Strategies to reduce costs and increase revenue in hospitals: a mixed methods investigation in Iran.

Introduction: The financial stability of hospitals directly impacts their ability to fulfill their primary mission of enhancing healthcare. This study identifies and prioritizes cost reduction and revenue enhancement strategies for Iranian hospitals.

Method: This investigation employed a mixed-methods design, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative approaches.

A study of factors affecting the length of hospital stay (LOS) of COVID-19 patients: A qualitative evidence in Iranian hospital.

Background: The present study aimed to identify the administrators' and physicians' experiences and viewpoints about the factors affecting the length of stay (LOS) of COVID-19 patients and provide valid operational evidence.

Materials And Methods: The current study was carried out qualitatively and phenomenologically on experts, officials, and administrators of hospitals in 2021. Purposeful sampling was performed with the maximum diversity.

Estimating the Costs of End-of-Life Care in Patients With Advanced Cancer From the Perspective of an Insurance Organization: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran.

Objectives: Cancers are significant medical conditions that contribute to the rising costs of healthcare systems and chronic diseases. This study aimed to estimate the average costs of medical services provided to patients with advanced cancers at the end of life (EOL).

Methods: We analyzed data from the Sata insurance claim database and the Health Information System of Baqiyatallah hospital in Iran.

Social disparities and inequalities in healthcare access and expenditures among Iranians exposed to sulfur mustard: a national study using spatio-temporal analysis.

Background: Sulfur Mustard (SM) is a chemical warfare agent that has serious short-term and long-term effects on health. Thousands of Iranians were exposed to SM during the eight-year Iran-Iraq conflict and permanently injured while the socioeconomic imbalance in their healthcare utilization (HCU) and health expenditures remains. This study aims to describe the HCU of SM-exposed survivors in Iran from 2018 to 2021; identify high-risk areas; and apply an inequality analysis of utilization regarding the socioeconomic groups to reduce the gap by controlling crucial determinants.

Applying the Delphi Approach to Prioritize Social Factors Affecting the Development of Children Under Six Years.

Background: Social determinants of health have a key role in the growth and development of children, particularly in early childhood which is mentioned from infancy to the age of six years old. These factors might cause disparities in living conditions and consequently bring about inequities regarding different aspects of development such as emotional, psychological, social, psychological, and intellectual. This research aimed to provide a model for prioritizing social factors affecting the development of children under six years.

Design, implementation, and evaluation of a CPOE system in a cancer care setting: A case study on the gastric cancer patients.

Background: Chemotherapy is a complex, multi-disciplinary, and error-prone process. Information technology is being increasingly used in different health care settings with complex work procedures such as cancer care to enhance the quality and safety of care. In this study, we aimed to develop a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) for chemotherapy prescribing in patients with gastric cancer and to evaluate the impact of CPOE on medication errors and order problems.

Developing the breast cancer risk prediction system using hybrid machine learning algorithms.

Background: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths in women globally. Currently, many machine learning (ML)-based predictive models have been established to assist clinicians in decision making for the prediction of BC. However, preventing risk factor formation even with having healthy lifestyle behaviors or preventing disease at early stages can significantly lead to optimal population-wide BC health.

Location selection criteria for field hospitals: A systematic review.

Establishing field hospitals is a critical task for governments to complete following disasters, with the first step being to identify suitable locations. Although field hospitals are similar to permanent hospitals and temporary shelters, no research in English has been conducted to extract the location selection criteria for field hospitals from those for hospitals and temporary shelters. A meta-synthetic approach was used to review all related qualitative, quantitative, and mixed studies published in English between January 2010 and June 2020 to identify new field hospital site selection criteria distinct from those used to select a permanent hospital and temporary sheltering sites.

Stakeholders analysis of COVID-19 management and control: a case of Iran.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a multi-faceted phenomenon with many political, economic and social consequences. Success in managing and controlling this pandemic depends on the coordinated efforts of many organizations and institutions. Therefore, this study aimed to identify and analyze the actors and stakeholders related to managing and controlling this pandemic in Iran.

Proposed Model of Management for Patients with Multi-Morbidity in Iranian Hospitals.

Today, multi-morbidity (MM), the presence of more than one disease in the same person at the same time, has been prevalent. This is while the healthcare delivery systems are formed based on a single-disease-oriented approach. Hence, this study intended to address presenting a model for the management of patients with multi-morbidity in Iranian hospitals.

Epidemiological Study of Lung Cancer in Iran: A Systematic Review.

Background: There is no comprehensive study addressing all the epidemiological aspects of Lung cancer (LC) in Iran, therefore this systematic review investigated the epidemiological aspects of lung cancer in Iran.

