Abstract
Purpose. The term “healthcare system resilience” becomes topical in policy planning documents around the world. United Nations General Assembly has defined resilience as the ability of a system, community or society exposed to hazards to resist, absorb, accommodate, adapt to, transform and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner, including through the preservation and restoration of its essential basic structures and functions through risk management. This research aimed to highlight the role of the
contextual framework in the exploration of resilience and potential principal indicators of the healthcare system resilience.
Design/ methodology/ approach. To achieve the aim of this research, the objectives were formulated as
identification of the initial nature, classic domains, and indicators of healthcare resilience. The general literature review was performed, using PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. The theoretical scope of the paper was based on the contextual framework and measuring of the healthcare system resilience.
Findings. The concept of resilience was introduced to the healthcare systems literature from the ecological sciences through an increased understanding of healthcare systems as complex adaptive systems. In this context, the idea of resilience can act as a useful tool to understand healthcare system dynamics. The ecological idea that strategies to enhance resilience can be based on absorptive, adaptive or transformative domains depending on the impact and intensity of the crisis has been particularly impactful in the healthcare system
resilience discourse. Research efforts to clearly define the parameters of resilience and to determine measurable principal indicators remain at the level of theoretical discussions and several project proposals.
Originality/value. This study identifies the research gap in practical measuring of the healthcare system resilience indicators and therefore provides suggestions for further research. The perception of the nature of the healthcare system in the context of systems theory, viewing it as a complex, dynamic part of the socioeconomic system, operated in circumstances of high uncertainty, could strengthen future research. Measuring the resilience of a changing system is a significant methodological challenge, therefore the shift of approach
from fragmentation to a holistic ecosystem scope could be considered.
contextual framework in the exploration of resilience and potential principal indicators of the healthcare system resilience.
Design/ methodology/ approach. To achieve the aim of this research, the objectives were formulated as
identification of the initial nature, classic domains, and indicators of healthcare resilience. The general literature review was performed, using PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. The theoretical scope of the paper was based on the contextual framework and measuring of the healthcare system resilience.
Findings. The concept of resilience was introduced to the healthcare systems literature from the ecological sciences through an increased understanding of healthcare systems as complex adaptive systems. In this context, the idea of resilience can act as a useful tool to understand healthcare system dynamics. The ecological idea that strategies to enhance resilience can be based on absorptive, adaptive or transformative domains depending on the impact and intensity of the crisis has been particularly impactful in the healthcare system
resilience discourse. Research efforts to clearly define the parameters of resilience and to determine measurable principal indicators remain at the level of theoretical discussions and several project proposals.
Originality/value. This study identifies the research gap in practical measuring of the healthcare system resilience indicators and therefore provides suggestions for further research. The perception of the nature of the healthcare system in the context of systems theory, viewing it as a complex, dynamic part of the socioeconomic system, operated in circumstances of high uncertainty, could strengthen future research. Measuring the resilience of a changing system is a significant methodological challenge, therefore the shift of approach
from fragmentation to a holistic ecosystem scope could be considered.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | BUILDING STRATEGIC RESILENCE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY |
| Subtitle of host publication | PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC BALTIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 2022 |
| Editors | Elīna Miķelsone, Arnis Sauka, Andris Nātriņš, Ridzis Rūtītis, Andris Saulītis |
| Publisher | Biznesa, mākslas un tehnoloģiju augstskola RISEBA |
| Pages | 86-90 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-9984-746-28-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | 15th Annual Scientific Baltic Business Management Conference: BUILDING STRATEGIC RESILIENCE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY - BA School of Business and Finance, Riga, Latvia Duration: 1 Jun 2022 → 3 Jun 2022 Conference number: 15 https://asbbmc.eu/wordpress/ |
Conference
| Conference | 15th Annual Scientific Baltic Business Management Conference |
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| Abbreviated title | ASBBMC 2022 |
| Country/Territory | Latvia |
| City | Riga |
| Period | 1/06/22 → 3/06/22 |
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Keywords*
- resilience measuring
- health policy
- contextual framework
- complex adaptive system
- ecological approach
Field of Science*
- 3.3 Health sciences
- 5.2 Economy and Business
Publication Type*
- 3.2. Articles or chapters in other proceedings other than those included in 3.1., with an ISBN or ISSN code
