The Islamic revolution of 1979 in Iran emphasized social justice as a pillar for development.
The fundamental steps towards universal equitable access to high-quality healthcare …

Background Developed in the late 20th century, the health policy triangle (HPT) is a policy
analysis framework used and applied ubiquitously in the literature to analyse a large …

Background Equity, efficiency, sustainability, acceptability to clients and providers, and
quality are the cornerstones of universal health coverage (UHC). No country has a single …

Background Health systems reform is inevitable due to the never-ending changing nature of
societal health needs and policy dynamism. Today, the Health Transformation Plan (HTP) …

Background The process of medical tariffs setting in Iran remains to be a contentious issue
and is heavily criticized by many stakeholders. This paper explores the experience of setting …

Outsourcing is used as a strategy to improve efficiency, quality, and satisfaction of
beneficiaries in hospitals. This study aimed to determine the reasons for outsourcing …

Financial protection and equity in health spending are key health system goals of
governments worldwide. Financial protection means that people who pay out-of-pocket …

Purpose There is growing interest in the potential need for clinical involvement in leadership
and management of hospitals. Most studies of clinical leadership use US and European …

This article describes the characteristics of the health system and reviews the history of
health technology assessment (HTA) in Iran, including its inception, processes, challenges …

The excessive use of resources, inefficiency and poor service quality in public hospitals has
led developing countries to create reforms in public hospital governance, including …