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A.a Nasiripoor, J Tabibi, M.r Maleki, T Nourozi,
Volume 8, Issue 3 (7 2010)
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Background: The most basic financial information and data which are needed for a laboratory manager is the costs allocated to the cost unit and the cost of services. The cost prime can increase the managers function in practical beget and strategies plan and this article based on function , is don to calculate the cost prim of clinical laboratories services in VALI A SR Hospital in Tehran by using of ABC model .
Material & Methods: the study is a practical research done by descriptive-analytic method in a periodical and retrospective form during Forward to Esfand of 1378. Thirty tests were chosen according to the fluency chart. Data collecting tools, information sheets, interviews and direct observations were collected and analyzed and the cost price of laboratory services calculated by the help of MY ABCM software.
Results: In VALI A SR Hospital's laboratory, Findings demonstrate that, maximum and minimum costs are related to human recourses cost (44%) and energy cost (.5%) also about activities, most activities is related to expertise activates(97% of total ). these result show THE importance of human recourses especially expert human recourse in prime cost. the maximum prime cost is related to urine analysis(11%) and the minimum prime cost is related to sodium an of biochemistry's group(21%). it means more frequency of services lead to reduce of services prime cost. Finally the average of calculated prime cost was different to hygiene ministry tariff (about 63%).this difference is result of unrealistic tariffs vs. prime cost of services.
Conclusion: According to volume test operational and other conveniences in the Valia'asr hospital's laboratory, this laboratory encounter to missing budget. We can reduce the service's prime cost by improvement of performance management especially in human recourse filed and consume recourses in best way by standardization of consumption.
F Azadi, M R Maleki, M Azmal,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (12-2013)
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Background: Medical tourism industry as one of the tourism dimensions results in a sustainable development and dynamic economy in countries. This study was conducted to examine performance of Tehran’s selected public and private hospitals in attracting medical tourists from foreign costumers’ points of view.
Materials & Methods: This cross - sectional study was conducted in Tehran’s selected public and private hospitals in 2011. The study population included 79 foreign patients who referred to four hospitals in Tehran as medical tourists. Data were collected using a self-made questionnaire which consisted of 23 questions which evaluated eight hospital performance components in attracting medical tourists. Descriptive and analytic statistics was used for data analysis.
Results: Overall, the hospitals` performances were evaluated to be in an appropriate level. Through Patients` viewpoint, three components including staff number, staff performance quality and staff`s up to date knowledge and skills were in a proper level. Moreover, Staff’s acquaintance with foreign languages and giving proper notifications were reported to be in a very poor level. There was a significant relationship between all of the performance components in attracting medical tourists and hospital ownership excluding staff’s acquaintance with foreign languages and their familiarity with the facilities.
Conclusion: Teaching international languages to key staffs and empowering their communication skills can be effective in attracting medical tourists. Considering this, both public and private hospitals must have a serious plan to achieve this goal.
Sakineh Alizadeh, Mohammad Reza Maleki, Rahim Khodayari Zarnaq , Sajad * . Darzi Ramandi , Ahmad Sadeqi,
Volume 13, Issue 3 (12-2014)
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Background: Strategy is one of the important factors affecting the organizational structure. Taking the relationship between these two mentioned factors into consideration is essential. This study surveys the relationship between organizational structure and strategies of public and private hospitals in Tehran.
Materials & Methods: This study is a descriptive and analytical study of 20 selected public and private hospitals conducted in Tehran in the year 2012. The statistical population included supreme hospitals managers .We did a complete count because the sample size was small(60 managers). Research instrument was Miles and Snow strategy and Robbins's organizational structure questionnaire. A panel of experts were used for validity of questionnaires while the estimation of their reliability was calculated by Cronbach`s Alpha which was 0.75. The data analysis was conducted with descriptive statistics and Spearman correlation test.
Results: Among the structural dimensions, “centralization” was between was 85% and 75%, “formality” was 92% and 88% and “complexity” was 81% and 100% public and private hospitals respectively. Dominant strategy for both groups of hospitals was analytic. Correlation coefficient between strategy and organizational structure in public hospitals was -0.2 and in private hospitals was +0.3 which showed that relationship was not significant.
Conclusion: There was not a significant relationship between dimensions of organizational structure and the dominant strategy (analytical strategy) in public and private hospitals. If these hospitals tend to follow analytical strategies, they should reduce their complexity. Moreover, centralization could be towards analytical strategies if there is a strict control on current activities and little on new ones.
Fereshteh Alizadeh, Seyyed Jamaledin Tabibi, Mohamadreza Maleki, Amirashkan Nasiripour, Abbas Toloie Eshlaghi,
Volume 15, Issue 3 (8-2016)
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Background: Demographic prediction indicates that Iran population move towards an aged society until 2025, Hence, the need for medical care will be increased. The study aimed at predicting geriatric specialists based on dynamic system approach for the Iranian elderly.
