Impact of Healthcare Overhaul Plan on Manpower Distribution at Selected Hospitals Affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Subject Areas : medical documents

Golsa Shaham ¹ , Ali Komeili ² , Iravan Masoudi Asl ³

1 - M.A Student, Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Management, Majlis Research Center, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2016-10-03 Accepted : 2017-04-10 Published : 2016-11-21

Keywords: Healthcare Overhaul Plan, Disturbing of Workforces, Hospital, Performance Indicators, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,

Abstract :

Introduction: While implementing Healthcare Overhaul Plan, the process of patient flow might have changes and performance indicators. So, Governmental hospitals, encounter better with shortages and need to workforces. This research conducted to determine the changes in hospital indicators before and after Healthcare Overhaul Plan and relationships of these changes to distribution of selected hospitals workforces. Methods: This study was a descriptive-analytical study. Study population consisted of database of hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Data gathering tools were forms which gathered. Data analyzed using Excel and SPSS software and Two-sample t-tests and Pearson correlations. Results:in this study, performance indicators had significant relationship with distribution of hospital workforces in after the implementation of Healthcare Overhaul Plan. And in the state of manpower shortage in hospitals before and after the implementation of Healthcare Overhaul Plan, the results showed that Healthcare Overhaul Plan significantly contributed to reducing manpower shortage and this impact only in the paramedics group, including staff operating room, laboratory and radiology was not observed. Conclusion: According to the standards of the Ministry of Health, there have been deficiencies in nursing human resources. The results indicate an increase in the levels of services. So healthcare overhaul plan have an impact on human resources and the higher the performance indicators used more manpower, the results also indicate the issue.  

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