Methods: The search was performed until the Aug. 2020 on the in international databases based on PRISMA protocol by Pulmonary Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasm, Neoplasm, Lung, Lung Cancer, Cancer, Pulmonary Cancer, Cancer, Pulmonary, Cancers, Cancer of the Lung, Iran, incidence, death, risk factors keywords and different combinations of them.

Impact of comorbidities on mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: An experience from Iran.

Background: COVID-19 pandemic has spread all over the world. However, information regarding clinical characteristics and prognostic factors is scarce. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of preexistent chronic comorbid conditions and multimorbidity on risk of mortality in patients with COVID-19.

Designing a model for patient relationship management in the general hospitals using the combination of analytic hierarchy process and interpretive structural modeling.

Background: Patient relationship management (PRM), in addition to saving costs, increases patient loyalty and creates a satisfactory environment for the patient and the service provider. This study aimed to design a model of PRM in general hospitals using the combination of the analytic hierarchy process and interpretive structural modeling (ISM).

Methods: This was an applied and cross-sectional study conducted in 2020 at three stages.

Mental disorders pattern in staff of a military unit in Iran: the role of metabolic syndrome on latent class membership.

Introduction: Mental disorders are among the most prevalent health problems of the adult population in the world. This study aimed to identify the subgroups of staff based on mental disorders and assess the independent role of metabolic syndrome (MetS) on the membership of participants in each latent class.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 694 staff of a military unit in Tehran in 2017.

Health needs assessment of the residents of the informal settlements in South-Eastern Iran: A case study of Bam city.

Background: Informal settlements are considered as one of the social problems in societies. As the residents do not have adequate access to basic services, including health services, their health is at risk. This study was conducted to evaluate the access to health services and determine the health needs of informal settlements in Bam city.

Comparing 2 Appointment Scheduling Policies Using Discrete-Event Simulation.

Background And Objectives: Two of the most important policies for dealing with the negative effects of high rates of no-show patients and appointment cancellations include double-booking and walk-in admission policies. This study aimed to compare these policies to identify their differences and their effects as well as the best circumstances for using each one.

Methods: The main approach used in this study was discrete-event simulation using the Arena software application.

Barriers to healthcare delivery in Iranian prisons: a qualitative study.

Purpose: High quality health-care delivery is not only the governments' responsibility but also every prisoner's right. Health care in prison and, particularly, of Iranian prisoners is increasingly important topic because of the rising number of the prison population. This paper aims to explore health-care managers' perspectives and experiences of prisons and the barriers to health-care delivery in Iranian prisons.

Confirmatory factor analysis model of factors affecting the implementation of clinical guidelines in Iran.

Clinical guidelines refer to a developed scientific statement to help physicians and patients for decision-making about the best care for special clinical conditions, which can be an important document to shape evidence-based medicine. This study aimed to identify factors affecting the implementation of clinical guidelines in Iran to enhance the quality of services. This descriptive analytical study was performed with combined quantitative-qualitative method in the first half of 2019.

Knowledge mapping of hospital accreditation research: a coword analysis.

Purpose: Hospital accreditation has been adopted internationally as a way and solution for healthcare quality improvement in hospitals. The purpose of this study was to review and knowledge mapping of bibliographic data about "Hospital Accreditation" and assess the current quantitative trends.

Design/methodology/approach: Scientometric methods and knowledge visualization using the coword analysis techniques conducted in three steps based on the data related to the field of hospital accreditation from 1975 to 2018 obtained from the MEDLINE database.

Factors Affecting the Failure to Report Medical Errors by Nurses Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP).

This cross-sectional study aimed to determine factors affecting the failure to report medical errors in teaching hospitals affiliated to Iran. The required data were collected during stages of systematic review and develop of researcher-made questionnaire. A total of 131 nurses were selected using Cochran's sample size formula.

The Related Factors of Nurses' Participation and Perceived Benefits and Barriers in Health Policy Making.

Background: Nurses play a critical role in providing good health services.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the factors related to the participation of nurses in the provision of health services and the perceived benefits and barriers to their participation in health policy making.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in several hospitals affiliated with the Iran University of Medical Sciences during the first half of 2018 on a sample size of 220 people.

Evaluation of Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in the Health Services: A Systematic Review.

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an ambition for health service administrators. We aimed to systematically review the major relevant articles in case of barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based practice in health services.

Materials And Methods: The type of study was a systematic review.

Non-urgent visits to emergency departments: a qualitative study in Iran exploring causes, consequences and solutions.

Objective: To explore the causes and consequences of non-urgent visits to emergency departments in Iran and then suggest solutions from the healthcare providers' viewpoint.

Design: Qualitative descriptive study with in-depth, open-ended, and semistructured interviews, which were inductively analysed using qualitative content analysis.

Setting: A territorial, educational and military hospital in Iran.