Materials and Methods: After an exploratory study, data gathering and building similar structured in order to determine geriatrics number prediction by considering the important factors. Causal loop diagram to show relationship between variables, stock-flow diagrams for quantitative analysis of system dynamic behavior was conducted and model equations in Vensim software version 5 used.
Results: After simulation, intake students' simulated model revealed increased trend then a sharp decline and finally the pattern had fixed trend from 2009 to 2012. Pattern of physician who was still in study and also graduated physician was in growing trend. Employed physician had growing trend and then it fixed, and retired physician had fixed trend at first and then had an incremental trend. Finally, the various behavior of workforce assessed in three level.
Conclusion: According to increasing growth of the elderly population until 2025, we will encounter with shortage more than 2500 geriatrics which can be compensate by 50% graduated admissions of the major annually.
Morteza Maleki, Amin Kohyari Haghighat, Ali Kohyari Haghighat,
Volume 15, Issue 4 (1-2017)
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Background: The growing importance of hospitals in physical and mental health improvement has led to focus on improving service quality; and hospitals have considered it as a major competitive advantage. This study aimed at investigating the role of improving services quality on hospital brand preference in healthcare industry.
Materials and Methods: This applied study was a descriptive one. A sample of 394 patients selected using stratified and convenient sampling from hospitals of Shiraz city. Data gathering using questionnaire; in order to data analysis, LISREL8.80 and SPSS19 were utilized using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling techniques. Data analysis was used to confirm the relationships between variables.
Results: Study results indicated that there was a significant positive effect of service quality on patient satisfaction, patient loyalty and brand equity of hospital. Patient satisfaction had positive effect on patient loyalty to the hospital and the loyalty had significant effect on hospital’s brand equity. Finally, the effect of hospital brand equity was confirmed on hospital brand preference.
Conclusion: According to the study results, it can be suggested that hospitals management take some measures for service quality improvement which can be enhanced hospital brand preference among other hospitals, both spreading justly public health in all layers of society as well as increasing profitability.
Keywords: Service quality, Brand Preference, Hospital
Dr Ebrahim Jaafaripooyan, Dr Abolghasem Pourreza, Dr Abbas Rahimi Foroshani , Rahele Maleki ,
Volume 17, Issue 1 (5-2018)
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Background: Hospital managers' success depends not only on internal of the hospital environment, but also on the external. Considering the importance of the social responsibility of hospitals as an external organizational issue, this study aimed to assess the importance of social responsibility and the implementation status of hospitals.
Materials and Methods: This analytical descriptive study was conducted in Kermanshah educational hospitals in 2016. The study population consisted of management team of each hospital in middle and first-line level, of which 150 were selected using census sampling method. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. Validity and reliability of the instrument was confirmed. Data analysis was performed using SPSS20 software, descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: The mean score of importance and status of social responsibility implementation were high (86.20 ± 9.98) and moderate (60.62 ± 12.41), respectively. Among the domains, the highest and the least attention were paid to environment (11.65 ± 88.30) and suppliers (13.47 ± 81.48) domains, respectively. The highest level of accountability in patients was (68.87 ± 26/14) and the least was found in organizational processes (14.47 ± 42.02). There was a significant statistically difference in social status according to organizational status and employment type (p <0.05).
Conclusion: The results revealed that the rate of social responsibility of hospitals was moderate. It seems that providing a systematic assessment of managers performance and authorities, functional feedback and using the successful experiences of organizations in the field of social responsibility are necessary.
Elahe Eyshi, Omid Khosravizadeh, Aisa Maleki, Bahman Ahadinezhad,
Volume 21, Issue 2 (9-2022)
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Aim & Background: Cost management is the most important factor affecting the economic performance of the hospital. Good management of costs in the short term stabilizes and balances the operating balance of the hospital and secures the hospital in terms of liquidity. Also, good management of costs in the long term makes the hospital financially stable. According to the mentioned cases and increasing hospital costs, the present study was conducted with the aim of identifying and investigating the factors, drivers and obstacles to improve cost management.
Methods & Materials: This systematic review was conducted in 2020. Data was collected through searching keywords in Google scholar, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Science direct, Magiran, SID and Irandoc databases from 2007 to 2020. The classification of the results of the studies was done by the researchers.
Results: All the components identified and extracted from the articles were divided into four dimensions (increasing factors, prerequisites, obstacles and solutions) to improve hospital cost management.
Conclusion: Reviewing the results of each study showed the importance of each component in managing, improving and controlling hospital costs. In this regard, policy makers at decision-making level and managers at executive level should pay attention to the components and dimensions affecting the control and improvement of hospital costs according to the structure, process and expected consequences, and then decide on their implementation.
