The Effect of the Health System Evolution Plan on the Time of Emergency Services Delivery using Interrupted Time Series Analysis (Case Study: Rasoul- e-Akram Hospital in Tehran)
Subject Areas : Health Management Services
Maedeh Allahverdi
1
(Graduate of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Aniseh Nikravan
2
(Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
kamran Hajinabi
3
(Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Keywords: Emergency, Interrupted Time Series Analysis, Patient’s Standard Waiting Time, Health Evolution Plan,
Abstract :
Introduction: In recent years, the country's health system has faced numerous problems that have caused dissatisfaction among the people. The Ministry of Health launched the Health System Transformation Plan with the aim of protecting people from health costs, improving quality, and increasing access to health care. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of health system transformation plan on the time of providing emergency services in Hazrat Rasoul Hospital. Methods: The statistical population of this study included all patients referred to the emergency department during the years 1391 to 1395. In order to investigate the effect of the design on the time of emergency treatment, interrupted time series analysis and Stata software have been used has been used. This method allows us to show the short and long-term plan for the duration of service. Results: The research of this study showed that the implementation of the transformation plan in the short-term does not have any impact on the waiting time but in the long-term significantly (P<0.01) has reduced the waiting time for the visit, the first treatment, preparation of the test result, receiving the test result by the doctor, receiving the final test result, receiving the ECG result, receiving the ECG result by the doctor and Receiving the final result of the ECG in Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital. Conclusion: Findings of this study can be useful in managing the waiting time of patients to receive services after the implementation of the health system transformation plan.
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_||_1- Cheshmekaboodi, M., Ahmadi, T., Nikbazm, R., Mohammadi, R., Zarduee golanbari, S., Mohammadi, A. Analysis of Performance Indices of emergency Departments in Educational Hospitals of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Before and After Implementation of Health Sector Evolution Plan. Journal of healthcare management, 2020; 10 (34): 55-66.
2- The Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education. Office of evaluation, treatment standard and principles, Hospital emergency management council, management guideline for emergency ward of teaching and treatment hospitals in Iran; 2000:1, 3, 4, 18, 25, 26.
3- Peikanpour M, Esmaeli S, Yousefi N, Aryaeinezhad A, Rasekh H. A review of achievements and challenges of Iran’s health transformation plan. Payesh, 2018; 17(5): 481-494.
4- Dolan Sh, Shuler R. Personnel and human resource management. Translated by: Tosi MA, Saebi M. 1st ed, Higher education research centers of management and planning organization; 2005: 246-263.
5- Janati, A., Hasanpoor, E., Aslani, F., HaghGoshayie, E. and Hassanzadeh, E. Evaluating visit quality in plan of health sector evolution in Iran: A local survey from Tabriz. International Journal of Epidemiologic Research, 2017, 4(1): 69-77.
6- Huitema, B. E., and J. W. McKean. Design specification issues in time-series intervention models. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2000a; 60: 38–58.
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8- Simonton, D. K. Cross-sectional time-series experiments: Some suggested statistical analyses. Psychological Bulletin, 1977a; 84: 489–502.
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13- Kirkwood G, Pollock AM. Socioeconomic inequality, waiting time initiatives and austerity in Scotland: an interrupted time series analysis of elective hip and knee replacements and arthroscopies. J R Soc Med, 2022 Apr 12:1410768221090672. Doi: 10.1177/01410768221090672. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35413211.
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16- Mankiw N.G. Principles of Economics. USA; Harvard University press; 2014.
18- Jafari Sirizi M, Seyedin S, Aghlmand S, Seyed Mahmodi M. Performance Indicators of Emergency Departments Following the Implementation of Specialist Residency Program under the Health Sector Evolution Plan in Public Hospitals of West Azerbaijan Province. Jha, 2017; 20 (67): 50-63. [In Persian]
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21- Janati, A., Hasanpoor, E., Aslani, F., HaghGoshayie, E. and Hassanzadeh, E. Evaluating visit quality in plan of health sector evolution in Iran: A local survey from Tabriz. International Journal of Epidemiologic Research, 2017; 4(1): 69-77.
22- Ferdosi, M., Raeisi, A., Ganji, H., Vesal, S., Jannesari, A., Yazdi, H. Investigating the Effects of Quality Improvement Package of Outpatient Visit from Iran Health Transformation Plan in Alzahra University Hospital, Isfahan, Iran (2014-2015). Health Information Management, 2016; 13(4): 292-296. [In Persian]
