Mohsen Bayati

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

[ 1 ] - General practitioners\' views on key factors affecting their desired income: A principal component analysis approach

Background: Based on the target income hypothesis, the economic behavior of physicians is mainly affected by their target income. This study aimed at designing an instrument to explain how general practitioners (GPs) set their desired income.    Methods: A self-administered questionnaire of affecting factors on GPs' target income was extracted from literature reviews and a small qual...

[ 2 ] - Determinants of maternal mortality in Eastern Mediterranean re-gion: A panel data analysis

Background: As one of the main criteria of health outcomes, maternal mortality indicates the socioeconomic development level of countries. The present study aimed at identifying and analyzing the effective factors on maternal mortality in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of the World Health Organization (WHO).   Methods: Analytical model was developed based on the literature review. P...

[ 3 ] - Efficiency Determination of Hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences using Simple and Super Efficiency DEA Models

Background and objectives: Managers will be able to allocate resources optimally using performance evaluation data, specifically, efficiency evaluation of organizations. An efficiency evaluation of hospitals can be provided by determining the optimal scales for each hospital, to which optimal allocation of resources will be possible. Therefore, the present study aimed to evalua...