from the rank and file of healthcare; and 4) the failure to expose medical students to issues of HPAM. We conclude with suggestions for rethinking the field of HPAM by embracing broader perspectives, e.g. ethics, urban health, systems analysis and cross-national analyses of healthcare systems.

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  • Health Policy and Management: In Praise of Political Science; Comment on “On Health Policy and Management (HPAM): Mind the Theory-Policy Practice Gap”

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  • An American Plague: Pro-Market Believers in Health Policy; Comment on “On Health Policy and Management (HPAM): Mind the Theory-Policypractice Gap”

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  • The Health Policy and Management (HPAM) Gap- From Diagnosis to Prescription: A Response to Recent Commentaries

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Keywords
Health Policy; Health Management Theory; Medical Education
Main Subjects
Evidence-Based Policy; Health Policy Analysis; Health System Reform; Hospital Performance
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