Transparency, accountability, and governance: a literature review in the context of public hospitals

Abstract This study develops a literature review based on bibliometric analysis the theme of transparency and accountability within scope governance public hospitals, seeking to identify research lines, theories, methods, existing gaps through scientific publications until 2020. The investigation followed theoretical lens in sector understand its framework hospitals. Using Bibliometrix software, after consultation process articles published Scopus WoS databases, sample with 118 was selected. It found that, period between 2017-2020, approximately 85% were qualitative, there is growing trend Transparency often appears interconnected agents (accountability), external communication policies (public reports), internal policies, their comprehensibility. predominance North American Chinese origin also noted. identifies scarcity using quantitative models that explore dependency relationships dimensions studied, limiting comprehensibility interdependence practices organizations’ attributes. contributes knowledge about interactions transparency, accountability, reporting