International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Helping Healthcare to Help Itself: A Response to the Recent Commentaries

Document Type : Correspondence

Authors
Paul Holmström 1, 2
Thomas Björk-Eriksson 2, 3
Fredrik Bååthe 4, 5, 6, 7
Caroline Olsson 1, 2
1 Medical Radiation Sciences, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
2 Regional Cancer Centre West, Gothenburg, Sweden
3 Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
4 LEFO – Institute for Studies of the Medical Profession, Oslo, Norway
5 Institute of Stress Medicine, Gothenburg, Sweden
6 Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
7 Institute of Health and Care Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
10.34172/ijhpm.2023.8384
Abstract
Helping Healthcare to Help Itself: A Response to the Recent Commentaries
Keywords
Simulation
Implementation
Mixed Methods
System Dynamics
Action Research
Healthcare

We thank International Journal of Health Policy and Management for inviting so many learned researchers to comment on our paper1 and in turn thank them for their thoughtful and valuable comments. As several of them are referenced in the paper, it is particularly interesting to take part of their views. ...(Read more...)

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 13, Issue 1
2024
Pages 1-3

  • Received Date 09 December 2023
  • Revised Date 13 December 2023
  • Accepted Date 19 December 2023
  • First Published Date 20 December 2023
  • Published Date 01 December 2024