Strategies for Effective Leadership in Rural Health Management
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https://doi.org/10.56294/hl2024.391Keywords:
Geographic, Partnerships, Strategies, TechnologyAbstract
Introduction: Rural healthcare leaders are on the frontline of many challenges, including resource scarcity, workforce shortages, and geographic barriers. Quality rural health care, to a large degree, depends on leadership to weather these challenges. This study aims to identify leadership strategies and best practices for effective rural healthcare management.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review, obtaining relevant articles from an extensive search of academic databases. We then reviewed the articles for themes and practical approaches to rural healthcare leadership.
Results: This paper presents practical strategies for effective healthcare management in rural areas. These measures included community engagement and collaboration, strong organizational culture, developing and empowering a diverse and skilled workforce and leveraging technology to overcome location constraints. These strategies included Key strategies such as Communication, active engagement and strategic development.
Conclusions: Rural Healthcare Management This study suggests that rural healthcare systems leaders can benefit from strategies to overcome the unique challenges to the delivery of care, access, quality, and outcomes to patients. Community engagement, organizational culture, and technology by leaders—impact transformation and improve the state of rural communities. In conclusion, additional work examining effective leadership strategies that will enhance constituents' health care quality and access for these communities is called for.
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