Ralf Kirchhoff

Ralf Kirchhoff is Professor of Organization and Management in Health Services at NTNU's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. His research examines health policy reforms, healthcare management challenges, and patient safety systems. As Deputy Head of Research and leader of the Master's in Healthcare Management program, he focuses on organizational aspects of health services.

Research areas include:

• Healthcare reform implementation
• Management challenges in hospital systems
• Patient safety and quality improvement
• Integrated care models

Recent work analyzes sickness certification practices and hospital management responses to critical incidents.