Effect Of Implementing The Project Of Health System Transformation On The Productivity Of Hospitals Affiliated With The Ministry Of Health, Treatment, And Medical Education In Yazd

Abstract

In recent years, the health system has achieved considerable improvements in the general level of people's health and its indicators through the primary health care strategy, but one of the most important concerns of policymakers is justice in access to health services. The present study investigates the effect of implementing the project of the health system transformation on the productivity of hospitals affiliated with the Ministry of Health, Treatment, and Medical Education in Yazd. It was conducted during the project in the 2010s, in Shahid Sadouqi, Afshar, and Shahid Rahmonun hospitals affiliated with Yazd University of Medical Sciences. The study was based on the data of the implementation years of the transformation project. It has applied the econometric calculation methods and the regression technique. Its data was collected through document observation and a monthly data extraction worksheet of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education, based on the country's hospital statistics and information system. It used bivariate regression and Pearson's correlation coefficient for data analysis, and the SPSS and EXCEL software for calculations. The results indicate that the standardized coefficient (Beta) of the variable of implementation project on hospital productivity is 0.960, the percentage of bed occupancy and bed turnover is 0.852, the patient stay is 0.862, energy consumption is 0.783, the reduction of payment from people's pockets is 0.857 and the attendance of doctors is 0.844.