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R Shahrabadi , B Moeini , Gh Roshanai , S Dashti , V Kafami , M Haghighi ,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (3-2014)
Abstract
Background: Health care providers`culture about the patient safety means accepting and considering patient safety as the first priority and organizational core value or health center`s staffs beliefs, perceptions and trends of on patient safetywhich is reflected in their behavior. This study is aimed to assess nurses perceptions of patient safety culture`s dimensions which is working in hamadan`s hospital.
Materials & Methods:The method of this study is descriptive- analytical type and statistical society includes 215 nurses of 3 hospitals of Hamadan which had been selected by random sampling. Stanford patient safety culture questionnaire was used to assess dimensions of patient safety culture.The data were analyzed by SPSS 15 software and descriptive tests.
Results: The result indicated that all dimensions of patient safety culture through nurses` perception are weak . Among these dimensions, the " Unit Leadership for Safety " with 25.21 percentage and "Learning and Feedback " with 41.82 percentage were the lowest and highest positive rating in all three hospitals respictively .
Conclusion: According to weak rate of all patient safety culture`s dimensions in studied hospitals, performing training programs by head nurses is suggested in order to improve cultural concepts such as establishing “supportive mechanisms for patients families” and "culture of discussion of errors among nurses" .
Jafar Yahyavi Dizaj, Dr Sara Emamgholipuor Dashti, Faroogh Na'emani, Reza Reza Hashempuor,
Volume 18, Issue 4 (1-2020)
Abstract
Background & Aims of study: Hospital care and paramedical services has become one of the most important and problematic issues in the field of health and critical concern of health planners and policymakers. In current study, contribution of various paramedical services costs were extracted from the total household health expenditure.
Materials and Methods: The current study is a descriptive study that was conducted in a 5-year study period from 2011 to 2015. The annual income-based survey data of the household provided by Statistics Center during 2011-2015 was used to achieve the study aims. Excel_2013 software was used. Contribution of household and paramedical services cost were calculated from household health expenditures per year in urban and rural areas.
Results: Regarding the results of the current study, on average, 20 % of total household health expenditure is allocated to paramedical services in urban and rural areas. The cost of radiology, sonography, radiotherapy, scan, echo cardiac stress test, endoscopy, electrocardiogram (ECG) etc, accounts for the largest contribution of hospital and non-hospital paramedical services costs, which include an averagely about 50 %t of paramedical services costs.
Conclusion: Understanding paramedical services costs can guide policymakers and decision-makers in the field of paramedical services to decide better. Moreover it helps them to reduce direct payments from the pocket of household health expenditures. Therefore, considering the laboratory sector and radiology, sonography, radiotherapy sectors and so on are very important to reduce paramedical services costs.
Fateme Mohammadi, Hossein Dargahi, Sara Emamgholipour Sefiddashti, Mohammad Mehdi Aladdin,
Volume 23, Issue 4 (2-2025)
Abstract
Background and purpose: The healthcare sector is undergoing a profound transformation driven by rapid scientific, economic, and social advancements. The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasizes the necessity of medical equipment and supplies for reducing health disparities and achieving strategic health system objectives. However, there is a notable gap in the literature regarding this cost component within the Iranian health system. This study, therefore, aims to quantify the share of pharmaceutical and medical consumable costs in Iran's total health system expenditure.
Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study analyzed outpatient and inpatient medical records from 2018 to 2020. Data on the costs of pharmaceuticals and medical consumables were extracted from Iran's National Health Accounts (NHA) and the SPAS dashboard. The collected data were statistically analyzed to determine the proportional costs of these items relative to total national health expenditure.
Results: Between 2018 and 2020, inpatient pharmaceutical and medical consumable costs constituted 12% of the total health expenditure, demonstrating an annual decrease of 1.8%. In contrast, outpatient costs accounted for 19.5% of the total, with an annual increase of 0.7%. Basic health insurance allocated approximately 10.3% of its budget to cover these items, which corresponds to 31.5% of the nation's total healthcare spending.
Conclusion: The findings highlight the critical need for strategic interventions within Iran's health system. Key implications include the necessity for effective supply chain management, strategic planning to reduce import dependency, and robust mechanisms for monitoring prices. Mitigating the adverse effects of inflation and sanctions is paramount. Furthermore, increasing the healthcare budget's share of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and expanding insurance coverage are essential for ensuring financial protection for the population and advancing towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
