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Evaluating Health System Performance And Strategic Decision-Making Across Departments Of The Saudi Ministry Of Health

VOLUME 22, 2025

The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review

VOLUME 6, 2023

Dr. Abdulrahman Monuser Assaf Alsharif, Hussain ghanm shoail algashanin, Ahmad Assaf Alshereif, Ibrahim Saleh Mohammed Hashil, Hassan Mohammed Aljarrash, Hassan Makki Al Khamis, Khaled Jarallah Albalabel, Zaid Mohammad Ali Al Sharif

Abstract

This research examines the performance evaluation mechanisms and strategic decision-making processes across departments within the Saudi Ministry of Health (MOH), focusing on their effectiveness in delivering healthcare services aligned with Vision 2030 objectives. Using a mixed-methods approach combining quantitative analysis of health system performance metrics and qualitative insights from key stakeholders, this study proposes an integrated framework for enhancing evidence-based decision-making throughout the Ministry. The findings reveal significant opportunities for improving cross-departmental collaboration, data integration, and strategic alignment. The research identifies four essential components for successful health system performance management: standardized evaluation frameworks, integrated information systems, collaborative governance mechanisms, and evidence-based decision-making protocols. This paper contributes to the growing discourse on healthcare transformation in Saudi Arabia by demonstrating how enhanced coordination across Ministry departments can drive system-wide improvements in healthcare delivery, resource allocation, and ultimately population health outcomes in alignment with national development goals.

Keywords : Health System Performance, Strategic Decision-Making, Saudi Ministry of Health, Vision 2030, Healthcare Evaluation, Evidence-Based Policy, Data Integration, Cross-Departmental Collaboration.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.

Abstract

Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords : Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty