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Myth #3: Healthcare Institutions as Well as the Overall System Can Be Fixed by Bringing in the Great Leader

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Abstract

The recent global crisis has turned the spotlight on national health systems, and Italy in particular, which is undergoing serious difficulties, has once again seen the reigniting of the debate on the sustainability of its national health system.

The original version of this chapter was revised: For detailed information please see Erratum. The erratum to this chapter is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53600-2_14

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  1. Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

    Anna Maria Livia Colao

  2. Health Campus NPO, Via Martucci, 80121, Naples, Italy

    Pasquale Antonio Riccio

  3. Department of Scienze Aziendali—Management e Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy

    Antonio Botti & Aurelio Tommasetti

  4. Department of Management and Innovation Systems, University of Salerno, Viale Pindaro, 42, 65127, Pescara, Italy

    Massimo Sargiacomo

  5. Department of Management and Business Administration, University “G.d’Annunzio” of Chieti, Pescara, Italy

    Antonio D’Andreamatteo & Luca lanni

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    Paola Adinolfi

  2. Dept of Policy Analysis & Public Mgmt, University Luigi Bocconi Dept of Policy Analysis & Public Mgmt, Milano, Milano, Italy

    Elio Borgonovi

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Colao, A.M.L. et al. (2018). Myth #3: Healthcare Institutions as Well as the Overall System Can Be Fixed by Bringing in the Great Leader. In: Adinolfi, P., Borgonovi, E. (eds) The Myths of Health Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53600-2_6

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