title: Application of WHO model for evaluating Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Initiatives (PSFHI) in an Eye hospital in Tehran, Iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patient safety is one of the major issues concerning the medical community and the World Health Organization (WHO) in most countries. This study aimed to evaluate the patient safety status in an Eye Hospital in Tehran, using the WHO model for Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Initiatives (PSFHI) in 2012.
  
  
  METHODS
  This Cross-Sectional study was done in an Eye Hospital in Tehran. Measurement tool was a checklist related to the PSFHI, including 140 standards in three groups of critical, core and developmental. It was covering five domains of: a) Leadership and management, b) Patient and public involvement, c) Safe evidence-based clinical practices, d) Safe environment, and e) Lifelong learning.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compliance with critical, core and developmental standards were 77.78%, 75.29%, and 21.42% respectively. The Rates of Meeting Standards in the leadership and management, patient and public involvement, safe evidence-based clinical practices, secure environment and for lifelong learning were 66.89%, 42.85%, 75.68%, 73.68%, and 63.63% respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The PSFHI standards play important role in improving patient safety using leadership, safety practices and creating good working conditions and environment for the staff. So focus on these standards is essential in improving the patient safety in hospitals in Iran.
authors.affiliation: Ph.D. of Health Services Management, Assistant Professor, Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammadkarim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bahadori
authors.affiliation: B.Sc. of Health Services Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Parinaz
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soltanzadeh
authors.affiliation: B.Sc. of Health Services Management, Student Scientific Research center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salimi
authors.affiliation: M.Sc. Candidate of Health Economic, Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raadabadi
authors.affiliation: Ph.D. Candidate of Health Policy, Health Management and Economics Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moghri
authors.affiliation: Ph.D. of Health Services Management, Assistant Professor, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravangard
keywords: Hospital; Iran; Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Initiatives (PSFHI); Patient safety