introduction: health care industry consists of an unexpected and confusing environment in which quality events play the important role. in such conditions, the necessary changes should be made. excellence models are general oriented frameworks that are able to achieve the above intention. materials & methods: this study is a descriptive cross-sectional study. data gathered by a standard checkli...

providing financial resources in a justly manner in health care system means, that paying health care services by patients must be based on their financial ability and not by severity of their condition or danger of their disease. in a fair health care system, protection of all patients in term of their financial ability has been predicted. on the other hand, exponential increases in cost of he...

at the aim of explaining the rights of health care recipients and upgrading ethical observance in the field of treatment-the most important field of health care-, the patient's rights charter was declared by ministry of health and medical education to all medical universities in september 2009. this paper provides a report of strategic planning for implementation of patient's rights charter and...

results the findings of this study showed that in most selected countries, primary care services were provided by the private sector and the public sector has been mostly functioning as a supervisor in this area, but in iran, primary care services were provided by the government. the findings of this study also showed that hospital services in iran and selected countries (second and third level...

Background: Medial educations' models should train physicians with competencies and commitment to meet health needs in the community. This social accountability in medical education is not a new concept but provides equity, quality, relevance and cost-effectiveness in health care system. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of faculty members towards the situation and activities in...

background: with the increased range of medical insurance coverage in china, the proportion of medical expenditure shouldered by individuals is declining. the problem is the rapidly growing scale of medical expenditures challenges the sustainability of medical insurance funds. methods: this study used the heckman selection model, survival analysis, and ordered probit model to evaluate the effec...

nowadays, medical tourism reports impressive growth in terms of number of persons, income and number of countries involved in cross-border flows. so this study was undertaken to clarify entrepreneurship opportunities and bio-ethics boundaries in medical tourism. for tourism entrepreneurs, these outgoing flows related to medical procedures and tourism become an opportunity that cannot be ignored...

Introduction: Increasing pressure on available funds in health care section especially hospitals, enhances the need of analyzing different strategies in economic terms. One of the solutions for the optimal use of financial resources and potentials in hospitals and health care centers is using elements of the marketing mix. In this way we could make the best use of the resources...