This book offers a business history of modern hospitals in the 20th century. Presenting case studies from around the world, it examines the long-term institutional and historical evolution of hospital organization and management models, applying a business history approach to do so. Drawing on reports from international organizations and other historical data, it explores the evolution, path dependencies, actors and institutions that have shaped the diversity of hospital organization and management models. At the same time, it analyzes the historical origins of major problems faced by today’s hospitals, such as cost-inefficiencies, lack of specialized human capital, etc. The contributing authors cover topics such as the history of hospital finance and accounting, hospital price regulation, entrepreneurship models, hospital privatization, and hospital governance. The book will appeal to scholars and students of economic and business history, and to anyone interested in the history of hospitals.
“Poliklinik” in the German Democratic Republic after 1945: The Unification of Outpatient and Inpatient Care in Hospitals
págs. 43-55
Between Public and Private: The Business History of Hospitals in Italy (1968–2018)
págs. 57-69
págs. 71-82
págs. 83-96
Private Hospital Groups in Spain: Business Concentration and Penetration in Public Health
págs. 97-110
The Road to the National Health Service: Finance, Markets and the United Kingdom’s Universal Health System
págs. 111-123
The Rise of Hospital Dominance in China: Distribution of Resources and Activities Between Hospitals and Primary Care Facilities (1949–2018)
págs. 127-145
págs. 147-159
Hospital Systems in Latin America: Transformation and Change, 1960s–2020s
págs. 163-176
Immigration and Health Systems in Argentina: The Case of the Spanish Hospital of Buenos Aires
págs. 177-188
págs. 189-205
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