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Effect Of Food Distribiution Training On The Amount Of Food Residuals In Tehran Boali Hospital In 2010
Seyed Jamalodin Tabibi, Mohammad Reza Maleki, Mahsa Ghazi Asgar,
Volume 5, Issue 5 (3-2012)
Abstract

Background and Aim: The increase of food residuals specially in hospital can lead to a decrease in food intake and customer satisfaction and also increase the cost of remedy and hospitalization. The goal of this study was to determine the effect of food service training of food staff on the amount of food residuals to improve hospital catering.

Materials and Methods: This was cross sectional study. The study population consisted of staff and patients in orthopedic, chemotherapy and surgery wards and their relatives (n=130). The tools of this study were satisfaction survey questionnaire and food residual observational checklist. Questionnaires were completed by the study population and observational checklist by the researchers. Data were analysed using SPSS Software.

Results: Significant difference were observed between the amount of food residual before and after personnel training (t=-5/36, p=0/001).The average amount of food remaining in the breakfast from 1/8 in pre-teaching was decreased to 0/7, at lunch from 2/09 to1/89 and in dinner time from 2/2 to 1/6.

Conclusion: It seems that educational planning of personnel could increase their knowledge about their duties and weaknesses and improves quality performance which leads to customer satisfaction and hospital profitability.


Human Resources Distribution Among Tehran University Of Medical Sciences Hospitals
Seyed Javad Ghazi Mirsaeid , Mahya Mirzaie , Elham Haghshenas , Hossein Dargahi ,
Volume 7, Issue 5 (1-2014)
Abstract

Background and Aim: Today, healthcare system is exposed to inappropriate human resources distribution challenges in all over the world. So far there is not an appropriate policy for human resources distribution in Iran. This deficiency may cause several problems for providing healthcare services. This research was aimed to determine the situation of human resources distribution among Tehran University Of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Hospitals.

Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional definitive study induced in four general and special TUMS hospitals. The research tool was a checklist that determine the number of nurses, paraclinic and supportive employees and finally the decrease and increased of the human resources among the departments of the hospitals regarding Iranian Ministry of Health (MOH) issues. The data was collected and analyzed by SPSS software and determined the differences between current situation in accordance to MOH issues.

Results: We observed the deficiency of human resources among all studied hospitals. Also the distribution of human resources among most of the hospitals departments was not coordinated with MOH issues.

Conclusion : It seems the distribution of human resources among Iranian healthcare system is not followed by a special model. Therefore, we suggest the model of health human resources planning should be determined and related by information, providers, services, education and policy as healthcare system factors and overlapping of these factors.


Inequitable Distribution Of Specialists And Hospital Beds In West Azerbaijan Province
Hakimeh Mostafavi , Siamak Aghlmand, Hamed Zandiyan, Minoo Alipoori Sakha , Mohsen Bayati , Sahar Mostafavi ,
Volume 9, Issue 1 (5-2015)
Abstract

Background and Aim: Equitable distribution of resources in health sector is one of the prerequisites of social justice in any society. The aim of this study is to determine inequality in the distribution of specialists and hospital beds in West Azerbaijan Province.

Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive study. The population of the study consists of all hospital beds in the public sector and all specialists working in the health sector of West Azerbaijan Province in 2012 . The required data were collected after referring to health and treatment d eputies of Urmia University of Medical Sciences and Statistical Center of Iran . To determine inequity in the distribution of specialists and hospital beds, per capita resource indicators, the Gini coefficient, and Lorenz curve were employed.

Results: Distribution of specialist physicians in the province was not equitable the situation was the same as regards hospital beds, too.

Conclusion: It seems that neither the distribution of specialist physicians nor the number of hospital beds is proportional to the population. Besides, measures such as p roviding special welfare facilities, paying higher wages, and considering the health needs of people in the province can better attract physicians and modify the existing shortcomings.


