Innovative Healthcare Systems for the 21st Century

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Introduction to Innovative Healthcare Systems for the Twenty-First Century

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Innovative Healthcare Systems: An Introduction

      • Hassan Qudrat-Ullah

      Pages 3-12

3. Theoretical Approaches and Frameworks for Healthcare Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Innovative Healthcare Applications of ICT for Developing Countries

      • Arni Ariani, Allya P. Koesoema, Soegijardjo Soegijoko

      Pages 15-70

   3. Transdisciplinary Approach to Design of a Total Healing Environment

      • S. K. Perović, M. Krklješ

      Pages 71-86

   4. Systemic Development of Health Organizations: An Integrative Systems Methodology

      • Markus Schwaninger, Johann Klocker

      Pages 87-139

   5. The Infector Stigma: Centralizing Health Policies in an Age of Global Migration Flows

      • Liborio Stuppia, Emilia Ferone, Lamberto Manzoli, Andrea Pitasi, Massimiliano Ruzzeddu

      Pages 141-166

   6. Solar System Design for Water Treatment: Antibacterial Heat Exchanger (ABHE)

      • S. Amara, T. Baghdadli, B. Nordell, R. Khimulu

      Pages 167-180

4. Modeling and Simulation in Service of Healthcare Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181

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   2. Modeling to Inform Long-Term Care Policy and Planning for an Aging Society

      • John P. Ansah, Victoria Koh, Muhammad Azeem Qureshi, David B. Matchar

      Pages 183-224

   3. Framing Caesarean Section Reduction Policies Through a Dynamic Performance Management Approach: A Maternity Pathway Case-Based Analysis

      • Enzo Bivona, Federico Cosenz

      Pages 225-247

   4. “Epimemetic” Landscape Relationship of Organizational Culture, Performance, and Compliance Versus Engagement

      • Russell S. Gonnering, David Logan

      Pages 249-262

   5. Big Data Analytics in Healthcare Internet of Things

      • Gunasekaran Manogaran, Daphne Lopez, Chandu Thota, Kaja M. Abbas, Saumyadipta Pyne, Revathi Sundarasekar

      Pages 263-284

   6. Status and Challenges on Adaptation for Indian Healthcare Services with Data Mining Technique

      • Manaswini Pradhan

      Pages 285-298

   7. High-Performance HR Practices in Healthcare in Canada

      • Ali Dastmalchian, Claudia Steinke

      Pages 299-331

5. Future Research Directions in Innovative Healthcare Systems

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Afterword: Moving Forward in Healthcare Systems in the Twenty-First Century

      • Peter Tsasis

      Pages 335-336

6. Back Matter

   Pages 337-341

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This book presents the latest in decision-making tools, techniques, and solutions for policy makers to utilize in overcoming the challenges faced by healthcare systems. With contributions from experts world-wide, an array of healthcare management models, techniques, and integrative solutions are presented, drawing on econometric, system dynamics, and agent-based models as well as state-of-the-art empirical studies. As total healthcare spending (both total expenditures on health as a percentage of GDP and average spending on per capita) increases across most of the world’s economies, healthcare systems continue to face challenges in terms of cost, quality, and access, as a result of its fragmented nature. Consequently, healthcare managers and policy makers require innovative integrative approaches and solutions to better manage complex, dynamic healthcare systems.


This volume offers researchers and policy makers an insightful and critical review of the state of the art in healthcare modeling, with a particular focus on system dynamics, agent-based models, and modern empirical studies. It will be of interest to those in the fields of health, business management, and information systems.

• healthcare management models
• systems dynamics and healthcare
• agent-based models and healthcare
• empirical studies and healthcare
• innovative integrated solutions and healthcare
• healthcare modeling
• evidence-based healthcare managment
• econometric models for emerging health systems
• soft systems methods and healthcare management
• delivering efficient healthcare
• data-driven science, modeling and theory building

• School of Administrative Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada

  Hassan Qudrat-Ullah

• School of Health Policy and Mangement & School of Administrative Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada

  Peter Tsasis

Peter Tsasis is an Associate Professor of Management at the School of Administrative Studies at York University, Canada.  He is jointly appointed to the Faculty of Health and the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, and is a member of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Hassan Qudrat-Ullah is a member of the Springer Complexity Board.  He is an Associate Professor at the School of Administrative Studies at York University, Canada. His research interests include dynamic decision making, system dynamics modeling, and energy planning models.

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