...Mahnaz Afshari; Rasoul Corani Bahador; Samira Alirezaei Purpose Monitoring and evaluation are crucial for healthcare quality assurance. This study systematically aims to explore the unique challenges encountered during the implementation of mandatory hospital accreditation in a centralized...

... is to recommend potential strategies for successful implementation of patient safety program in Iranian hospitals based on a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats (SWOT) analysis. Design/methodology/approach In this qualitative study, key informant interviews and documentation review were done...

...Ioannis Moisoglou; Petros Galanis; Evangelia Meimeti; Angeliki Dreliozi; Petros Kolovos; Panagiotis Prezerakos Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of nurse staffing, nurse education and work experience on patients’ length of stay (LOS) in the Greek public hospitals...

... on compliance with clinical standards. The purpose of this paper is to assess evidence-based knowledge and skills among healthcare providers in Qazvin hospitals in 2016. Design/methodology/approach This was a descriptive study conducted among 300 health professionals working in hospitals affiliated...

...Satar Rezaei; Mohammad Hajizadeh; Bijan Nouri; Sina Ahmadi; Shahab Rezaeian; Yahya Salimi; Ali Kazemi Karyani Purpose The purpose of this paper (systematic review and meta-analysis) is to synthesize and analyze studies that assessed Iranian hospital efficiency. Design/methodology/approach...

...Mohammad Saadati; Mohammadkarim Bahadori; Ehsan Teymourzadeh; Ramin Ravangard; Khalil Alimohammadzadeh; Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Purpose Accreditation helps to ensure safe and high-quality services in hospitals. Different occupational groups have various hospital accreditation experiences...

... by patients who were admitted to Kerman General Teaching Hospitals, South-East Iran in 2015. Patient preferences were identified by calculating the characteristics’ marginal effects and prioritizing them. The generalized estimation equation (GEE) model was used to determine attribute effects on patient...

...Windi Winasti; Sylvia Elkhuizen; Leo Berrevoets; Godefridus van Merode; Hubert Berden Purpose In hospitals, several patient flows compete for access to shared resources. Failure to manage these flows result in one or more disruptions within a hospital system. To ensure continuous care delivery...

...Alexandre Gomes G. Silva; Pedro Lopes Ferreira; Fernanda Bento Daniel Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate Portuguese hospital inpatient satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted at a major university hospital in Portugal. Using the IAQH-IA mailed...

...Ali Janati; Edris Hasanpoor; Sakineh Hajebrahimi; Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani Purpose Hospital manager decisions can have a significant impact on service effectiveness and hospital success, so using an evidence-based approach can improve hospital management. The purpose of this paper is to identify...

...Mohammad Amin Bahrami; Sima Rafiei; Mahdieh Abedi; Roohollah Askari Purpose As hospitals are the most costly service providers in every healthcare systems, special attention should be given to their performance in terms of resource allocation and consumption. The purpose of this paper...

...Fernando Gonzalez Aleu; Eileen M. Van Aken Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the current research on hospital continuous improvement projects (CIPs) from an author characteristics’ perspective. This work addresses the following questions: who are the predominant research authors...

...-assessment deemed important to each BPR phase and overall project success is needed. This paper aims to assess the extent to which proposed success factors in a hospital contribute to each BPR phase's success. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the relevant literature, desirable results from each...