scholarly journals Digital Technology, Knowledge Level, and Food Safety Governance: Implications for National Healthcare System

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun Xi ◽  
Shaobin Wei ◽  
Kuen-Lin Lin ◽  
Haitao Zhou ◽  
Kui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Legal Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
Promotional Effect ◽  
National Healthcare System

Exploring the intrinsic relationship between digital technology and the efficiency of food safety supervision contributes to a better understanding of the role of digital technology in food safety supervision and how to maximize its influence. This study employed sample data from 31 regions in China between 2015 and 2017 for an empirical analysis of the correlation between the two and to examine the moderating effects of the knowledge levels of food producers and consumers. The results show that the development of digital technology contributes to enhancing the efficiency of food safety supervision. In this process, the higher the knowledge level of consumers, the greater the positive promotional effect of digital technology. On the contrary, when the knowledge level of producers is higher, it is not conducive to enhancing the effect of digital technology on the efficiency of food safety supervision. The author holds the view that this is related to the fact that employees in the food production and manufacturing industry have insufficient moral and legal knowledge. This not only limits the effect of digital technology on enhancing the efficiency of food safety supervision, but also opens the door to illegal production for some unprincipled producers. The policy implications are that digital technology should be used to improve food safety supervision, the moral and legal knowledge of food producers should be improved, and consumers should be encouraged to use digital technology more in the pursuit of food safety. Implications for national healthcare system would be also discussed in our paper.

REFORMS OF CHINA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARKET FOR MEDICAL SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-32
Author(s):  
Elena Pekhtereva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
The United States ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
National Healthcare System

The article provides an overview of the state and problems of the healthcare system in China. Since 2009 a large-scale reform of the national healthcare system has been underway, aimed at overcoming the uneven provision of medical services to residents of different regions and different segments of the Chinese population, at reducing the number of chronic diseases and increasing healthcare spendings. Some aspects of the functioning of the medical services market in China, the second largest after the corresponding market in the United States, are also considered. The achievements of the Chinese pharmaceutical industry in the production of vaccines to prevent coronavirus are noted.

A Decision Based Support System Based on GIS Technology

2008 ◽  
pp. 383-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vito Albino ◽  
Giuseppe Digregorio ◽  
Guido Sechi
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Continuum Of Care ◽  
Gis Technology ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
National Healthcare System ◽  
Local Healthcare

The continuous increase of the national expense for the healthcare services, the necessity to adjust the performance of the service of the National Healthcare System to the change of the demand of health coming from the population, and the necessity to evolve towards a logic of integration along a “continuum of care,” push for the reorganization of healthcare services inside the local healthcare district.

Accounting to ensure healthy lives: critical perspective from the Italian National Healthcare System

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Pizzi ◽  
Fabio Caputo ◽  
Andrea Venturelli
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare System ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Social Reporting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Social Legitimacy ◽  
National Healthcare ◽  
Public Managers ◽  
National Healthcare System

Purpose The aim of the paper is to understand the differences between “talking” and “walking” about sustainable development goals (SDGs) in state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Specifically, the authors have conducted an analysis on 202 entities that operate within the Italian National Healthcare System (INHS) to evaluate the overall degree of transparency in term of contribution to the SDG3. Design/methodology/approach The research evaluates the degree of contribution to SDG3 by INHS through the adoption of the theoretical framework proposed by Beck et al. (2010). Specifically, the authors assess the degree of contribution to this goal using an interpretive content analysis that combines the theoretical framework with the 13 targets that composed the SDG3. For the authors’ purposes, they analyze all INHS’s website to evaluate the presence/absence of social reports produced in the periods 2015-2018. Findings Although the great contribution to the SDG3, the INHS is characterized by a low degree of accountability. In fact, only 12.21 per cent of INHS’s entities disclosed at least one social report during the observed period. Moreover, the authors’ results denote how the approach of INHS’s entities to social reporting is different both in term of “quality” and “quantity.” Research limitations/implications The SOEs play a central role within the Agenda 2030 strategies. However, public managers are less oriented than private managers to adopt non-financial reporting tools. Furthermore, the authors’ results highlight the existence of asymmetric information between SOEs and citizens even if in presence of best practices such as the INHS. In this sense, the adoption of non-financial reports tool to engage in a more effective way with citizens could be a strategic driver for the achievement of highest degree of social legitimacy to operate. Practical implications The paper is of use to public managers operating in countries characterized by a high level of contribution to SDGs. Specifically, the authors’ results suggest how the adoption of reporting tools could impact positively in terms of stakeholder’s awareness to SDG themes. Originality/value This paper contributes to the understanding of the central role covered by academics, practitioners and public sectors to SDGs through the adoption of social reporting tools.

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