International Journal of Health Policy and Management

International Journal of Health Policy and Management

Capacity Building to Improve Hospital Managers’ Performance in West Asia

Document Type : Letter to Editor

Authors
Leila Doshmangir 1, 2
Amirhossein Takian 3, 4, 5
1 Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Management and Safety Promotion Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3 Department of Global Health and Public Policy, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Health Equity Research Centre (HERC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 Department of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
10.15171/ijhpm.2019.14
Keywords
Hospital Management
Training
Capacity Building
Professional Development
Hospital Performance
Subjects

Dear Editor,

Since 2016, the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has initiated a comprehensive program to empower over 700 public hospital managers in Iran and build their capacity for improving their performance and productivity... (Read more...)

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International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Volume 8, Issue 5
May 2019
Pages 319-320

  • Received Date 23 January 2019
  • Revised Date 25 February 2019
  • Accepted Date 26 February 2019
  • First Published Date 01 May 2019
  • Published Date 01 May 2019