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Motives For Cooperationin The Bulgarian Hospital Sector

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  • Boncho Mitev

    (University of Economics –Varna, Bulgaria)

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The mutual benefit is at the heart of the idea for cooperation between organizations and there are diverse driving forces for it. The report‘s aim is to analyze the motives of the hospital managers for cooperation with other healthcare establishments in the context of the Bulgarian hospital sector. The study was conducted in 2016 among senior managers of 71 hospitals in Bulgaria. Using the survey, the previous experience of hospital managers in the implementation of partnerships, attitudes and motives for cooperation with other organizations is analyzed.The results of the survey indicate that most hospitals participate in some form of partnership with other healthcare establishments. Hospitals cooperate with other hospitals mainly to share necessary resources (medical specialists and equipment) for their medical activities. They tend to have limited cooperation with their direct competitors mainly to exchange staff and have more patients.

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  • Boncho Mitev, 2020. "Motives For Cooperationin The Bulgarian Hospital Sector," Economic Science, education and the real economy: Development and interactions in the digital age, Publishing house Science and Economics Varna, issue 1, pages 580-589.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrn:cfdide:y:2020:i:1:p:580-589
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    Keywords

    hospitals; partnership; motives for cooperation; hospital managers;
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    JEL classification:

    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
    • M00 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - General - - - General

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