introduction: medical information is a major tool in planning, coordinating and evaluating the delivered healthcare. in addition, documentation of medical records is useful for legal, educational and research purposes, managerial planning and accreditation. the purpose of this study is to identify the reasons for incompleteness of medical records and the physicians and managers' views in this r...

background and objectives:job burnout is a major source of healthcare human resources inefficiency with severe negative impact on patient care, physical-psychological health of staff, and healthcare costs. psychological empowerment is a relatively new concept showing promise in boosting different aspect of human resources management. in this study, we pursued the question of whether psychologic...

BACKGROUND Middle managers play key roles in hospitals as the bridge between senior leaders and frontline staff. Yet relatively little research has focused on their role in implementing new practices. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to expand the understanding of middle managers' influence in organizations by looking at their activities through the lens of two complementary conceptual frame...

BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) is a major cause of work-related disability. Despite an increasing emphasis on the role of employers and workplace managers in reducing work disability, little research has been conducted in this area. AIMS To identify hospital line managers' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding LBP and its management; the difficulties encountered in managing the worker wi...

leaders need ethic, because they are responsible. people in leadership positions are the source of employee’s behavioral changes that requires leaders with high moral intelligence. on the eve of the third millennium, with acute competitive conditions, changes in management practices and organizational leadership are inevitable. in such circumstances, taking advantage of transformational leaders...

OBJECTIVE This research attempted to explore the public healthcare providers understanding the quality dimensions and patient priorities in Oman. It also addresses the issue of risks confronting health professionals in management without "a customer focused" approach. METHODS A descriptive study was carried out using a self-administered questionnaire distributed around two tertiary public hos...