title: Evaluation Indexes of Military Hospitals From the Experts' Perspective: A Qualitative Study.
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.
authors.affiliation: 2Health Management Research Centre,Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences,Tehran,Iran.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ameryoun
authors.affiliation: 1Regional Knowledge Hub,and WHO Collaborating Centre for HIV Surveillance,Institute for Futures Studies in Health,Kerman University of Medical Sciences,Kerman,Iran.
authors.forename: Ali Akbar
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Haghdoost
authors.affiliation: 2Health Management Research Centre,Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences,Tehran,Iran.
authors.forename: Rouhollah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zaboli
authors.affiliation: 3Geriatric Care Research Center,Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences,Rafsanjan,Iran.
authors.forename: Tayebeh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mirzaei
authors.affiliation: 2Health Management Research Centre,Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences,Tehran,Iran.
authors.forename: Shahram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tofighi
authors.affiliation: 4Health Services Management,Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences,Tehran,Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Amin
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Shamsi
mesh_terms: D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States
keywords: disaster planning; disasters; military hospitals