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Evaluation Indexes of Military Hospitals From the Experts’ Perspective: A Qualitative Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2015

Ahmad Ameryoun ,
Ali Akbar Haghdoost ,
Rouhollah Zaboli ,
Tayebeh Mirzaei ,
Shahram Tofighi  and
Mohammad Amin Shamsi
Ahmad Ameryoun
Affiliation:
Health Management Research Centre, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ali Akbar Haghdoost
Affiliation:
Regional Knowledge Hub, and WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Rouhollah Zaboli
Affiliation:
Health Management Research Centre, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Tayebeh Mirzaei
Affiliation:
Geriatric Care Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
Shahram Tofighi
Affiliation:
Health Management Research Centre, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammad Amin Shamsi*
Affiliation:
Health Services Management, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*
Correspondence and reprint requests to Mohammad Amin Shamsi, Department of Healthcare Management, Faculty of Health, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (e-mail: mashamsi78@gmail.com).
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Abstract

Given the importance of evaluation in an organization and considering the objectives and missions of military hospitals, we aimed to extract some indexes (in addition to common evaluation indexes) for use in evaluating military hospitals. This was an applied-type qualitative study. The participants were 15 health experts who were first chosen by a purposeful sampling, which was then continued by theoretical sampling. The data obtained were analyzed by using MAXQDA11 software and the content analysis method. After 290 obtained codes were analyzed, 17 indexes in 6 domains were extracted, including capacity development for crisis periods, equipment and facilities, training and research, passive defense, treatment, and services, from which 8 indexes were related to capacity development for crisis periods and equipment and facilities (4 indexes each), 3 indexes were related to services, and 6 indexes were related to training and research, passive defense, and treatment (2 indexes each). The results of the present research, as a supplement to current evaluation methods such as accreditation, can be used for the comprehensive evaluation of military hospitals. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2015;9:409–414)

Keywords

military hospitalsdisastersdisaster planning
Type
Concepts in Disaster Medicine
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , August 2015 , pp. 409 - 414
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2015 

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