Mahmood Moeinoddin; Saeid Saeida Ardakani; Mahdiyeh Asgari Mehrabadi; Mehdi Rakhshani
Volume 11, Issue 7 , December 2014, , Pages 812-819
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Introduction: increasing costs of health and treatment services has led health economics specialists and even physicians in all countries to seek new methods for controlling and reducing costs in medical and health services. The present study was aimed to estimate the costs of a Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) ...
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Introduction: increasing costs of health and treatment services has led health economics specialists and even physicians in all countries to seek new methods for controlling and reducing costs in medical and health services. The present study was aimed to estimate the costs of a Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) in a governmental hospital in Iran. Methods: In order to determine the end cost, a stepwise procedure based on actual figures (matrix technique) was used and all of the related documents of 2010 of the government hospital under study were evaluated. Results: The results showed that the total cost of CCU services is 3.827.756.000 Rial, that 55.7% of the costs related to personnel costs and and expenses related to overhead costs is 44.3% and 2.9% of the total costs of hospital wards forms. Conclusion: Much of the CCU cost is personnel cost due to their official personnel, therefore the cost is almost constant in the hospital and it will not be easily removed. It seems we must optimize the use of personnel, and establish new bed in CCU. Keywords: Costing; Coronary Care Units; Intensive Care Units, Hospitals; Iran
Ebrahim Salmaninodooshan; Davood Hoseininasab; Farhad Shokranehnanehkaran
Volume 5, Issue 1 , March 2008
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Abstract Introduction: This study investigates the effective factors and usage of subscribed databases by faculty members of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2006-7. Methods: A sample of 129 faculty members was randomly selected. The size of sample was determined by Cochrane's ...
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Abstract Introduction: This study investigates the effective factors and usage of subscribed databases by faculty members of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences in the academic year of 2006-7. Methods: A sample of 129 faculty members was randomly selected. The size of sample was determined by Cochrane's formula. Data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. The questionnaire validity was measured by testing on a small group of faculty members in pilot study and consulting some information technology specialists. The reliability of questionnaire was verified by Cronbach's α. Results: Findings revealed that Science Direct had the highest rate of usage compared to other databases while Willey was used the least. The results also showed that the main reason for low rate of database usage was related to low quality of information provided by databases and second to that was the lack of useful databases. Conclusion: It seems necessary to provide workshops and instruction materials for the faculty member to improve the usage of databases, or reconsider subscription for those databases with low rate of usage. Keywords: Databases; Universities; Information Retrieval; Resource Sharing
