Defining Health Management: A Conceptual Foundation for Excellence Through Efficiency, Sustainability and Equity

• DOI: 10.1002/hpm.3903
• Publication Date: 2025-01-24T04:46:24Z
• Authors: George Valiotis; Sandra C. Buttigieg; Americo Cicchetti; Rui Dang; Nabil Jamshed; Marija Jevtic; Teresa Magalhães; Henk Nies; Mangfred Pferzinger; Rui Santana; Tiago Correia; Emmi Weller; Laura Cande; Zachary Desson; Federica Margheri
• Keywords: Excellence; Equity

ABSTRACT The practice of healthcare management is essential for the efficient operation health services, encompassing leadership, management, and direction within organisations. ‘Health management’ extends beyond by integrating principles public policy. As commonly practised but not cohesively recognised, European Health Management Association (EHMA) conducted this study to develop a cohesive definition management. Developed through qualitative methodology comprising focus group discussions validation quantitative expert interviews, proposed holistic incorporating social, environmental economic determinants health, cross‐sector collaboration, ‘One Health’ approach. publication unified has important implications professional training, policy development, outcomes. It provides foundational framework curricula, informs precise formulation, promotes excellence service delivery that reflects efficiency, sustainability, equity.