July 15, 2024Ethiopian Journal of Health SciencesOpen Access

Challenges of Hospital Payment Systems in Iran: Results from a Qualitative Study

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SMShahriar MokhtaryTabriz University of Medical Sciences AJAli JanatiTabriz University of Medical Sciences MYMahmood YousefiTabriz University of Medical Sciences

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Qualitative study reveals five major systemic payment challenges among Iranian healthcare administrators, highlighting the need for targeted policy and structural reforms.

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Twenty-two sub-themes across five core domains reveal critical drawbacks in Iran’s hospital payment systems, particularly regarding fair payment to providers and provider behavior.
Qualitative study using semi-structured interviews, purposive sampling, and focus group discussions collected insights from 29 expert healthcare informants across hospital domains.
Highlights the urgent necessity of reforming hospital payment systems, calling for targeted policy updates and infrastructure improvements across the entire health system.

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Mokhtary et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6046bb6db643587597b87 https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v34i3.8

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Qualitative study reveals five major systemic payment challenges among Iranian healthcare administrators, highlighting the need for targeted policy and structural reforms.

Challenges of Hospital Payment Systems in Iran: Results from a Qualitative Study

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Challenges of Hospital Payment Systems in Iran: Results from a Qualitative Study

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