Strategic management as adaptation to changes in the ecosystems of public hospitals in Israel

ConclusionsThis study affords an important view over time and a better understanding of the behavior and adaptation of hospitals in Israel to their constantly changing surroundings. Adapting and inculcating appropriate managerial strategies in hospitals requires close collaboration between staff and management; its absence is an obstacle that contributes to partial, and possibly counter-productive, strategic behavior.The solution may lie in a combination of changes: providing hospital management with the necessary tools and broad professional support by the Ministry of Health; organizational changes in hospital management and departments; the creation of a clinical leadership role; and a self-supervised planning system .Policy recommendationsThese recommendations regarding training and the direction and organization of the change, coupled with systemic oversight of them by the Ministry of Health, will enable the system to become more efficient. They are particularly relevant today because the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated and highlighted Israeli public hospitals ’ financial and organizational problems. Hospitals that already faced many challenges have had to cope with an unfamiliar medical crisis and a reduction of elective medical activity, causing them various types of damage, especially in term of economic stability.The hospitals ’ fragile situation must become a top government priority because it can no longer be ignored. To achieve a strong healthcare system with...
Source: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research