This paper evaluates the recovery of elective admissions in Italian hospitals following the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on the dynamics between the public and private healthcare sectors. Employing a recovery metric that compares elective…
We are pleased to announce the release of the Good Practices and Guidelines for Policy Makers, developed within the FLASH project.
This concise document provides key recommendations to help policymakers adopt a structured, evidence-based and multi-dimensional approach to health innovation.
In recent months, several events have been organized within the framework of the FLASH Project, providing valuable opportunities to share our research findings at both European and international levels. On 26 September 2025, researchers from Work Package 5 (WP5) participated…
On 16 and 17 October, the Institut Català de la Salut (ICS) and IDIAPJGol, partners of the European FLASH Project, organised two workshops in Barcelona dedicated to exploring how data and economic evidence can drive the transformation of primary care…
The recent Covid-19 pandemic has shown how even high-performing healthcare systems are often unprepared to cope with sudden and unforeseen surges in demand for healthcare services, drawing further attention on crucial factors ensuring their resilience in the face of extreme…
Health care systems rely on geographical boundaries that secure financial stability and adequate planning. Quality differences across regions often arise for efficiency reasons, causing patient flows if mobility is free. In this paper, a theoretical spatial competition model is developed…
The FLASH Consortium gathered for its Annual Meeting, hosted at the University of Vilnius. The FLASH project undertakes a comprehensive analysis of healthcare financing mechanisms in Europe and, by employing a wide range of methodological approaches, it provides evidence on…
Recently, laboratory and field experiments have been increasingly used in health economics to predict the behavior of physicians in connection with different payment systems. However, these studies often employ students as decision-makers, assuming that they are a good proxy for…
In this interview Luigi Boggian provides insights into FLASH research. Boggian provides insights into the FLASH project. He discusses the topic of his research on primary care incentive schemes in northern Italy.
In this interview Giulia De Matteis provides insights into FLASH research. She delves into the distribution of resources and identification of needs at the local level in order to understand the distribution of funds.