Mats Brommels
About me
MD PhD, Professor, Director, Medical Management Centre (MMC), Karolinska Institutet. Joined Karolinska Institutet in 2002 to establish the MMC, as a Guest Professor from 2003 to 2010 and as a full Professor in a permanent position from 2010 onwards. Chair of the Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics 2011-2017. Active emeritus professor since 2017. Project leader of the follow-up of the Forte research programme Co-care and the Symptomics group at the KI Personalised Cancer Medicine programme.
Specialist in general internal medicine and in addition a qualification in medical administration awarded by the National Board of Health to Finnish medical specialists. Presented as doctoral thesis in 1981 a systems study of regional service provision in internal medicine. After ten years as a clinician my research and early interest in issues relating to organisation led me to take up an administrative career.
Worked for the Finnish Hospital League with the adaptation of the International Classification of Diseases, version 9- afterwards responsible for classification issues at the Finnish National Board of Health
- Chief mMdical Administrator at the Kuopio university hospital, Finland. Between 1988 and 1992 Professor of Health Services Management at the Nordic School of Public Health
- appointed Professor of Health Services Management at the University of Helsinki in 1991, serving in that position until 2010, part-time during 2002-2010. In the period 1997-2002 Chair of the University's Department of Public Health. In the years 2000-2001 part-time Director of the Centre for Health Systems Analysis in Gothenburg, Sweden.
A number of positions at national, Nordic and international level in the fields of public health and health services. Secretary of the Finnish Government Council for Higher Education's Health Sciences Section - and Medical Secretary and Advisor to the Patient Injury Board at the Finnish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. Chairman of Folkhälsan, a large voluntary organisation that works to promote health among the Swedish-speaking population in Finland and manages the biggest private medical research institute in Finland 1998-2019. In 2000-2008 the Board Chairman of the Finnish Institute for Occupational Health.
Member of the Nordic panel of experts engaged by the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education to evaluate undergraduate medical training in Sweden in 1997, and in Chairman of the Steering Committee during the Agency's evaluation of undergraduate training in allied health professions in 1999.
Board member of the European Health Management Association between 1989 and 1994, serving as its President between 1991 and 1993. Between 1995 and 2007 Co-Chairman of the International Scientific Symposium at the US National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care. From November 2001 to April 2002 co-directed, appointed by the Finnish Government, a review of the need for structural changes in Finnish healthcare. Chair of a Department of Social Affairs and Health task force to improve access to care in the Finnish healthcare system (2002-2003), resulting in a legislation requiring healthcare providers to guarantee access to services within defined time limits. Principal Investigator of the Nordic Council of Ministers' Patient Classification Project between 1994 and 1997.
- Involved in organisational and management development in the field of public health services in a number of Nordic countries. Engaged in the administrative and management training of Finnish doctors since 1976.
Research activities coverd policy analysis in the field of public health services and international comparative studies of public health systems - health care utilisation studies
- and evaluation of medical technologies and professional practice patterns, health services management, quality improvement and patient safety. Research grants from the Academy of Finland, the Swedish Research Council and the Vårdal Foundation. Principal investigator of Forte research programmes "Value and Choice" and "Co-care".
Research
- Research in clinical management aims at bridging the gap between what is medically possible and thus desired and what is reasonable within inevitable resource constraints.
The clinical management research group wants to enhance the knowledge on how to plan, coordinate, administer, and deliver care, in order to achieve better outcomes and create value for individuals and their families. Our vision is to develop new approaches that will enable health care organizations to deliver the best clinical knowledge available in the best possible way.
