introduction: patient- centered and perspective approach which prefers prevention to cure, to improve and promote the services and care, not only recognizes free flow of patient’s information, but also concurrently is concerned about maintaining security and privacy as an important feature of health care system. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of accessibility and privacy of...

introduction: the important of comparing performance of hospitals using hospital indicators, has been made the necessary of utilizing of the application model inevitable. this study aimed to compare hospital performance key indicators simultaneity. methods: in this descriptive cross sectional and retrospective study, 31 hospitals of isfahan university of medical sciences were evaluated in 2007....

BACKGROUND Many hospitals have reformed hospital policies and changed nursing models to cope with shortages in nursing staff and control medical costs. However, the nursing skill mix model that most successfully achieves both cost effectiveness and quality care has yet to be determined. AIM The aim of this study was to explore the impact of different nurse staffing models on patient outcomes ...

background: nowadays, many organizations such as hospitals have realized that utilization of quality management models and systems is the best way for them to compete, survive and develop. therefore, 5s (sorting, straightening, systematic cleaning, standardizing, and sustaining) model was implemented in three units of imam reza hospital (kermanshah, iran) including medical records, nutrition, a...

Background and Objectives: Active presence of hospitals on the Internet is becoming a hallmark of hospitals’ commitment to quality healthcare services delivery. For insightful planning towards a strong Internet-based information delivery and communication, there is a need for continuous monitoring of hospital website’s status. Built on this need, this paper provides, for the first time, a ranki...

Background and Objectives: Today, management is one of the most important factors in hospital effectiveness and performance. The objective of this study was to assess the management skills of administrators in hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences and to identify how these skills are related to effective management.   Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out o...

Faced with shrinking patient rolls and reduced federal support, hospitals across the country are offering a wide variety of new and--for them--unconventional services to bolster their finances. Although the services themselves aren't always profitable, hospital administrators hope the programs will give their facilities a positive image and persuade customers to return when they need medical care.

conclusions in this study, some characteristics that had a positive impact on the success of a manager in a hospital surge situation were identified. these characteristics ought to be taken into account when appointing hospital administrators and designing training programs for hospital administrators with the aim of being better prepared to face disasters. background hospital administrators pl...

In recent years, China has been actively promoting the Belt and Road Initiative. context of gradual opening medical market, it is urgent to improve health management knowledge scientific research capabilities hospital administrators, further enhance level, so that hospitals can obtain a greater edge in international competition. Using overseas intelligence promote internationalization education...

introduction: today the market of medical tourism is growing as one of the competitive and profitable industries in the world. the aim of this study was to determine medical tourist attraction in tehran hospitals. methods: this is a descriptive study which was carried out in 8 hospitals of tehran in 2012. 195 people from the managing boards of these hospitals participated in the study. a questi...