Background and Aim: Access to stable social development requires the cooperation of all members of a community. Providing and improving health standard is one of the most fundamental dimensions of human social evolution, which more than the other aspects of development demands public cooperation. Health communicators are the forerunners of this cooperation, who have voluntarily set out having t...

Background: The health system reform plan was implemented by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in accordance with the Fourth and Fifth Development Plan Acts in order to achieve public health coverage. Despite achieving many successes in the pursuit of the objectives of the plan, it has faced challenges. The purpose of the study was to determine the challenges of health system reform ...

Background:  Equity in access to health care services is one of the main goals of health systems, so that inequality in the geographical distribution of health resources will make it difficult for individuals to access the health care facilities. This study aimed to determine the distribution status of hospital resources and inequality coefficient in the West Azarbaijan province before and afte...

Background: In year 1995, new system administration plan of hospitals (fee for service) was notified. This scheme was implemented in hospitals for 20 years. In the early September 2104, new guidelines of performance-based fee for service plan with the aim of deficiencies in the previous plan was reviewed and implemented in hospitals in Isfahan. This study aimed at investigating reform strategie...

Background: One of the main goals of health sector evolution plan is reducing the amount of out of pocket payment by patients receiving hospital services in public sectors. This study aimed to assess the amount of out of pocket payment by inpatients in public hospitals affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science in Tehran city in 2015.   Materials and Methods: In this cross-se...