Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Providers
A section of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Section Information
Healthcare organizations, systems, and providers are the main contributors to healthcare services and play a vital role in shaping their accessibility, quality, and efficiency. The effective cooperation of this triad can enhance healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. This section aims to cover aspects relating to these components:
- Healthcare Organizations
This area covers operation, regulation, governance, and management in various healthcare facilities, from a small to a large scale. Submissions focused on research areas relating to quality assurance and accreditation, leadership, administration, and resource allocation within healthcare settings are also encouraged.
- Healthcare Systems
This area includes health policy, healthcare system models (single-payer, universal, hybrid, or private-driven systems), and technological integration for improving healthcare access and addressing disparities.
- Healthcare Providers
This area focuses on the role of individual professionals, interprofessional collaboration, ethical and cultural considerations, and workforce development (e.g., continuous professional training). It also emphasizes their health and well-being, which may include strategies and support for improving resilience, retention, and job satisfaction.
Editorial Board
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Strategies and Interventions for Supporting the Holistic Well-Being of Clinicians and Nurses (Deadline: 25 December 2025)
- Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Distress in Healthcare (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Linking Health Professional Well-Being to Clinical Practice (Deadline: 20 February 2026)
- Health and Social Care Policy—2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 April 2026)
- Accessing Treatment and Rehabilitation for Underserved Survivors of Brain Injury (Deadline: 10 May 2026)
- Quiet Quitting: An Alarming Issue for Healthcare Professionals and Services (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Work Conditions and Mental Health in Healthcare Workers (Deadline: 30 May 2026)
- Psychological Well-Being and Coping in Healthcare Workplace Environments (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Promoting Nursing Organizational Well-Being: The Impact of Work Environment on Nursing-Sensitive Outcomes (Deadline: 27 August 2026)
- Burnout in Healthcare Professions: Assessment, Risk Factors, Challenges and Prevention Strategies (Deadline: 12 September 2026)
- Enhancing Healthcare Services for Vulnerable Groups (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Promoting Healthcare and Well-Being in Rural and Vulnerable Communities (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- ETHICA—ETHICs in Action: Values, Dilemmas, and Decision-Making in Contemporary Healthcare (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- The Role of Mediation in Healthcare: A Path to Conflict Resolution and Improved Outcomes (Deadline: 27 September 2026)
- Economic Evaluations from the Patient Perspective: Highlighting the Need for Such a Perspective (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- The Promotion of Healthcare: A Challenge for Health Professionals and Educators (Deadline: 12 November 2026)
- Community-Engaged Interventions for Health Equity: Implementation and Impact (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Challenges and Opportunities for Nurses in Modern Clinical Practice (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
