International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Towards Improving Hospital Managers’ Performance in Iran: History of a Pioneer Program Among EMRO Countries

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors
Ali Maher 1
Mohammad Hossein Salarianzadeh 2
Abbas Vosoogh Moghaddam 3
Mehdi Jafari 4, 5
Rouhollah Zaboli 6
1 Department of Health Policy, Economics and Management, School of Management and Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Advisor to Secretariat of High Council for Health and Food Security, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
3 Secretariat of the High Council for Health and Food Security, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
4 School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 Health Managers Development Institute, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
6 Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
10.15171/ijhpm.2019.99
Keywords
Hospital Management
Training
Capacity Building
Subjects

 

Dear Editor,

Hospital managers and administrators are the key motivators for the success of each inpatient healthcare institution.1,2 Recent demographic and financial changes, rapid transformation in the healthcare systems, and a growing need for enhancing the healthcare quality have led hospital managers to increase efficiency and effectiveness of care delivery and patient satisfaction.3... (Read more...)

 

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  2. Yarmohammadian MH, Sadoughi F, Ehteshami A, Salarianzadeh MH, Kasayi Esfahani M. A Proposed Model for Evaluating Modular Education. Iran J Med Educ. 2011;10(5):566-577. [Persian].
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  5. Sadeghifar J, Jafari M, Tofighi S, Ravaghi H, Maleki MR. Strategic planning, implementation, and evaluation processes in hospital systems: a survey from Iran. Glob J Health Sci. 2014;7(2):56-65. doi:10.5539/gjhs.v7n2p56
  6. Jafari M. Review qualitatively and quantitatively public sector hospital management system in Iran. World Health Organization; Forthcoming.
  7. Evaluation of Hospital Managers Development Program in Iran. World Health Organization Country Office; Forthcoming.
International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 9, Issue 9
September 2020
Pages 409-410

  • Received Date 05 September 2019
  • Revised Date 16 October 2019
  • Accepted Date 23 October 2019
  • First Published Date 01 September 2020
  • Published Date 01 September 2020