Lida Shams

Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Values in Health Policy – A Concept Analysis

Background Despite the significant role “values” play in decision-making no definition or attributes regarding the concept have been provided in health policy-making. This study aimed to clarify the defining attributes of a concept of value and its irrelevant structures in health policy-making. We anticipate our findings will help reduce the semantic ambiguities associated with the use of “valu...

[ 2 ] - تحلیل ابعاد کارکردی مدیریت با استفاده از مدل وایزبورد در بیمارستان‌های دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران

Background and Aim: Analysis of functions enables organizations to identify their special capabilities and weak points accurately and thus they can enhance capabilities and reduce impacts of threats and obstacles through such analysis. The main goal of this work is investigation of status of Weisbord Model's variables (6 variables) as functional dimensions of management in hospitals of Tehran U...

[ 3 ] - Identifying and Categorizing the Dimensions of Iran's Health System Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Background and Aim: Coinciding with the onset of Covid-19, known as Corona in Iran, there have been many scattered reactions from the Iranian health system to the management of the disease. The aim of this study is to identify and categorize the dimensions of the Iranian health system response in order to identify points that have been overlooked and ignored. The results of this study can be us...

[ 4 ] - Efficacy of Family Physician Program in Providing Primary Care in Talesh, Iran

Background The healthcare providers are always seeking improvements in the health care delivery system in order to achieve better results. Objective This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of Family Physician Program (FPP) in providing primary care in Talesh, Iran. Methods This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 50 physicians working in Talesh city as family physician in 2020, and 384 p...