Publications by authors named "Seyed Jamaleddin Tabibi"

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  • The study investigated patient and caregiver perspectives on hospital hospitality services in Iran, aiming to identify factors influencing service quality.
  • It involved a survey of 480 participants from 10 different hospitals, using a reliable questionnaire to gather data on various service aspects.
  • Results indicated that all service aspects were rated above average, highlighting the importance of hospitality factors in enhancing patient experience and suggesting a framework for ongoing assessment and improvement.
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  • The study explores the rapid growth of health technologies and their potential benefits in diagnosing and treating diseases, while also cautioning against unrestricted access that may lead to overuse.
  • It analyzes relevant literature to identify key criteria for prioritizing health technologies, revealing six main themes that guide assessment processes: health outcomes, disease populations, technology alternatives, economic factors, evidence quality, and additional health system issues.
  • The findings highlight the most frequent criteria used, such as health benefits and cost-effectiveness, emphasizing their importance in effectively setting priorities for health technology adoption.
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  • The study aimed to establish a Multiple Criteria Decision Making model for prioritizing health technology assessments in Iran, amidst the growing use of health technologies for disease diagnosis and treatment.
  • Using a combination of medical databases and expert feedback, researchers identified nine criteria important for evaluating health technologies and calculated their relative weights.
  • The TOPSIS model was tested on three technologies, revealing that tissue plasminogen activator was the top priority, followed by adenosine, demonstrating the model's practical applicability.
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Objectives: The objective of this study was to provide a model for reducing outpatient waiting time by using simulation.

Materials And Methods: A simulation model was constructed by using the data of arrival time, service time and flow of 357 patients referred to orthopedic clinic of a general teaching hospital in Tehran. The simulation model was validated before constructing different scenarios.

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Background: Universities of Medical Science and Health Services (UMSHSs) are among the main organizations in Iran's health-care section. Improving their efficiency in financial resource management through creating an appropri-ate coordination between consumption and resources is strategically vital. Investigating the financial performance as well as ranking the Iranian UMSHSs is the research objective.

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