- Docente: Lamberto Manzoli
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/42
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Lamberto Manzoli (Modulo 1) Cecilia Acuti Martellucci (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Nursing and Midwifery Sciences (cod. 8488)
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from Mar 03, 2026 to Mar 25, 2026
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from Mar 11, 2026 to Mar 25, 2026
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students should have acquired the knowledge and skills necessary to understand the operational processes of healthcare organizations, with the aim of promoting the delivery of safe, effective, efficient, relevant, and culturally sensitive care that is appropriately documented and provided by competent staff.
Course contents
The tools of Evidence-Based Medicine: reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, guidelines, and diagnostic-therapeutic protocols
The healthcare system: the evolution of healthcare organization in Italy.
Corporate restructuring in healthcare and healthcare delivery structures.
Healthcare management: definition and functions.
The structure of hospital care: SDO and the DRG system.
The regional network.
Case-mix classification systems, the healthcare financing system, and the potential impact on equity in care.
Healthcare service evaluation systems.
The complexity of planning.
Readings/Bibliography
Manzoli L, Villari P, Boccia A. Epidemiologia e Management in Sanità. Elementi di Metodologia (2° Ed.). Edi-Ermes, 2015.
Teaching methods
Oral lectures
Assessment methods
Written examination with multiple choices.
Teaching tools
Power point slides and scientific articles
Office hours
See the website of Lamberto Manzoli
See the website of Cecilia Acuti Martellucci