Showing 5 results for Mahmoudi
M Bazyar, A Pourreza, Iraj Harirchi, F Akbari, M Mahmoudi,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (20 2012)
Abstract
Background: With more than 12 million new cases of cancers and nearly 7.6 million deaths all around the world in 2007, cancer currently is the third leading cause of death in the world. This study was conducted to determine medical and non-medical direct costs of cancer patients’ hospitalized in the cancer institute affiliated with Imam Khomeini hospital.
Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. All patients over 18 years old with kind of head, neck, and stomach cancers that undertaken of oncology treatments in the cancer institute which affiliated ” Imam Khomeini Hospital”. Initially eligible patients invited to participate in this study. The data was collected through structured interviews with patients and or their carers. The data, then, was analyzed by SPSS software.
Results: The average medical and non-medical direct out-of-pocket costs during primary treatment were 2,609,000 and 245,000 Tomans per patient, respectively. Furthermore, the direct average of medical costs for patients who lived in Tehran and other cities were 3,313,000 and 1,870,000 Tomans while the direct average of non-medical costs for patients who lived in Tehran and other cities were 136,000 and 360,000 Tomans, respectively.
Conclusion: The new policies for costs coverage related to cancer patients’, particularly the medical insurance organizations, financial supports from finance intuits like as banks or charity organizations, appropriate distribution of cancer’s centers or providing accommodation to cancer patients who are referred from the remote sites in other cities, and also achieving the equities in health sectors could be reduced the financial costs of cancer patients and might be helped them to manage of cancers efficiently and effectively
M Mahdavi, M Arab , M Mahmoudi , A Fayazbakhsh , F Akbari ,
Volume 12, Issue 4 (3-2014)
Abstract
Background: This study is aimed to compare organizational commitment and intention to leave among employees in Teheran`s hospitals.
Materials and Methods: In this survey 3 hospitals with different ownership`s type were examined included: A public hospital, a hospital owned by Social Security Organization, and a private hospital. The data were collected by distributing 450, questionnaires among 450 employees, which were randomly chosen.
Results: Among all studied subjects few employees allocated high score of organizational commitment to themselves .This average rate is nearly 20%. Committed employees were impressively low in the Social Security hospitals compared to others. Comparing intention to leave indicate revealed the Public hospital`s employees have lowest scores among all subjects. There is a statistical significant correlation between commitment`s components and intention to leave.
Conclusion: Generally the majority of employees have average and low organizational commitment. Employees with high level of commitment and high level of intention to leave make a small proportion of all hospital employees. Social security hospitals must be taken into consideration due to the levels of commitment and intention to leave.
M Arab , M Sharifi , M Mahmoudi , B Khosravi , R Hojabri , A Akbari Sari , B Ahmadi , F Eftekhar,
Volume 13, Issue 2 (8-2014)
Abstract
Background:In recent years, clinical governance introduced as amodel to determine continuous quality improvement principals in health services. This study considers assessing the readiness of selected hospitals clinical governance programsimplementation by using CGCQ instrument.
Material and Methods: The survey was conducted in 14 private and public Hospitals in order to assess hospitals’ readiness to clinical governance programs implementation in Tehrancity. In this regards, 800 health professionals including physicians and nurses were inquired. Collected data analyzed by SPSS17 using correlation coefficient, mean comparison and descriptive tests.
Results:Based on study results, both private and public hospitals had readiness to implement clinical governance program. Results of field survey revealed mean score of organizational climate of clinical governance (3.14) is higher than average score (2.5) in selected Hospitals.
Conclusion: This survey demonstrated the necessary readiness to implement clinical governance programs is in an acceptable rangein assessed hospitals. Moreover, there is a big effort to use a unique and comprehensive strategy with the intention ofcontinuous quality improvement in health services.
Saeid Mahmoudi, Zeinab Gholampour Noghondar , Farhad Habibi Nodeh, Hossein Safari, Parvin Abbasi Borogeni,
Volume 16, Issue 4 (2-2018)
Abstract
Background: Length of stay is one of the most important and practical indices used in hospitals today which represents the performance and efficiency of the hospitals. This study aimed to identify the factors affecting length of stay in hospitals affiliated to Tehran and Iran Universities of Medical Sciences based on Hierarchical Analysis Technique.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013. Study population consisted of 40 participants using purposive sampling method in the two groups including 13 matrons (nursing managers) and 27 supervisors (Clinical and educational) of hospitals affiliated to Tehran and Iran Universities of Medical Sciences. Data collection tool was the paired comparisons questionnaire which was confirmed validity by experts using Lawshe and reliability by Inconsistency Ratio. Data analysis was performed using Expert Choice software version 11.
Results: In general, in the studied hospitals, study results revealed that the "diagnostic, treatment and care methods (treatment efficacy)” with the mean of 21.4% and "admission and discharge in the end days of the week and the days off” with an average of 0.36 were the highest and the lowest priority is given to other factors affecting the length of stay of the patient,respectively.
Conclusion: Efficacy of provided treatment through using equipment, appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and factors related to hospital manpower were effective on length of stay in quantitative and qualitative dimensions. These important issues need more planning and pay attention by hospital officials.
Dr Hossein Dargahi, Seddigheh Asadi , Dr Batoul Ahmadi, Dr Mahmoud Mahmoudi ,
Volume 17, Issue 1 (5-2018)
Abstract
Background: Today, the organizations have found their need to a strategic planning for valuation of knowledge management. One of the most important elements for knowledge management is organizational creativity and innovation. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between knowledge management and organizational creativity and innovation among Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was a descriptive-analytical one which conducted in 120 employees of teaching hospital in 2015-2016. The study questionnaire included three questionnaires as Probst’s knowledge management questionnaire, researcher made questionnaire for organizational creativity, Patchen’s organizational innovation questionnaire and demographic information. SPSS software version 21 utilized to data analysis using descriptive statistics, independent t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient at the significant level of less than 0.05.
Results: The study results revealed that there was a relationship between knowledge management and creativity (r=0.661, P<0.001) and organizational innovation (r=0.325, P<0.001). Also, there was a significant association between organizational creativity with innovation (P=0.02).
Conclusion: Development of knowledge management could increase the rate of organizational creativity and innovation. Therefore, the policymakers, leaders and managers of hospitals should establish the knowledge management system to improve the organizational creativity and innovation, and finally promote the efficiency and effectiveness of hospital practice.
