Explaining the framework of the pro-natalist policy implementation process in Iran: A study protocol.

Background: Population policies and programs around the world are considered as the basis for socio-economic' development. Demographic data in recent years show that Iran has faced a marked decrease in fertility, which makes it inevitable to take emergency measures and plan properly to increase childbearing. A significant point in this field is the basic role of the health system and universities of medical sciences.

Factors Required to Develop Strategic Purchasing for Diagnostic Imaging Services: An Expert Opinion.

Background: In recent decades, healthcare purchasing has been continuously searching for new approaches to improve performance. The pressure of expensive services resulting from more advanced health technology has increased the necessity of these changes. Strategic purchasing of health services, as a recommended approach, remains unknown in diagnostic imaging services.

Strengthening public health systems during an emerging respiratory disease pandemic: A realist review.

The recent outbreak of respiratory diseases such as COVID-19 has highlighted the need to strengthen public health systems to respond effectively to such crises. While previous research has identified various public health interventions for pandemics, there remains a significant gap in understanding which interventions can strengthen public health systems during emerging respiratory pandemics and under what conditions. To address this gap, we conducted a realist review to examine public health interventions during emerging respiratory disease pandemics, focusing on context, mechanisms, and outcomes.

Allocation of Financial Resources to Primary Healthcare: A Scoping Review Protocol.

Background: Countries possessing robust primary healthcare (PHC) systems typically yield superior health outcomes, reduced inequality, and diminished healthcare expenses for their citizens. Moreover, PHC demonstrates a direct correlation with the efficient utilization of resources. However, the allocation of financial resources dedicated to PHC varies significantly among countries and lacks explicit clarity.

Developing a model of public health system strengthening during pandemic of new emerging respiratory diseases for Iran: A protocol study.

The objective of this article is to propose a protocol for developing a model for strengthening the public health system in Iran. Currently, there is no clearly articulated model for strengthening public health systems during the pandemic of new emerging respiratory diseases in Iran. The protocol described here aims to: (1) identify components for strengthening public health systems, during the pandemic of new emerging respiratory diseases worldwide, (2) identify components for strengthening Iran's public health system, and (3) design a model for strengthening the public health system in Iran during the pandemic of new emerging respiratory diseases.

Hospital performance evaluation indicators: a scoping review.

Background: Hospitals are the biggest consumers of health system budgets and hence measuring hospital performance by quantitative or qualitative accessible and reliable indicators is crucial. This review aimed to categorize and present a set of indicators for evaluating overall hospital performance.

Methods: We conducted a literature search across three databases, i.

Hospital governance accountability structure: a scoping review.

Introduction: Hospitals, as complex organizations with clinical, financial, and social functions, face different barriers to providing high-quality and safe services at reasonable costs. Various initiatives have been carried out in hospital governance to improve quality, safety, and accountability. This research aims to identify the structures and dimensions that make hospital governance accountable.

Post-discharge follow-up system in psychiatric patients: A case study of Farabi Hospital in Isfahan.

Background: Mental illness is one of the most common problems in human societies and the continuation of care and post-discharge follow-up. This study was conducted to define a post-discharge follow-up framework for Farabi Hospital in Isfahan.

Material And Methods: This was a multistage study, including, interviews literature review, and focus group discussions.

The organizational health components for small-sized health-care organizations: A systematic review.

Background: Organizational health (OH) is an organizational aspect in which staff is encouraged to be clearly involved and participate in decision-making, problem solving, and collaborating to improve organizational climate and culture. Multilevel staff involvement facilitates strengthened relationships, open communication, trust, and organizational commitment. The purpose of this study was to find components of OH for small-sized health-care organizations.

Designing the competency-based training model of Iranian medical tourism.

Background: Despite the great comparative advantage of Iran in terms of infrastructure, technology, and human resources as well as the significance of medical tourism in the tourist industry, in practice, the quality of human resources has received less attention. Consequently, this study was conducted to design a model of competency-based training for Iranian medical tourism.

Materials And Methods: This study was an exploratory mix, and the Delphi method and semi-structured interviews were used for the qualitative part of this study.

