Public-Private Partnerships and Public Healthcare Sustainability: The Contribution of Governance and Digitalization

The chapter, starting from the Sustainable Development Goal n. 17, aims to investigate – from a managerial perspective – public-private partnership (PPP) in the public healthcare sector for the sustainability implementation. In particular, applying the case study methodology, the research discusses the role of the gover nance of PPP and of the digitalization for the sustainability of healthcare services. The chapter contributes to the managerial literature on these aspects by concluding that (1) PPPs require a structure in charge of overseeing the main governance aspects and governance can be considered as a preparatory factor for sustainability and (2) digitalization contributes to sustainability by reducing time and costs. In addition, the research also makes it possible to highlight some criticalities related to governance and digitalization.