Joint Venture Healthcare System as Common Practice in Developing Countries: Game Changing on Assessing Health Services.

Background: To explore the essence of game changing on applying joint venture (JV) approach for healthcare system improvement in developing countries.

Methods: This is cross-sectional study exploring the factors influencing the successful implementation of JV for the healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The study included: Qatar Statistical Authority, CIA fact book, Ministry of Health Annual Report, Hamad Medical Corporation Annual Report, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development information, and Qatar's healthcare system history.

Health services management in Qatar.

Aim: To assess health care delivery system in the State of Qatar and audit it according to the Joint Commission International (JCI) standard.

Methods: The data for this retrospective descriptive study were taken from the Annual Health Report of the National Health Authority and Hamad Medical Corporation and various additional sources like World Health Organization reports, Annual Report of Saudi Arabia, and Compendium of Health Statistics, UK. Population per physician, per general practitioner, and per hospital bed, and nurses per physician ratio were calculated.