abstract background: various factors threaten the health and recovery of hospitalized elderly, including stressors in medical service centers. therefore, the aim of the present study was to develop and preliminary validate a measurement tool to assess hospitalization-related stressors (hrs) among the elderly. materials and methods: this methodological research was conducted in 2015. the study w...

background: nowadays, many organizations such as hospitals have realized that utilization of quality management models and systems is the best way for them to compete, survive and develop. therefore, 5s (sorting, straightening, systematic cleaning, standardizing, and sustaining) model was implemented in three units of imam reza hospital (kermanshah, iran) including medical records, nutrition, a...

introduction: nowadays, knowledge management is one of the most effective factors in competitive advantages and success among organizations. therefore, this study aimed to assess the principles of knowledge management in teaching hospitals of iran university of medical sciences. methods: this applied descriptive cross-sectional study included 30 senior managers in ten teaching hospitals associa...

Corresponding Author: Marco Ruggiero Silver Spring Sagl, ArzoMendrisio, Switzerland Email: [email protected] Abstract: It is estimated that the first processed food products consumed by humans pertained to the category of fermented foods and beverages such as beer, wine, sauerkraut, fermented sausage as well as fermented milk derivatives such as yogurt and kefir. Thus, fermented foods are endo...

introduction: having a desirable image in a market can be considered as an asset for an organization. therefore, using proper approaches, managers of such organizations must monitor and manage the image of their organizations in order to achieve their organizational goals and their customer’s satisfaction. as an important sector of every society, managers of hospitals also must try their best t...

introduction: iran's social security organization provides hospital services through direct treatment system (hospitals owned by the organization) and indirect treatment system (purchasing of hospital services and other health care services from other providers). the current research aims to assess technical performance and determine the relationship between activity size and efficiency level o...

introduction: in today’s world, organizations are attempting to achieve advantages and competitive results. understanding mutual interactions between organizations and using modern management techniques as well as modern management tools might have an influential effect on obtaining optimal organizational results. nowadays, one of the competitive advantages is applying the excellence models. th...

introduction: increasing numbers of chronic patients who need permanent support and staff members who are exposed to daily psychological stress highlight the need for hospitals which consider health promotion programs as a key service. health promotion program was introduced by the world health organization (who) in 1990 and has ever since been implemented by many countries throughout the world...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 introduction: today the issue of quality improvement in health care organizations has become more important than before, but the effectiveness of various quality management models remains questionable. the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the performance of the total quality management model (iso 9001: 2000) im...