Articles
- Article: HEALTH EXPECTATIONS. 2024;27(3):e14064
- Article: HELIYON. 2024;10(3):e25456
- Article: HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT RESEARCH. 2023;36(2):109-118
- Article: HEALTH SERVICES MANAGEMENT RESEARCH. 2022;35(4):215-228
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2022;22(1):371
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;10:845201
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2021;21(1):406
- Article: JOURNAL OF HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT. 2021;35(5):596-613
- Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2021;23(1):e16842
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2020;20(1):1108
- Article: JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE. 2020;12(3):207-214
- Article: HELIYON. 2020;6(9):e04829
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2020;10(7):e035542
- Article: HELIYON. 2020;6(6):e04264
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;8:195
- Article: EMERGENCY MEDICINE AUSTRALASIA. 2019;31(4):605-611
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE. 2019;31(4):276-282
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. 2019;34(1):e763-e775
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2018;18(1):802
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. 2018;33(4):e1262-e1278
- Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE INFORMATION SUR LES SCIENCES SOCIALES. 2018;57(2):196-222
- Article: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2018;20(1):112-124
- Article: HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH. 2017;15(1):2
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY ASSURANCE. 2016;29(5):582-595
- Article: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE. 2016;18(3):191-204
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. 2015;30(4):426-438
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2015;84(5):355-362
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2015;15:79
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. 2015;30(1):14-30
- Article: JOURNAL OF HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT. 2014;28(2):266-288
- Article: BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY. 2014;23(4):325-331
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE. 2013;25(2):118-124
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY ASSURANCE. 2013;26(2):174-188
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;57(5):787-795
- Article: JOURNAL OF HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT. 2012;26(4-5):486-507
- Article: JOURNAL OF HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT. 2012;26(2):237-257
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. 2012;27(2):e132-e145
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY ASSURANCE. 2012;25(2):118-133
- Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2012;12:28
- Article: QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE. 2012;21(1):34-43
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2011;6:31
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT. 2011;27(1):11-23
- Article: INFORMATICS IN PRIMARY CARE. 2011;19(1):25-32
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;38(7):715-723
- Article: QUALITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE. 2010;19(5):376-382
- Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2010;97(2-3):113-121
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED CARE. 2010;10:e52
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;38(4):418-425
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;38(3):266-274
- Article: MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2010;44(5):459-467
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY ASSURANCE. 2010;23(3):312-327
- Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2010;94(2):111-119
- Article: IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE. 2010;5:4
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2010;10:8
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. 2010;25(1):74-90
- Article: JOURNAL OF HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT. 2009;23(2):240-254
- Article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2009;9:18
- Article: HIGHER EDUCATION. 2009;57(4):417-427
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY ASSURANCE. 2009;22(2):168-182
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2009;37(1):4-12
- Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2008;88(2-3):294-307
- Article: QUALITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE. 2008;17(4):259-263
- Article: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2008;8:64
- Article: MEDICAL TEACHER. 2008;30(5):501-507
- Article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2008;8:24
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY ASSURANCE. 2008;21(2):190-202
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN HEALTH CARE. 2008;24(1):70-75
- Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2007;84(2-3):181-190
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE. 2007;19(5):259-266
- Article: BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. 2007;7:14
- Article: SCIENTOMETRICS. 2006;69(3):575-589
- Article: HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL. 2006;21(4):274-283
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2006;103(30-31):2223-2226
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2006;34(6):598-608
- Article: QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE. 2004;13(2):130-142
- Article: QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE. 2004;13(1):60-74
- Article: QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE. 2004;13(1):33-39
- Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2004;32(6):464-471
- Article: QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE. 2003;12(4):250-258
- Article: QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE. 2003;12(4):225-231
- Article: ACTA RADIOLOGICA. 2001;42(1):96-100
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION. 2001;84(1):F53-F55
- Article: ACTA RADIOLOGICA. 2000;41(6):539-543
- Article: ACTA RADIOLOGICA. 2000;41(2):189-195
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY. 1999;17(3):208-212
- Article: PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING. 1999;16(1):60-71
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 1999;38(1):63-69
- Article: ACTA RADIOLOGICA. 1998;39(2):200-207
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 1997;13(4):403-415
- Article: THE JOINT COMMISSION JOURNAL ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. 1997;23(1):23-31
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All other publications
- Review: BMC PSYCHIATRY. 2022;22(1):660
- Review: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH. 2022;24(8):e38980
- Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. 2021;36(1):30-41
- Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE QUALITY ASSURANCE. 2015;28(5):468-493
- Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;38(7):673-677
- Meeting abstract: EUROPEAN PSYCHIATRY. 2008;23:S248
- Review: QUALITY AND SAFETY IN HEALTH CARE. 2007;16(5):387-399
- Review: JOURNAL FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY. 2007;29(5):21-34
- Published conference paper: SCIENTOMETRICS. 2006;66(1):183-197
- Editorial comment: DUODECIM; LAAKETIETEELLINEN AIKAKAUSKIRJA. 2005;121(15):1605-1607
- Editorial comment: ANNALS OF MEDICINE. 2001;33(5):319-322