Convergence mapping analysis of interdisciplinary linkages in health services management

This study demonstrates that health services management is evolving globally into a digitally driven, economically oriented, and interdisciplinary field, with telemedicine, AI, and health economics at its core. In contrast, Iran's research remains anchored in disaster management, hospital services, and policy, reflecting contextual needs but revealing weaker integration of digital health and interdisciplinary linkages. Public health and economics act as central bridges in both contexts, yet medical information technology plays a much stronger global role. Overall, the findings highlight both convergence and divergence: while global research advances toward innovation and integration, Iran must strengthen digital health, interdisciplinary collaboration, and international alignment to close the strategic gap and fully harness the transformative potential of health services management.