Proceedings of the International Conference on Public Organization (ICONPO 2021)

Effective Governance for Healthcare Administration in Pakistan Public Hospitals

Authors
Ahmad Martadha B Mohamed1, *, Dawood Nawaz2
1Professor at School of Government, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok Kedah, 06010, Malaysia
2Associate Lecturer at Department of Public Administration, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan
*Corresponding author. Email: martadha@uum.edu.my
Corresponding Author
Ahmad Martadha B Mohamed
Available Online 1 March 2022.
DOI
10.2991/aebmr.k.220209.045How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Covid-19; Good Governance; Hospital Administrators; Health Outcomes; Public Hospitals; Pakistan
Abstract

Covid-19 pandemic is a significant risk that compels hospital administrators to manage in an agile manner. Good governance requires hospitals to react in an active and effective oversight to manage the crisis in a new normal governance environment. This study, therefore, aims to examine the influence of accountability, equity, responsiveness, and transparency on how well public healthcare hospitals in Pakistan deal with the crisis. The data were collected from 247 patients of public healthcare hospitals of Multan district, Pakistan using systematic random sampling. The collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with the help of Smart PLS 3.2.7. The results of the analysis showed that equity, responsiveness, and transparency have a significant impact on the health outcomes of patients. However, accountability appears to be an insignificant influencer to health outcomes. The results of the analysis can be helpful to hospital administrators, policy-makers, and hospital boards to implement clear roles, sound structures, and transparent processes to ensure sustainable good governance practices. The current environment provides a good opportunity for all actors in the healthcare industry to reflect the old practices and slowly makes a transition to apply best governance practices in the current wave of covid-19 crisis that we are currently facing.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Public Organization (ICONPO 2021)
Series
Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date
1 March 2022
ISBN
10.2991/aebmr.k.220209.045
ISSN
2352-5428
DOI
10.2991/aebmr.k.220209.045How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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