1Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, School of Rehabilitation, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran 2Department of Health Services Administration, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran 3Department of Audiology, School of Rehabilitation, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4Hearing and Speech Research Ce...

BACKGROUND This paper considers a range of issues related to the financing of health care system and relevant government policies in Iran. METHODS This study used mixed methods. A systematic literature review was undertaken to identify relevant publications. This was supplemented by hand searching in books and journals, including government publications. The issues and uncertainties identifie...

OBJECTIVES The most important goal of a health information system (HIS) is improvement of quality, effectiveness and efficiency of health services. To achieve this goal, health care systems should be evaluated continuously. The aim of this paper was to study the impacts of HISs in Iran and the methods used for their evaluation. METHODS We systematically searched all English and Persian papers...

BACKGROUND Increasing hospital costs and its social and cultural problems has led to the idea of providing healthcare services at home. Because of infrastructural and implementation problems, providing healthcare at home in Iran has not been initiated yet. Therefore, this study set out to elaborate the need for a comprehensive system in order to provide this service in Iran. METHODS All artic...

_____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. (Corresponding author), MD. Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Shiraz, Iran. [email protected] 2. MD. Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. [email protected] 3. Pharm.D. Health...

1. Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. M Sc student, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Department of Midwifery, Client Education and Management Research Center, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran 4Mental Health Research Group, Health Metrics Research Centre, Iranian ...

1. Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran 2. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 4. Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease Research Ce...

1. Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran 2. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3. Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 4. Pediatric Chronic Kidney Disease Research Ce...

Author details School of Public Health & Institute of Public Health Researches, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Institute for Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Faculty of Nutrition & Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science and Health Service, Tehran, Iran. Islamic Azad University, Sciences and Research Branch, Te...