Maryam Ghiasipour

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

[ 1 ] - Leadership challenges in health care organizations: The case of Iranian hospitals

Background: Effective leadership is a vital component of health care systems and has an extensive range of functions in improving organizational effectiveness and efficiency. This study aimed at exploring leadership challenges encountered by leaders in Iranian hospitals.    Methods: This qualitative study was conducted on a purposeful sample of 27 members of hospital management team ...

[ 2 ] - Factors affecting the informal payments in public and teaching hospitals

Background: Informal payments in the health sector of many developing countries are considered as a major impediment to health care reforms. Informal payments are a form of systemic fraud and have adverse effects on the performance of the health system. In this study, the frequency and extent of informal payments as well as the determinants of these payments were investigated in general hospita...