The Impact of Human Resource Capabilities on Innovation in Health Care of Private Hospital

Subject Areas : medical documents

Maede Sharifi Kousha ¹ , Seyed Jamaledin Tabibi ^{2 *} , Leila Nazary Manesh ³

1 - MA Department of Health Services Administration, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad university, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Health Services Administration, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad university, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Administration, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad university, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2017-12-24 Accepted : 2018-08-26 Published : 2018-08-23

Keywords: Human Resources&#039, Capability Dimensions, Private Hospital, human resources, Healthcare Innovation,

Abstract :

Introduction: Recent growth in the number of private hospitals on one hand; and on the other hand, the increasing needs of the patient as a client of private hospitals have resulted in rising attention to have innovation in providing services. The importance of human resources' capabilities as promoters of supplying modern services is undeniable. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of HR capabilities on health care innovation within private hospitals of Alborz Province. Methods: This research was in the category of descriptive, Surveying studies and had a practical objective. In this research, after assessing the validity of the questionnaire, in terms of form and reliability comliance with Cronbach's alpha test, it was distributed among 303 of professional medical staff from 4 private hospitals of Alborz Province which were selected by random cluster sampling as our statistical samples. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, inferential statistics of one-way variance analysis and multiple linear regression. Results: According to the results of one-way ANOVA and multivariate regression, the ability of human resources in education dimensions (P = 0.000), initiative (P = 0.000), perceived flexibility (P = 0.000), organizational commitment (0.001 = P), Knowledge sharing (P = 0.002) and innovation culture (P = 0.001) have a significant effect on health care innovation. Conclusion: It is essential that the managers of these hospitals pay more attention to have highly professional human resources and promoting them at the hospital in order to improve healthcare innovation.  

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