Public-private partnership in Iranian hospitals: Challenges and opportunities.

Background: Nowadays, various strategies are applied by governments to control costs and finance hospitals and the health sector. Public-private partnership (PPP) option is one of these strategies. Considering the growing importance of hospitals in different communities and their problems, this study aimed to identify PPP challenges, opportunities and solutions in hospitals.

Health-care reform implementation challenges at suburban areas in Isfahan province: A qualitative study.

Background: Health system reform plan in public health sector in Iran in the first phase focused on improving primary health care in suburban areas in and around big cities. The present study was conducted to assess the implementation process challenges of the reform plan in comprehensive health service centers at suburban areas of Isfahan in 2019.

Materials And Methods: This qualitative study with conventional content analysis approach was conducted in 2019.

Resource generation challenges for burn care in Iran.

Background: Given the importance of investment in human and physical resources and knowledge in burn injuries for improving health service performance, this study endeavoured to identify resource production challenges in the burn care of Iran.

Methods: In this descriptive qualitative study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 key informants. The purposive sampling method was applied to select interviewees, and data collection through interviews was continued to achieve data saturation.

Main Factors Affecting the Readiness and Responsiveness of Healthcare Systems during Epidemic Crises: A Scoping Review on Cases of SARS, MERS, and COVID-19.

Background: Given the significance of the preparedness and responsiveness of healthcare systems in relation to epidemics, this study aimed to determine their influencing factors during epidemic crises with a view to utilizing the findings in the battle against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.

Methods: This scoping study was conducted in 2020 via the Arksey and O'Malley approach. A systematic search was conducted on five online databases from January 2000 to June 15, 2020.

Outsourcing in Health Facilities: Challenges in Medical University of Isfahan in Focus.

Introduction: Outsourcing is one of the major strategies for keeping competitive gain in today's highly varying markets, especially in health systems. This study endeavored to identify operational challenges of outsourcing health facilities affiliated to in the academic year 2019.

Methods: This qualitative study was conducted with content analysis approach.

'Poverty's scar: A qualitative inquiry of financing shortcomings in specialized burn hospitals.

Background: Victims of burn have particular characteristics such as high vulnerability, expensive treatment, and cost of burn services. Thus, the financing of burn services is crucially important. The purpose of the present work is to recognize the financing challenges in Iranian specialized burn hospitals (SBHs).

Rationing access to total hip and total knee replacement in the Islamic Republic of Iran to reduce unnecessary costs: policy brief.

Rationing health services is an inseparable part of the health system of any country in order to achieve universal health coverage. Elective surgery for total hip and total knee replacement places a high financial burden on health systems. Such surgery should be done in a way to ensure that the people who most need it receive the service.

Does Intradisciplinary Conflict Influence to Outcomes of Emergency Medicine Residency Program? A Mixed Methods Study.

Objective: To explore impact of emergency medicine residency program on patient waiting times in emergency department (ED) and determine the associated factors.

Methods: A two-phased sequential exploratory mixed-methods approach was used. The first phase was comprised of retrospective before-after design of ED encounters for a 3-month period, six months before and six months after the introduction of an emergency medicine residency program in an Iranian teaching hospital.

Iranian Households' Payments on Food and Health Out-of-Pocket Expenditures: Evidence of Inequality.

Background: Inequality in households' payments on food and health expenditures presents the accessibility and utilization patterns between them. This study investigated the Iranian rural and urban households' inequality in payments on food and Out-of-Pocket health expenditures from 1998 to 2012.

Methods: This descriptive study was conducted through the analysis of Iranian Statistics Centre data on Iranian households' income and expenditures.

Electronic Health in Perspective of Healthcare Managers: A Qualitative Study in South of Iran.

Background: The important role of electronic health as well as importance of health care systems awareness and readiness may lead to develop the essential infrastructures for electronic health especially in developing countries. This study aims to investigate goals, gains, applications, challenges and other important issues related to success performance of electronic health.

Method: This research proposed a grounded theory in a qualitative design and a purposive sampling was used to select participants which consisted of 28 hospital managers and staff field managers working in deputy of health and curative affairs of Medical Science Universities in south of Iran.