Purpose: This study examines how modular interfaces manifest in multi-provider contexts and how they can improve coordination and customization of services. The aim of the study is to describe interfaces in multi-provider contexts and elaborate on how they support the delivery of integrated...

One Introduction -- 1.1. Problem statement -- 1.2. Outline of the book -- 1.3. Relevant economic literature -- 1.4. The multilevel approach -- Two The Model of the Firm: Multiple Techniques and Make-or-buy Decisions -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The firm in input-output terminology -- 2.3....

We investigate the dynamic relationship between several dimensions of health and health care expenditures for older individuals. Health data from the Longitudinal Aging Survey Amsterdam is combined with data on hospital and long term care use. We estimate a latent variable based jointly on...

Purpose Nurses are capable of acting as advocates for patients since they hold valuable knowledge on patient preferences and their psychosocial needs. Yet, in practice they tend to contribute little to multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs). This study analyses the factors that influence...

Purpose – The relevance of “industry clockspeed” to supply chain co‐ordination (SCC) has recently been stressed but hardly been researched. Taking an information‐processing perspective, the purpose of this paper is to examine the development of SCC theory under varying clockspeed...

Purpose: Process management approaches all pursue standardization, of which evidence-based medicine (EBM) is the most common form in healthcare. While EBM addresses improvement in clinical performance, it is unclear whether EBM also enhances operational performance. Conversely, operational...

Purpose – The purpose of the present paper is to discuss organisational problems that occur in situations that are complex because the treatment of patients requires input from multiple health care providers, and to argue conceptually how to resolve these problems by using SCM practices....