Mehdi Jafari

[ 1 ] - The Experience of Implementing the Board of Trustees’ Policy in Teaching Hospitals in Iran: An Example of Health System Decentralization

Background In 2004, the health system in Iran initiated an organizational reform aiming to increase the autonomy of teaching hospitals and make them more decentralized. The policy led to the formation of a board of trustees in each hospital and significant modifications in hospitals’ financing. Since the reform aimed to improve its predecessor policy (implementation of hospital autonomy began i...

[ 2 ] - بررسی شاخص های عملکردی بخش اورژانس بعد از اجرای برنامه حضور پزشکان متخصص مقیم طرح تحوّل نظام سلامت در بیمارستان های دولتی استان آذربایجان غربی

Introduction: It seems permanent presence of resident specialists affects the performance indicators of emergency department (ED). Therefore, the aim of this study is evaluating the performance of EDs in hospitals affiliated to Urmia University of medical sciences following the implementation of specialist residency program under the health sector evolution plan. Methods: The present study i...

[ 3 ] - A Model for settlement of health insurance organizations’ debt to health service delivery institutions

    Background: Sukuk is a type of financial instrument backed by balance sheet and physical assets. This applied and descriptive study aimed at providing solutions to the problems faced by insurance companies in the health sector.    Methods: In this study, we achieved operational models by reviewing the release nature and mechanism of any of the securities and combin...

[ 4 ] - Towards Improving Hospital Managers’ Performance in Iran: History of a Pioneer Program Among EMRO Countries

[ 5 ] - Role of Scientific Authority in the Development Process in Iran: A Systematic Review

Objectives: Scientific authority which means others’ continuous referral to an individual or organization and being recognized as a theory-maker, leads to develop a society socially, economically and scientifically. The goal of this study was to explain the role of scientific authority in the development process of the country based on the conducted studies. Method: This study was conducted in...