Quality measurement indicators for Iranian Health Centers

نویسندگان

  • Ali Sarabi Asiabar Health management and economics research center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Pezhman Atefi Manesh Health management and economics research center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Shandiz Moslehi Health management and economics research center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
چکیده مقاله:

  Background: Recently, quality is a serious concern in development of organizations. There are various indicators to assess quality and the purpose of this study was to identify the main indicators for quality measurement of Iranian health centers.   Methods : This qualitative study was conducted in three stages: first, review of the literature was performed to identify different indicators for quality measurement in health centers second, a two-round Delphi process was used with participation of 18 experts in both rounds third, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was applied to give weights to each indicator.   Results : Twenty-seven indicators were identified from the literature review stage. The Delphi method reduced the list to 4 indicators. Developing a quality plan in the health center had the highest weight (38%) and percentage of followed complaints the lowest (12%). The consistency rate was 7.2% indicating appropriateness of the data.   Conclusion : This list of indicators can be used as a template for measuring quality of health centers in Iran and possibly in other developing countries.   

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عنوان ژورنال

دوره 29  شماره 1

صفحات  147- 151

تاریخ انتشار 2015-01

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