Objective Competent managers are vital to the productivity and service quality of healthcare
organizations and the sustainability of the healthcare system. To improve their management …

Background Today, accreditation is considered as the most commonly used health
assessment approach. Considering the importance and application of the process of this …

Background: Iranian public hospitals have been excessively changing during the healthcare
reform since 2014. This study aimed to examine the technical efficiency of public hospitals …

Background The decision to outsource an activity is one of the most complex organizational
decisions. This decision is also influenced by several factors and components. In order to …

Purpose Hospitals need highly trained and competent managers to be responsible for the
strategic development, overall operation and service provision. The identification and …

Introduction: There are many ambiguities and contradictions in the economic consequences
of outsourcing services in public hospitals. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to …

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

Purpose Owing to the rising costs and shrinking budgets; inefficiency can be observed in the
financing and delivery of health service both in the private and public sectors, which is not …

Purpose The hospital accreditation system in Iran is relatively young, having been
introduced in 2012. Therefore, there is a real need for research on the status and impact of …

Hospitals in most of the countries in transition face the challenge to raise efficiency in a
rapidly evolving health sector. In this framework, the Albanian Ministry of Health has …