A review of appropriate indicators for need-based financial resource allocation in health systems.

Background: Optimal, need-based, and equitable allocation of financial resources is one of the most important concerns of health systems worldwide. Fulfilling this goal requires considering various criteria when allocating resources. The present study was conducted to identify the need indicators used to allocate health resources in different countries worldwide.

The main factors of supplier-induced demand in health care: A qualitative study.

Background: Induced demand is a major challenge for financing health promotion, whereby providers exploit patients' information gap to manipulate their demand for health care. The purpose of this study was to identify the factors associated with induced demand for health-care services in hospitals affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) in 2018.

Materials And Methods: In this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 participants from IUMS hospitals, including faculty members, physicians, public hospital managers, patients, and researchers with academic and practical experience.

A comparison of global surgery tariffs and the actual cost of bills at Hazrate Rasoole Akram educational and medical center.

Background: the health service tariff is an appropriate policymaking tool and the financial leverage of the health system control which affects quality, availability, cost, efficiency, equity and accountability of health services. Global surgeries include 91 common cases of general and specialized surgeries in hospitals; fixed tariffs are annually defined for these surgeries, and insurance companies must pay medical centers based on these tariffs. The aim of this study was to examine and compare hospital bills with global surgery tariffs at Hazrate Rasoole Akram Educational and Medical Center in 2017.

Health Literacy Status and Its Relationship with Quality of Life among Nurses in Teaching Hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

Background: Health literacy can be considered as a factor affecting healthcare providers' decision-making. The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy status and its relationship with quality of life among the nurses working in teaching hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017.

Risk Factors for Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review.

Objective: Gastric cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with many influences contributing to the disease. The aim of this study was to identify the most important risk factors. Methods: This study was conducted in 2017 with a structured overview in the Science Directe, Scopus, PubMed, Cochrane, Web of Science (ISI) databases.