Background & Aim: One of the most important and useful models for assessing hospital performance is the Pabon Lasso Model, a graphical model that determines the relative performance of hospitals using three indicators: 1. Bed Occupancy Rate (BOR); 2. Bed turnover (BTO); 3 Average Length of Stay (ALS). The aim of this research is to investigate the performance of the hospitals affiliated with Te...

The present study is the result of a comprehensive and continuous study for assessing the performance indexes in public-educational hospitals of Iran University of Medical Sciences. Considering disclosed standards of Ministry of health and medical education, five public-educational hospitals in a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study have been investigated with a comparative perspective,...

Background and Aim: In health sector, improving quality of treatment services and patient safety are considered as vital. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the quality improvement and patient safety (QPS) and the hospital performance indicators.  Materials and Methods: In this descriptive analysis research, the statistical population included managers, matro...

Background: Performance evaluation could provide information to managers that they need to evaluate and monitor of the current status and activities in hospitals. The PABON LASSO model was applied to evaluate performing of hospitals affiliated with Ahwaz Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences to produce the information that used by policy makers in their attempt to make more productivity h...

Introduction: Branding for health care services is a new phenomenon. Most of health care organizations have a few experiences on developing branding strategy. The aim of this study was to determine the relation between branding and functional indices in Qhaem hospital. Methods: IThis cross-sectional correlational study carried on during September 2008 until March 2009 period Study population in...