Abstract Background Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves all people receiving the health services they need, of high quality, without experiencing financial hardship. Making progress towards UHC is a policy priority for both countries and […]
Abstract The safe, highly effective measles vaccine has been recommended globally since 1974, yet in 2017 there were more than 17 million cases of measles and 83,400 deaths in children under 5 years old, and more than 99% […]

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Abstract Introduction Hospital deductions are predominantly costs that are spent by the hospital, but are not funded and reimbursed. The deductions are 10-30% of the hospital income, of which more than 20% of these deductions […]

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Abstract Introduction The aim of this study is to measure the validity of Iran’s health system resilience evaluation tools, and to present a comprehensive model for qualitative analysis of such tools during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

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Abstract Objectives EQ-5D is the most commonly used generic preference-based health-related quality of life (HRQoL)measure. The current study aimed at estimating the HRQoL index scores using EQ-5D-5 L measure in the capital of Iran; moreover, […]

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Dear Editor Sutherland and Levesque have developed a useful conceptual framework to delineate warranted and unwarranted clinical variation in health care systems. They define unwarranted clinical variation as “patient care that differs in ways that […]

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Abstract Background Supplier-induced demand (SID) refers to the concept that healthcare providers may deliver services to patients that are not medically necessary. An estimation of the extent to which this event has occurred can be […]

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Abstract Background Diseases have undeniable effects on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) . Chronic diseases, in particular , limit the productive potentials and HRQoL of individuals. EQ-5D is a very popular generic instrument, which can […]

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Abstract Introduction Nowadays, an alternative model for evolution of health care is required to reduce the chronic illness burden notably diabetes; to this end, using the remote patient monitoring system is recommended. This system virtually […]

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Abstract Context Supplier-induced demand (SID) is an essential concept in health economics related to the diagnosis of different types of cancer and related expenditures. The current review considered studies on induced demand in cancer diagnosis. […]