Simone Del Sarto , Michela Gnaldi , Niccolò Salvini
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Sustainability and high-level corruption in healthcare procurement: Profiles of Italian contracting authorities
Addressing corruption is crucial for building a sustainable healthcare system that ensures access, quality, and equity in healthcare delivery. Despite that, many current strategies to combat corruption in the healthcare sector do not evaluate high-level corruption, such as corruption risks occurring at sub-national levels. This work bridges this gap by providing corruption risk profiles of Italian contracting authorities responsible for procuring goods and services for healthcare facilities in the public procurement process. Using an array of 14 red flags of corruption risk and an extended Item Response Theory model applied to a big data source made available by the Italian Anti-corruption Authority, our main findings show that: the risk of corruption is a multidimensional occurrence, which can be represented as a four-dimensional latent variable; there are eight clusters of contracting authorities, having distinct and well-defined risk profiles over the four ascertained dimensions of corruption risk; iii. the distribution of risk profiles at sub-national level showcases relevant geographic variations and emphasises the need for tailored anti-corruption strategies to effectively address region-specific challenges and risk factors.
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Studies directed toward the more effective utilization of existing resources, e.g. mathematical programming models of health care delivery systems with relevance to more effective program design; systems analysis of fire outbreaks and its relevance to the location of fire stations; statistical analysis of the efficiency of a developing country economy or industry.
Studies relating to the interaction of various segments of society and technology, e.g. the effects of government health policies on the utilization and design of hospital facilities; the relationship between housing density and the demands on public transportation or other service facilities: patterns and implications of urban development and air or water pollution.
Studies devoted to the anticipations of and response to future needs for social, health and other human services, e.g. the relationship between industrial growth and the development of educational resources in affected areas; investigation of future demands for material and child health resources in a developing country; design of effective recycling in an urban setting.