Valiotis George, Buttigieg Sandra C, Cicchetti Americo, Dang Rui, Jamshed Nabil, Jevtic Marija, Magalhães Teresa, Nies Henk, Pferzinger Mangfred, Santana Rui, Correia Tiago, Weller Emmi, Cande Laura, Desson Zachary, Margheri Federica
European Health Management Association, Brussels, Belgium.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta.
Int J Health Plann Manage. 2025 May;40(3):788-793. doi: 10.1002/hpm.3903. Epub 2025 Jan 23.
The practice of healthcare management is essential for the efficient operation of health services, encompassing leadership, management, and direction within healthcare organisations. 'Health management' extends beyond healthcare management by integrating principles of public health and health policy. As health management is commonly practised but not cohesively recognised, the European Health Management Association (EHMA) conducted this study to develop a cohesive definition of health management. Developed through a qualitative methodology comprising focus group discussions and validation through quantitative expert interviews, this study proposed a holistic definition of health management, incorporating social, environmental and economic determinants of health, cross-sector collaboration, and the 'One Health' approach. The publication of this unified definition has important implications for professional training, policy development, and health outcomes. It provides a foundational framework for curricula, informs precise policy formulation, and promotes excellence through health service delivery that reflects efficiency, sustainability, and equity.
医疗保健管理实践对于卫生服务的高效运作至关重要，涵盖医疗保健组织内部的领导、管理和指导。“健康管理”通过整合公共卫生和卫生政策原则，超越了医疗保健管理的范畴。由于健康管理虽普遍实施但未得到统一认可，欧洲健康管理协会（EHMA）开展了这项研究，以制定一个统一的健康管理定义。该研究通过包括焦点小组讨论的定性方法以及通过定量专家访谈进行验证，提出了一个全面的健康管理定义，纳入了健康的社会、环境和经济决定因素、跨部门合作以及“同一健康”方法。这一统一定义的发布对专业培训、政策制定和健康结果具有重要意义。它为课程提供了一个基础框架，为精确的政策制定提供信息，并通过反映效率、可持续性和公平性的卫生服务提供促进卓越。
