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Title:
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FUTURE LOCATION OF HOSPITAL SERVICES ANALYSIS OF A NEWSPAPER DEBATE |
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Author(s):
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Hans Olav Omland |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-32-6 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2015 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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New Public Management, Public Value, Organizational and technological development, e-health. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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143 |
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Last Page:
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150 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In spite of a Government initiated initiative to reshape the public hospital structure in Norway due to pass Parliament in the autumn session 2015, Sørlandets Sykehus Helseforetak (SSHF, a local public health enterprise) has already started planning the future hospital structure and services to be provided in their three hospitals for the inhabitants in their service area in the year 2030. Presentation of plans has led to a newspaper debate especially in the newspapers in the communities where todays hospitals are suggested degraded to lower levels of service. Applying a case study approach this research finds that arguments presented in the newspapers cannot be explained by New Public Management or Public Value theory. The study finds a lack of attention to future technological innovations in e-health and their possible influences on location of hospital services and therefore suggests that possible future development in e-health and their consequences for future location of hospitals in the service area of SSHF is included in the planning process. |
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