Il modello organizzativo dipartimentale nel Servizio sanitario nazionale: risultati dell’indagine nazionale

During the ’90s the Italian national health service has undergone important reforms. These introduced new organizational and managerial models within hospitals. The main aim of the new organizational model, named clinical directorate, is the coordination of specialized care services. Moreover clinical directorates have been recognised as the context in which clinical governance tools can be developed. The study presents methods and results of a national wide survey of the introduction of clinical directorates in Italian public hospitals and local health units performed in 2005. The survey was conducted by Italian Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome