The Governance of Care
Dr. Lars Eriksson
LeMay Publishing
HEALTHCARE
The Governance of Care
Health Policy13,816 words71 chapters
Published by LeMay Publishing. 13,816 words across 71 chapters.
About This Publication
An analysis of healthcare regulation and policy architecture in the twenty-first century, examining how governance structures shape care delivery, access, and outcomes across national systems.
Published by LeMay Publishing, a division of LeMay. Massachusetts.
ISBN: 979-8-0000-7016-1
Chapters
1THE GOVERNANCE OF CARE
2Healthcare Regulation and Policy Architecture in the Twenty-First Century
3ABOUT THE AUTHOR
4TABLE OF CONTENTS
5PREFACE
6CHAPTER 1
7The Architecture of Healthcare Governance
81.1 Governance as Architecture
91.2 Defining the Domain
101.3 The Functions of Healthcare Governance
111.4 Analytical Frameworks
121.5 The Plan of the Work
13CHAPTER 2
14Historical Foundations of Health Regulation
152.1 Premodern Antecedents
162.2 The Emergence of the Public Health State
172.3 The Twentieth Century: Regulatory Expansion and Institutionalization
182.4 The Contemporary Moment: Complexity and Contestation
19CHAPTER 3
20Institutional Frameworks and Regulatory Bodies
213.1 The Institutional Landscape
223.2 Ministries of Health and Executive Agencies
233.3 Independent Regulatory Authorities
243.4 Professional Self-Regulation
253.5 Accreditation and Certification Bodies
26CHAPTER 4
27The Political Economy of Health Policy
284.1 Health Policy as Distributive Politics
294.2 Interest Groups and Stakeholder Politics
304.3 Ideological Dimensions
314.4 Institutional Veto Points and Policy Change
32CHAPTER 5
33Quality Assurance, Accreditation, and Standards
345.1 The Quality Imperative
355.2 Clinical Practice Guidelines
365.3 Performance Measurement and Reporting
375.4 Patient Safety Governance
38CHAPTER 6
39Pharmaceutical Regulation and Market Access
406.1 The Regulatory Architecture of Pharmaceutical Markets
416.2 Health Technology Assessment and Value-Based Pricing
426.3 Post-Market Surveillance and Pharmacovigilance
436.4 Intellectual Property and Access
44CHAPTER 7
45Digital Health Governance and Data Regulation
467.1 The Digital Transformation of Healthcare
477.2 Regulating Digital Health Technologies
487.3 Health Data Governance
497.4 Interoperability and Standards
50CHAPTER 8
51Federalism, Decentralization, and Multi-Level Governance
528.1 The Vertical Dimension of Health Governance
538.2 Centralization and Its Rationale
548.3 Decentralization and Its Rationale
558.4 Federal Systems and Health Governance
56CHAPTER 9
57Global Health Governance and Transnational Regulation
589.1 The Globalization of Health
599.2 The International Health Regulations
609.3 Regulatory Harmonization and Convergence
619.4 The Governance of Global Health Security
62CHAPTER 10
63The Future of Care Governance — Toward Adaptive Regulatory Systems
6410.1 The Case for Adaptive Governance
6510.2 Principles of Adaptive Regulatory Design
6610.3 Regulatory Sandboxes and Experimental Governance
6710.4 The Role of Real-World Evidence
6810.5 Governing Toward Resilience
6910.6 Toward a New Governance Compact
70BIBLIOGRAPHY
71INDEX