The Centre for Management Research in Healthcare and Healthcare Economics - Bringing together academic researchers and regional healthcare professionals to address today's critical issues in healthcare.

The Centre for Management Research in Healthcare and Healthcare Economics (CMRHHC) at the School of Business, Waterford Institute of Technology, is a unique collaborative venture that strives to address the need for a well-crafted and efficient healthcare system in the Irish context.  Underlying the formation of the Centre was the belief that helping to solve the current healthcare crisis starts with a solid foundation of research that combines the expertise of healthcare professionals and academic researchers.

The Centre is a regional partnership, which brings together leading healthcare executives and representatives in the field of management and organisation of healthcare. Since its inception, the Centre has benefited from a collaborative partnership with the Health Services Executive South East (HSESE), which allows us to leverage the best ideas from academe and the field of practice.

The Centre forms part of the School of Business at Waterford Institute of Technology and operates under the leadership of Dr Denis Harrington, Dr Tom O'Toole and Dr Sheila O'Donohoe.

Mission Statement

"The mission of the Centre is to provide leadership to facilitate improvements in the quality and effectiveness of healthcare management at regional level through the conduct of high quality, priority-driven, and actionable research. The activities of the Centre focus on important questions relating to the organisation, financing, delivery and performance of healthcare organisations in the South East region as well the support and promotion of best practice within these organisations."
The goals of the Centre are to:

• Strengthen the knowledge base of healthcare organisations in the region by conducting and supporting research.
• Facilitate the uptake of research evidence in healthcare policy and practice.
• Enhance research capacity in healthcare through strategic partnerships with other relevant national and international groups.
• Disseminate to the members findings of health services research.
• Identify and disseminate to the members successful innovations and management practices from other healthcare organisations and industry.