Identify and Prioritize the Critical Success Factors in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain and Distribution Using the DEMETEL Technique
Ali Abedini, Hamid Reza Irani, Hamid Reza Yazdani,
Volume 13, Issue 1 (5-2019)
Abstract
Background and Aim: In our country because of the security of production and distribution of medicine, Pharmaceutical producers and distributors are known for profitability. The weaknesses in this industry include low productivity in the raw material supply, inefficiency in Pharmaceutical distribution and increasing corporate finance costs. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to identify and prioritize the critical success factors in SCM and distribution of the pharmaceutical industry in the country to provide effective decision making in this field.
Materials and Methods: The research consists of two phases of library and surveying. In the first phase, by searching in scientific databases, CSFs in the supply chain and distribution were identified and were categorized in 25 dimensions. Based on the Pareto principle 9 dimensions out of 25 divided dimensions became the pairwise comparison in DEMATEL method to determine the impact and effectiveness. The statistical Society of this research is pharmaceutical producers and distributors in 2018. We have used 13 experts in marketing, SCM, and distribution of pharmaceuticals companies as samples. For data analysis, Excel and MATLAB software were used.
Results: Senior management commitments, use of information technology and government intervention were the first three influential factors and processes, service quality and trust were the first three effective factors. Also, the most challenging factor was the senior management commitment and the least interactive factor was government intervention.
Conclusion: Managers can not consider all the factors; they should invest in influential and challenging factors.

Marketing Channel Problems of Herbal Medicines from the Perspective of Pharmaceutical Distribution Companies
Ali Abedini Abedini , Hamidreza Irani, Hamidreza Yazdani,
Volume 13, Issue 6 (2-2020)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Due to the variety of herbal medicine products and brands, competition among herbal medicine manufacturing companies has become a scientific and tactical competition. Herbal medicine companies by identifying the problems of pharmaceutical distribution companies can evaluate them and find solutions to their problems and finally, they can maintain their competitive advantage in the market. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the marketing channel problems of herbal medicine from the perspective of pharmaceutical distribution companies.
Materials and Methods: In this research, with exploratory interviews, the marketing channel problems of herbal medicine were identified from the perspective of distributors and analyzed using content analysis method. The statistical population of this study was pharmaceutical distributor’s managers in Tehran provinces, among which 16 persons were selected through the judgmental and snowball sampling method.
Results: The results showed the marketing channel problems of herbal medicines were categorized in Product, Prices, Place, Promotion, Physical Evidence, Process and People.
Conclusion: The government and the laws, in addition to the marketing can affect the marketing channel problems of these drugs from the perspective of distributors.

The Study of Justice in The Distribution of General and Specialized Physicians in Khuzestan Province: 2018
Ahmad Tahmasebi Ghorrabi, Amin Torabipour, Mansour Zahiri,
Volume 14, Issue 2 (5-2020)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Equitable distribution of health sector resources has always been one of the major challenges of this sector. Due to health care needs, equitable distribution of physicians is a determining factor in health system policies. The purpose of this study was to investigate the distribution of justice among the general practitioners and specialists in Khuzestan province.
Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Population data were collected through the Statistical Center of Iran and the number of physicians, through the Departments of Health, Human Resources Development and Human Resources, the Medical System Organization, and the Provincial Management and Planning Organization. Then using equity indices (population per 1000 population), Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve, equity in physician distribution was investigated. Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve were extracted using Excel software.
Results: Hendijan(0.5) and Hafttekel(0.49) had the highest proportion of general practitioner to population and Khormshahr(0.12) and Mahshahr(0.11) respectively. The highest ratio of specialist physician to population was in Karun city(0.75) and the lowest in Bavi(0.04), Hamidieh(0.05) and Lali (0.07). Gini coefficient of distribution of general practitioner and specialist in the province were 0.19 and 0.33, respectively. The gap between the distribution curves of general practitioners and specialists and the equality line in the Lorenz curve confirm these coefficients.
Conclusion: proportion of general practitioners and specialists to population is low throughout the province, the distribution of general practitioners and specialists was relatively Equitable.Provincial health policy makers and managers should pay particular attention to increasing the proportion of general Physicians and specialist.
 

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