Publications
Scientific publications
Vesinurm, M., Nenonen, T., Malmström, T., & Torkki, P. (2025). Comparing service delivery models in Finnish dental care: Efficiency of the single-visit approach. BMC Oral Health. (In press).
Vesinurm, M., Ndeffo-Mbah, M. L., Yamin, D., & Brandeau, M. L. (2025). Terminating pandemics with smartwatches. PNAS Nexus. Featured in The Economist’s ’The World in Brief’.
Vehkamäki, A., Sylgren, I., Vesinurm, M., Torkki, P., & Rajala, R. (2025). Towards a continuity of care theory: Strategies for better chronic healthcare management. In Academy of Management Proceedings. Best Paper Award, HCM Divison.
Lukka, E., Tuunanen, T., Jansson, M., Vanhanen, M., Hirvonen, N., Hirvonen, N., Palukka, J., Vesinurm, M., & Torkki, P. (2024). Value co-creation and co-destruction in digital health services: Protocol for a systematic review. JMIR Research Protocols.
Larsen, A., Halvorsrud, R., Berg, R. E., & Vesinurm, M. (2024). Dual-perspective modeling of patient pathways: A case study on kidney cancer. In NCDHWS 2024: Digital Health and Wireless Solutions. Best Paper Award.
Vehkamäki, A., Vesinurm, M. (corresponding author), Halminen, O., Helminen, R.-R., & Lillrank, P. (2024). Causes of care discontinuity in chronic outpatient care: A mixed method case study. Health Services Management Research.
Vesinurm, M., Dünweber, C., Rimestad, J., Landtblom, A.-M., & Jennum, P. (2024). Patient experiences of narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia in the Nordics: A patient journey map. Journal of Sleep Research.
Bogale, B., Vesinurm, M., Lillrank, P., Celius, E., & Halvorsrud, R. (2024). Visual modeling languages in patient pathways: A scoping review. Interactive Journal of Medical Research.
Vesinurm, M., Manula, A., Olli, P., Lillrank, P., Ijäs, P., Torkki, P., Mäkitie, L., & Laakso, S. (2024). Effects of a digital care pathway for multiple sclerosis: Observational study. JMIR Human Factors.
Vesinurm, M., Sylgren, I., Bengts, A., & Torkki, P., & Lillrank, P. (2024). Concept analysis of patient journey disruptions: The obstacle of integrated care. Journal of Integrated Care.
Eklund, A., Vesinurm, M., & Torkki, P. (2024). Explorative study on the use and utilization of patient pathways in Finnish public healthcare. In Proceedings of the 57th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
Vesinurm, M., Halminen, O., Linna, M., Mikkola, H., & Lillrank, P. (2023). A realist evaluation of policy interventions to reduce public subsidies of private dental care in Finland. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology.
Haltia, O., Vesinurm, M., Leskelä, R.-L., Rahko, E., Tyynelä-Korhonen, K., Lehto, J. T., Saarto, T., & Akrén, O. M. (2023). The effect of palliative outpatient units on resource use for cancer patients in Finland. Acta Oncologica.
Halminen, O., Vesinurm, M., Mikkola, H., & Linna, M. (2022). Yksityisen ja julkisen hammashoidon käyttöasteen kehitys 2010–2016: Kela-korvaustason ja tulotason yhteys käyttöasteeseen. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka.
Professional publications
Vesinurm, M., Sormunen, M., Horkka, J. & Koukkula, L. (2024). The Healthcare Production Crisis: A National Decline in the Production of Oral Healthcare. Nordic Healthcare Group.
Vesinurm, M. & Sarvas, R. (2020). EduHex – Ryhmätyökalu lukioiden modulaaristen ja laaja-alaisten opintojaksojen suunnittelun tueksi. Aalto University.
Sarvas, R. & Vesinurm, M. (2020). Laaja-alaisten opintojaksojen pieni käsikirja: eli miten opetan laaja-alaisuutta lukiossa. Aalto University.
Lillrank, P., Tenhunen, H., Hörhammer, I., Halminen, O., Lyly, T., Linna, M., Silander, K., Laurila, R., Hiltunen, A.-M., Riikonen, E., Miettinen, S., Tanila, T., Chen, A., & Vesinurm, M. (2019). DiRVa – Terveydenhuollon digitaalisten ratkaisujen vaikuttavuuden osoittaminen. Aalto University.
Theses
Vesinurm, M. (2025). Managing Complex Patient Journeys: A Healthcare Operations Management Perspective. Aalto University publication series Doctoral Theses, 15/2025.
Vesinurm, M. (2025). The Hidden Cost of Mental Illness: Psychiatric Comorbidities as Facilitators of Increased Economic Burden of Disease Among Chronic Patients. Master’s Thesis. University of Helsinki.
Vesinurm, M. (2022). Vakuutusten vaikutukset suun terveyden kysyntään. Bachelor’s Thesis. University of Helsinki.
Vesinurm, M. (2021). Building Contextual Evidence for Outcomes of Policy Interventions in Healthcare: A Case Study of the Finnish Dental Care Sector. Master’s Thesis. Aalto University.
Vesinurm, M. (2019). Julkisten innovatiivisten hankintojen vaikuttavuus. Bachelor’s Thesis. Aalto University.