Exploring health professionals' perspectives on factors affecting Iranian hospital efficiency and suggestions for improvement

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Afzali, Hossein Haji Ali ^a,b   Moss, John R ^a   Mahmood, Mohammad Afzal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b The Iranian Social Security Organisation ^*  (Iran)

Author keywords

Health policy; Hospital efficiency; Hospital funding; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIAL SECURITY;

ARTICLE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; IRAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRAN; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

IRAN;

EID: 79952010351     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: 10991751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hpm.1035     Document Type: Article

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