02529 - Management as a system within a health organization

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Nursing and Midwifery Sciences (cod. 8488)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student must be able to make cost-effective decisions regarding the use of resources for assistance

Course contents

The company as a system and its equilibria
Analysis and redesign of service delivery systems
The healthcare company and its characteristics
Management systems of healthcare service companies
Economic analysis of healthcare systems and decisions
Measurement of economic information in healthcare
Performance evaluation in healthcare companies

Readings/Bibliography

C.Calamandrei
Manual of management of healthcare professions
McGrawHill, 2025
Chapters 1-4, 6-7, 9-15, 20-22

C. Travaglini, Evaluating Integrated Home Care Downloadable from https://amsacta.unibo.it/id/eprint/7537/

Additional materials made directly available on Virtual

Teaching methods

Lectures

Preparation of a project analyzing a healthcare system

Assessment methods

Assessment and evaluation of learning are carried out through:

- the preparation by students of a presentation analyzing a healthcare system and its performance by applying the analysis and evaluation methods proposed in the theoretical part

The evaluation criteria will be

 - the knowledge of the topics covered during the course,

 - the ability to apply the methodologies,

-  the completeness of the critical analysis,

 - the originality of the proposed revisions, and clarity of presentation,

with the final grade being determined as follows:

Inadequate knowledge of methodologies = < 18

Sufficient knowledge of methodologies and appreciable analytical skills = 18-22

Good knowledge of methodologies, good analytical and evaluative skills = 23-26

Complete knowledge of methodologies, excellent analytical and critical evaluation skills = 27-28

Complete knowledge of methodologies, excellent analytical and critical evaluation skills, originality of approach, clear presentation = 29-30L

 

Teaching tools

Presentations and public materials

Office hours

See the website of Claudio Travaglini

SDGs

Good health and well-being

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.