Florinda Frentescu

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Absenteeism in Healthcare: From Workforce Symptom to System Signal

Absenteeism in healthcare is often treated as a workforce issue. This ISI analysis reframes it as an early signal of system strain — revealing deeper pressures in workforce design, operational flow and organisational culture with direct implications for patient safety.

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Bed Block as a System Integrity Failure - Flow Breakdown at the Acute–Rehabilitation Boundary

When hospitals are described as “full,” the underlying failure has often already occurred. This ISI analysis examines bed block not as a bed shortage problem, but as a breakdown of flow integrity at the acute–rehabilitation boundary under sustained system stress