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The present study is the result of a comprehensive and continuous study for assessing the performance indexes in public-educational hospitals of Iran University of Medical Sciences. Considering disclosed standards of Ministry of health and medical education, five public-educational hospitals in a descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study have been investigated with a comparative perspective, demonstrating some applied results. Variables include: inactive day bed, active day bed, the ratio of bed activity (%), number of inpatients, all day beds in 365 days, day bed in use, all hospitalized days, percent of bed in use, bed turnover rate, and days of hospitalization on average.
Pabon-lasso graph was used in order to easily and rapidly compare the hospitals in their performances. Internal specifications of hospitals have been considered in this method, their variables are then compared and significant points have been analyzed. This study has been carried out in 1994.
Type of Study:
Research |
Received: 2008/11/15 | Published: 1997/10/15