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The Potential For Cluster Implementation In The Romanian Healthcare System

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  • Ana Alexandra GORA
  • Ion POPA
  • Simona Cãtãlina ?TEFAN
  • Cristina MORÃRESCU

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The healthcare system is a key element for health and has the role of promoting, maintaining and improving the health of the population. In recent years, the concept of cluster has become very popular, and can be used as a way to improve the quality of healthcare system. In this regard, this article aims to identify the current level of openness to the concept of cluster and to highlight the potential for cluster implementation in the Romanian healthcare system. Survey data were collected from the 292 employees in healthcare system in Romania. The main results show the degree of familiarity of the respondents to the concept of cluster, the extent to which the health units collaborate with other institutions and underline the major advantages of belonging to a cluster, as well as the main barriers in creating and developing clusters. The findings of this study have theoretical implication by highlighting the peculiarities of the cluster concept in healthcare system. Moreover, the practical implications are the usefulness of these results for the decision makers in the healthcare system as well as for other institutions (universities, research and development institutions) which can collaborate in order to implement clusters.

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  • Ana Alexandra GORA & Ion POPA & Simona Cãtãlina ?TEFAN & Cristina MORÃRESCU, 2019. "The Potential For Cluster Implementation In The Romanian Healthcare System," Proceedings of the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 13(1), pages 436-447, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:mancon:v:13:y:2019:i:1:p:436-447
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