introduction: human behavior and activity are resulting from their motives or needs. managers could timely and properly satisfy the needs and motivation of their stuffs by understanding and predict their real motivations and needs. this study was conducted to identify factors affecting staff motivation of public and private hospitals in isfahan. methods: in this descriptive – analytical study 2...

Background Many of public hospitals in Japan have had a deficit for a long time. Japanese local governments have been encouraging public hospitals to use group purchasing of drugs to benefit from the economies of scale, and increase their bargaining power for obtaining discounts in drug purchasing, thus improving their financial situation. In this study, we empirically investigate whether or no...

Capital investment is a major concern for public hospitals. Relative to operating expenditures, it has been almost constant for 40 years, despite great changes in technology and patient throughputs. Research studies during the last decade suggest that over that time almost all investment has been on simply replacing existing assets. Per person, the total capital stock has actually declined. How...

While some forms of public-private partnerships are a feature of hospital construction and operation in all countries with mixed economies, there is increasing interest in a model in which a public authority contracts with a private company to design, build and operate an entire hospital. Drawing on the experience of countries such as Australia, Spain, and the United Kingdom, this paper reviews...

This paper compares costs for caring for patients according to common diagnosis groups in Australian public teaching, public non-teaching and private hospitals. Generally, the costs for general surgical procedures are highest in public teaching hospitals, followed by public non-teaching hospitals, and are lowest in private hospitals. However, the private sector is more expensive than the public...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between accreditation scores and the disclosure of accreditation reports. DESIGN A cross sectional study. SETTING Hospitals participating in an accreditation programme in Japan. PARTICIPANTS 547 of the 817 hospitals accredited by the Japan Council for Quality Health Care (JCQHC) by January 2003. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Data on participation in public d...