Risk Management and Healthcare Policy

Future Frontiers in Healthcare Risk Management, Policy and Governance in a Transforming Economy

The rapid transformation of healthcare systems globally and in the Middle East, particularly within the ambit of national diversification agendas such as Saudi Vision 2030, has created new frontiers for health policy, risk governance, and institutional resilience. This Article Collection, inspired by interdisciplinary dialogues at the 7th Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Economics and Administration at King Abdulaziz University, provides a platform for empirical and conceptual research on how healthcare organizations navigate technological disruption, regulatory evolution, and systemic risk. It examines the intersection of health system governance, digital innovation, and policy design, offering insights relevant to both emerging and established health systems.

Understanding these transformations is critical given the increasing complexity of economic systems and the interconnectedness between business performance, public policy, and societal outcomes. In particular, these changes have important implications for risk governance, regulatory frameworks, and the resilience of public systems, including healthcare and other critical sectors. As economies undergo structural reforms and digital transformation, new forms of risk emerge across financial, organizational, and policy domains, requiring integrated and evidence-based approaches to management and decision-making. This Collection contributes to the literature by examining how economic, managerial, and policy transformations shape healthcare risk management, patient safety, and system resilience, with particular attention to governance structures, quality improvement, and implementation challenges in diverse healthcare contexts.

The Collection welcomes high-quality original research articles, reviews, and policy-oriented studies aligned with the journal’s scope. Topics include, but are not limited to: health system governance, regulation, and compliance in transforming economies; risk assessment, mitigation, and resilience in healthcare delivery; patient safety, quality improvement, and adverse event management; health policy design, evaluation, and implementation; digital transformation, data governance, and cybersecurity in health systems; health workforce planning and organizational resilience; resource allocation, cost–risk trade-offs, and financial risk management in healthcare; health technology assessment and innovation policy; and the legal, ethical, and economic dimensions of healthcare risk. The Collection particularly encourages interdisciplinary work that links business and management research with healthcare policy outcomes, governance structures, and risk mitigation frameworks. Submissions will undergo the journal’s full independent peer-review process, and only rigorously evaluated contributions will be included. This is an open Collection; submissions are welcome from all researchers, not only conference participants.

Please contact Haoyang Yi (Commissioning Editor) at [email protected] with any queries regarding this Article Collection.

Guest Advisors

Prof. Mohammed Khaled Al-Hanawi

Professor Mohammed Al-Hanawi is a Professor of Health Economics and Financing and Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration at King Abdulaziz University. His research focuses on health economics, health financing, and policy analysis, with over 70 peer-reviewed publications. He is ranked among the top 2% of scientists globally according to Stanford University rankings (2023–2025). He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Saudi Journal of Health Systems Research and has extensive experience in governance, privatization, and public sector reform.

Prof. Abdulrahman S. Basahal

Professor Abdulrahman Basahal is a Professor of Human Resource Management and Organizational Behaviour at King Abdulaziz University, with extensive experience in teaching, research, and executive consulting. His work focuses on leadership, organizational culture, strategic human resource systems, employee behaviour, and institutional effectiveness in transforming organizational contexts. His research adopts both qualitative and quantitative approaches and addresses areas such as leadership behavior, employee experience, psychological empowerment, performance management systems, career adaptability, labor relations, and organizational change. His scholarly work has been published in leading international journals, including The International Journal of Human Resource Management, Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, Acta Psychologica, Frontiers in Psychology, and Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal.

Prof. Maha Faisal Alsayegh

Professor Maha F. Alsayegh is a distinguished Professor of Financial Accounting at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, with over a decade of academic, research, and leadership experience. She earned her PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Essex, UK, and specializes in ESG, sustainability reporting, and corporate governance. Her research has been widely published in leading international journals, and she actively contributes to the academic community as a reviewer and editorial board member.