introduction: the profits of executable referral system process are including: decrease the staff and equipment and saving in expenses and tools, appropriate division of sources for the best use of them and prevention of put patients to unreasonable expenses. in this course, the purpose of present study was to determine the effective factors on executable amount of referral system process in pu...

introduction: old methods of administrating cannot cover the rapid changes today. these changes redounded new organizations like learning organizations to be formed. the purpose of this research is to study of relationship between the learning organization and organizational commitment among hospital managers. methods: this is a descriptive analytic survey. the population of study was 210 nursi...

background: there is an increasing trend of outsourcing public departments. teaching hospitals also outsourced some of their departments to private sectors. the aim of this study was to investigate and compare the educational status of students in public and outsourced departments of teaching hospitals affiliated to iran university of medical sciences.   methods: this study was conducted in six...

introduction: hospital information system (his) is a computerized system which is used as an electronic tool for patient information management and plays a significant role in providing quality health care services. therefore, his users' satisfaction about the quality of the services offered is crucial in assessing and more importantly improving the technical aspects of the system. on the other...

introduction: in medical education, particularly in residency courses, most of the training occurs in real clinical environments. workplace-based learning profoundly affects students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice; therefore, it should be properly planned. due to the extensiveness of the clinical environment and its importance in training residents, investigating how residents learn in the...

introduction: nowadays, knowledge management is one of the most effective factors in competitive advantages and success among organizations. therefore, this study aimed to assess the principles of knowledge management in teaching hospitals of iran university of medical sciences. methods: this applied descriptive cross-sectional study included 30 senior managers in ten teaching hospitals associa...

conclusions knowledge management can improve the qwl in nursing personnel in zahedan teaching hospitals. based on the findings of the study, hospital managers, especially head nurses, could play a crucial role in improving qwl by institutionalization of knowledge management in nursing personnel and sharing and developing knowledge to advance the practice. results knowledge management score in s...

conclusions the findings showed that based on the managers’ point of view, the reform plan was able to achieve its primary goals; however, it could not meet their exceptions in improving the society health status. therefore, it is necessary to design some interventions for changing this perception. results a total of 43.2% of managers believed that this reform was a good restrictor for malpract...

This article aimed to: (1) review the work carried out in Lanarkshire between 1996 and 1999 on a Scottish Executive funded project and (2) to discuss the situation from 1999 to 2006. (1) This 3-year project led to the successful development and implementation of over 100 integrated care pathways in an urban teaching hospital (Glasgow) and a district general hospital (Lanarkshire) and was the fi...

OBJECTIVES Organizational learning is defined as creating, absorbing, retaining, transferring, and application of knowledge within an organization. This article aims to examine the mediating role of organizational learning in the relationship of organizational intelligence and organizational agility. METHODS This analytical and cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015 at four teaching hosp...