background in many parts of the world, ongoing deficiencies in health systems compromise the delivery of health interventions. the world health organization (who) identified four functions that health systems need to perform to achieve their goals: efforts to strengthen health systems focus on the way these functions are carried out. while a number of studies on health systems functions have be...

introduction: cancer research is one of the essential activities for its control and treatment. hospital based cancer registry system is an information system designed to collect, organize and analyze data on cancer. the objective of the present study was to compare hospital based cancer registry system in iran with that in the usa. methods: this research was a comparative study. studied popula...

analyzing the path of information and the errors in the information system of hospitals (his) shahid motahri medical education center     nazari h [1] , molavi m [2] *, rashidi a [3] *     received: 23 apr , 2013 accepted: 28 jun , 2013     abstract:   background & aims : today the quality of health service is determined by providing the service by appropriate operators (people), within the sho...

background: the family physician program and referral system considered as one of the important programs of country’s health that has been implemented since 2005.considerng that health is a spontaneous phenomenon and information in this regard should be given to individuals, the present study was conducted to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of rural people with inform...

introduction: since health is one of god's great bounties bestowed on human, he should attempt to keep it especially in today's machine life. therefore, people have to be educated before any kind of disease occurs. this study aimed to analyze the contents of secondary school textbooks regarding health education indices such as skin health, oral hygiene, nutrition, sports and physical activity, ...

Background & objectives: Health information technology provides a powerful tool for monitoring the health system's performance. This study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of hospital information system in comparison with manual system in selected sections of Namazi hospital in Shiraz. Methods: This descriptive-analytical research was a economic evaluation carried out at Namazi hospital ...

background and aims: given the ever-increasing importance and value of information, providing management with a reliable information system, which can facilitate decision making regarding planning, organization and control, is vitally important. this study aimed to analyze and evaluate information needs at statistics and medical records departments of iranian medical universities. the findings ...

introduction: the perceived lean services are definite type of the therapy services that patients’ needs are responded based on information about how to receive services in hospitals and medical centers. the present study aimed to determine the relationship between availability of patients’ therapy information management infrastructures and perceived lean services to find suitable model. method...