Search Results - "Vatankhah Soudabeh"

Healthcare provision for medical tourism: A comparative review by Raoofi, Samira, Khodayari-Zarnaq, Rahim, Vatankhah, Soudabeh

“…Providing quality services, using modern technologies, having effective marketing, and providing services at an international level have led to the…”
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Qualitative analysis of national documents on health care services and pharmaceuticals` purchasing challenges: evidence from Iran by Bastani, Peivand, Samadbeik, Mahnaz, Dinarvand, Rassoul, Kashefian-Naeeini, Sara, Vatankhah, Soudabeh

“…Iranian health sector encountered many challenges in resource allocation and health service purchasing during the past decades, the aim of this study was to…”
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Current cigarette smoking among Iranian elders; what are the prevalence, inequality and socioeconomic determinants? An analysis on Iranian Rural and Urban Income-Expenditure Survey 2017 by Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Naghdi, Seyran, Ghiasvand, Hesam, Armoon, Bahram, Ahounabr, Elaheh

“…This study aims to investigate the current prevalence of smoking, socioeconomic inequality, and main determinants of it among Iranian ≥60 years in 2017. The…”
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How public hospitals manage epidemic crises? Lessons from Iranian public hospitals by Tahmasebi, Ali, Masoudi, Asl Iravan, Aryankhesal Aidin, Vatankhah Soudabeh, Masoumi Gholamreza

“…BACKGROUND:The public hospital preparedness is essential for epidemic disaster like COVID-19 pandemic. This study was conducted to present a hospital…”
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Content Analysis of Entrepreneurship and Employment Development Policies in Iran's Health Sector: Is It a Health Wealth Promoter? by Jamali, Nahid, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Maleki, Mohammad Reza, Emami, Sayed Mohammad Hassan

“…Growing needs mandates economic growth. Entrepreneurship policies play a significant role in achieving productive employment and sustainable development for…”
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Hepatitis C virus-related policy-making in Iran: a stakeholder and social network analysis by Behzadifar, Masoud, Gorji, Hasan Abolghasem, Rezapour, Aziz, Rezvanian, Alireza, Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi, Vatankhah, Soudabeh

“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health challenge worldwide. Implementing policies to cope with this challenge requires commitment from all…”
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Performance payment challenges for family physician program by Delgoshaei, Bahram, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Sarabandi, Amin

“…CONTEXT: Payment mechanisms are one of the effective tools for achieving optimal results in health system. Pay for performance (P4P) is one of the best…”
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Prolonged Discharge Process in Pediatric Teaching Hospitals by Tahmazi Aghdam, Emir, Joudyian, Nasrin, Tavakoli, Mohammad Esmaeel, Choopani, Azam, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Nafar, Hamideh

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The experiences of hospitals in changing the function of a non-teaching hospital to a teaching hospital: Short-Communication by Shahidi Sadeghi, Niusha, Maleki, Mohammadreza, Abolghasem Gorji, Hassan, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Mohaghegh, Bahram

“…In recent years, there have been many non-teaching hospitals that have become teaching hospitals. Although the decision to make this change is made at the…”
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Components Affecting Pharmaceutical Strategic Purchasing: A Scoping Review by Bastani, Peivand, Ghanbarzadegan, Arash, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Samadbeik, Mahnaz

“…Pharmaceutical strategic purchasing is considered as a key to improve access to medicines especially for developing countries. The aim of this scoping review…”
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Differences and their contexts between teaching and nonteaching hospitals in Iran with other countries: A concurrent mixed-methods study by Sadeghi, Niusha, Maleki, Mohammadreza, Gorji, Hassan, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Mohaghegh, Bahram

“…BACKGROUND: In terms of missions, hospitals are divided into teaching and nonteaching. In addition, differences in health-care systems in countries will lead…”
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Prevalence of Congenital Anomalies in Iran: A Review Article by Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Jalilvand, Mina, Sarkhosh, Samaneh, Azarmi, Mina, Mohseni, Mohammad

“…Congenital anomalies are considered as main causes of disability and mortality among children in developing and developed countries. Expenditures of…”
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The Relationship Between Performance Indicators and Readmission of Patients With Open Heart Surgery: A Case Study in Iran by Ebrahimi, Parvin, Nattaj Darzi Naghibi, Mohammadali Taghi, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Faghanzadeh Ganji, Ghassem

“…Background: Open heart surgery is a prevalent therapeutic intervention for cardiovascular diseases. Significant adverse effects occur after heart surgery, one…”
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Performance Ratio Analysis: A National Study on Iranian Hospitals Affiliated to Ministry of Health and Medical Education by Bastani, Peivand, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Salehi, Masoud

“…This study was designed to present and compare Iranian hospitals` performance applying ratio analysis technique. This cross-sectional survey was conducted to…”
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Role of transformational leadership on employee productivity of teaching hospitals: using structural equation modeling by Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Alirezaei, Samira, Khosravizadeh, Omid, Mirbahaeddin, Seyyed Elmira, Alikhani, Mahtab, Alipanah, Mobarakeh

“…In today's transforming world, increased productivity and efficient use of existing facilities are practically beyond a choice and become a necessity. In this…”
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Factors affecting length of stay in teaching hospitals of a middle-income country by Khosravizadeh, Omid, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Bastani, Peivand, Kalhor, Rohollah, Alirezaei, Samira, Doosty, Farzane

“…The length of stay (LOS) in hospitals is a widely used and important criteria for evaluating hospital performance. The aim of this study was to determine…”
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Primary care physician payment mechanisms toward universal health coverage: A study of Iran and selected countries by Rafiei, Narges, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Kabir, Mohammad Javad

“…Background and aim Primary care physician (PCP) payment mechanisms can be important tools for addressing issues of access, quality, and equity in health care…”
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Health Workforce Development Policies in Iran: A Study of In-service Training Policies by Choopani, Azam, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Aryankhesal, Aidin

“…Background: In-service training is one of the requirements for developing health workforce skills and providing quality services to patients. Objectives: This…”
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Hospital’s Challenges in Providing Healthcare Services to Medical Tourists: A Phenomenological Study at the National Level by Raoofi, Samira, Khodayari-Zarnaq, Rahim, Vatankhah, Soudabeh

“…Background: Hospitals play a crucial role in providing medical services to medical tourists and their satisfaction; however, they face many problems in this…”
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Essential components of rehabilitation services provided to visually impaired people by Sarabandi, Amin, Vatankhah, Soudabeh, Kamali, Mohammad, Aryankhesal, Aidin

“…This study was conducted to determine the essential components in the delivery of vision rehabilitation services. The findings could be useful in the planning…”
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