Healthcare Management: Improving Patient Outcomes and Service Quality
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Nursing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2026 | Viewed by 127
Special Issue Editors
Interests: healthcare management; health economics; health technology assessment; health policy; public health; epidemiology
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Interests: healthcare management; health economics; health technology assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to our Special Issue, titled “Healthcare Management: Improving Patient Outcomes and Service Quality”. As the global demand for high-quality healthcare services continues to rise, healthcare institutions face mounting challenges, including resource constraints, the need for equitable access, and the integration of new technologies. Effective management strategies are pivotal in addressing these challenges and ensuring that healthcare systems are resilient, efficient, and patient-focused.
This Special Issue aims to highlight the importance of innovative approaches to healthcare management that prioritize patient outcomes and service quality, fostering more equitable and effective healthcare systems for all. By showcasing research that bridges theory and practice, this Special Issue seeks to provide actionable insights for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. Contributions that propose evidence-based solutions, technological advancements, and strategies for operational excellence are particularly encouraged.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Healthcare operation management.
- Patient-centered care initiatives.
- Quality improvement methodologies.
- Health policy and governance.
- Technological innovations in healthcare delivery.
- Strategies for enhancing patient safety.
- Equity and access in healthcare.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Christos Ntais
Dr. Nikolaos Kontodimopoulos
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Healthcare is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- healthcare management
- patient outcomes
- service quality
- healthcare delivery
- quality improvement
- patient-centered care
- health policy
- healthcare innovation
- health service research
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