Should employees be empowered? Resource allocation in telemedicine
Decision-making autonomy should be context-dependent. In fully covered healthcare markets, hospitals may benefit from empowering physicians to improve adaptability and efficiency. In contrast, centralized management remains preferable in partially covered markets. A flexible combination of both models offers the best performance under high uncertainty and revisit risk.
Authors
- Wei Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7191-3662)
- Yunkai Zhai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1608-4953)
- Ling Yang
- Dongle Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9215-160X)
Institutions
- Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Henan Provincial Institute of Occupational Health (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Digital Health
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076251346385
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Henan Provincial Science and Technology Research Project