Sima Rafiei

Department of Management and Health Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Senior Managers’ Viewpoints Toward Challenges of Implementing Clinical Governance: A National Study in Iran

Background Quality improvement should be assigned as the main mission for healthcare providers. Clinical Governance (CG) is used not only as a strategy focusing on responding to public and government’s intolerance of poor healthcare standards, but also it is implemented for quality improvement in a number of countries. This study aims to identify the key contributing factors in the implementati...

[ 2 ] - The Moderating Role of Power Distance on the Relationship between Employee Participation and Outcome Variables

Background Many organisations have realised the importance of human resource for their competitive advantage. Empowering employees is therefore essential for organisational effectiveness. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between employee participation with outcome variables such as organisational commitment, job satisfaction, perception of justice in an organisation and readines...

[ 3 ] - Managers’ Perspective toward Responsiveness in Non Clinical Services

Background and Objectives: Responsiveness is a measure of how well a healthcare organization performs in accordance with patients’ expectations and is a central factor to patient satisfaction. To enhance responsiveness in a health facility, the first step is to identify its current situation. This study was conducted to evaluate the responsiveness of a sample of hospitals in Ya...

[ 4 ] - برآورد تعداد پرستار مورد نیاز بخش اورژانس مرکز آموزشی درمانی منتخب شهر قزوین: کاربرد روش WISN

زمینه: عدم دسترسی به خدمات به ­موقع و با کیفیت در بخش اورژانس بیمارستان ها اثرات غیرقابل جبرانی به بیماران وارد می ­آورد. یکی از مهم ­ترین عواملی که می­ تواند در این میان نقش به­ سزایی ایفا کند، وجود تعداد پرستار کافی در این بخش است که بار کاری متناسبی میان آنان توزیع شده باشد. هدف: این مطالعه با هدف برآورد تعداد پرستار مورد نیاز در بخش اورژانس یکی از بیمارستان ­های آموزشی شهر قزوین انجام شد. ...

[ 5 ] - Critical thinking skills among Healthcare Management college students: a case study in Iran: a study conducted in 2016

Introduction: One of the essential skills which helps healthcare management students succeed in leadership is development of critical thinking skills during their education. Our study objective was to assess critical thinking skills among healthcare management students of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in 2016. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 9...

[ 6 ] - تأثیر پاداش سازمانی بر عملکرد کارکنان با نقش میانجی انگیزش در بیمارستان‌های آموزشی شهر قزوین

تأثیر پاداش سازمانی بر عملکرد کارکنان با نقش میانجی انگیزش در بیمارستان‌های آموزشی شهر قزوین رفعت محبی فر۱، محمود بخشیان۲، سیما رفیعی۳* ۱. دانشیار، گروه مدیریت سلامت، دانشکده بهداشت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی قزوین، قزوین، ایران. ۲. کارشناس ارشد، گروه مدیریت سلامت، دانشکده بهداشت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی قزوین،  قزوین، ایران. ۳. استادیار، گروه مدیریت سلامت، دانشکده بهداشت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی قزوین،  قزو...

[ 7 ] - Error Management Culture and Its Impact on Hospital Performance: A Case Study in Iran

Background and Objectives: In recent decades medical errors have become a major issue for scientific investigation to avoid potential harmful failures threatening patients’ health and safety. Developing risk management culture has been considered not only to play an important role in detecting and coping effectively with such errors but also lead to high level ...

[ 8 ] - Evaluation of Critical Thinking Disposition among College Students: A Study among Healthcare Management Students

Background: Today, most experts believe that critical thinking skill and dispositions among learners provide them opportunities for better understanding and evaluating new knowledge. Therefore most educational programs put an effort to develop such potentiality among students. Our study aimed to evaluate critical thinking disposition among healthcare management students of Shah...

[ 9 ] - Quality Management System and its Role in Quality Maturity of Training Hospitals

Background: Recent trends have led many organizations to use a strategic planning for designing and implementing total quality management (TQM) as a fundamental necessity. This study aims to investigate the role of TQM in the quality maturity of hospitals from the employees’ point of view. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among senior managers and officials of   three Zanjan Univ...

[ 10 ] - The Effect of Introducing Evidence Based Medicine on Critical Appraisal Skills of Medical Students

Introduction: Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) is a set of methods and resources for finding and employing the best evidences among present resources in order to manage each patient. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an introductory course of EBM on critical appraisal skills of medical students. Methods: This Randomized Clinical Trials (RCT) was performed on clerkship students in ...