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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2014; 2(12): 757-768
Published online Dec 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i12.757
Relational coordination and healthcare management in lung cancer
José Antonio Vinagre Romero, Juan Del Llano Señarís, Carmen De Pablos Heredero, Mark Nuijten
José Antonio Vinagre Romero, Clinical Management, Business Organization, Entrepreneurship, Health Administration, Business Organization, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Respiratory Unit at La Paz University Hospital, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Juan Del Llano Señarís, Community Health, Gaspar Casal Foundation, Universidad Pompeu Fabra-CRES, 28006 Madrid, Spain
Carmen De Pablos Heredero, Economics, Rey Juan Carlos University, School of Social Sciences, Doctoral Program in Business Organization and Entrepreneurship, 28032 Madrid, Spain
Mark Nuijten, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, University of Maastricht and the University of Groningen, 3062 PA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this paper.
Correspondence to: José Antonio Vinagre Romero, RN, MSc in Clinical Management, MSc in Business Organization, MSc in Entrepreneurship, Master of Health Administration, PhD Candidate in Business Organization, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Respiratory Unit at La Paz University Hospital, Paseo de la Castellana 261, 28046 Madrid, Spain. joseantonio.vinagre@salud.madrid.org
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Received: August 12, 2014
Revised: October 22, 2014
Accepted: October 31, 2014
Published online: December 16, 2014
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Core Tip

Core tip: Innovative managerial frameworks have to be put into practice when treating severe diseases. Relational Coordination makes possible to enhance inter-level knowledge networks to obtain better outcomes from the perspective of the National Health System and the patients. Through systematic revision, it has been checked that only in the fields of Endocrinology and Psychiatry have these frameworks been applied. This model tries to establish a coordinative solution within the field of Oncology, implementing the Theory of Relational Coordination as a tool to get optimal results in lung cancer.