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Research code: : IR.IAU.RASHT.REC.1401.02
Ethics code: : IR.IAU.RASHT.REC.1401.02
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rahimi alisaraei H, rezaei kelidbari H, rezaei dizgah M. Hospital Human Resources Accreditation and Its Impact on Health Service Tariffs. JGUMS 2025; 34 (4)
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1- Department of Public Administration, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran.
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Background: Accreditation is one of the tools for evaluating healthcare systems, especially hospitals, and accreditation of human resources is one of the priorities of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Given the need for greater participation of human resources in accreditation and the necessary reforms in the method of setting health service tariffs, there is a need for the health service tariff to be influenced by accreditation of human resources.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to explain the effect of hospital human resource accreditation on health service pricing from the perspective of experts in this field nationwide.
Methods: This research was conducted qualitatively using thematic analysis. Participants were purposively selected from among experts in the field of health policy and accreditation, and a total of 12 semi-structured interviews were conducted until theoretical saturation was reached. Data were analyzed using MAXQDA software version 2020. The analysis process included open, axial, and selective coding, which led to the extraction of main themes in the field of the relationship between human resource accreditation and health service pricing.
Results: After analyzing the data from the interviews, the country's hospital human resources accreditation indicators were identified with 5 main themes including leadership and management, supervision and control, empowerment and development, employee recruitment, and employee support. In addition, the impact of this accreditation on tariff setting was determined with four grades: 4, 3, 2, 1, and below standard.
Conclusion: Accreditation of human resources in hospitals can be used as an effective mechanism to improve the quality of services and the efficiency of the health system. According to the research findings, the impact of the degree of accreditation of human resources on the pricing of health services provides the basis for improving accountability, increasing motivation, and improving quality. It is suggested that policymakers design standard and measurable frameworks for accreditation of hospital human resources and include its results in the process of pricing health services.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to explain the effect of hospital human resource accreditation on health service pricing from the perspective of experts in this field nationwide.
Methods: This research was conducted qualitatively using thematic analysis. Participants were purposively selected from among experts in the field of health policy and accreditation, and a total of 12 semi-structured interviews were conducted until theoretical saturation was reached. Data were analyzed using MAXQDA software version 2020. The analysis process included open, axial, and selective coding, which led to the extraction of main themes in the field of the relationship between human resource accreditation and health service pricing.
Results: After analyzing the data from the interviews, the country's hospital human resources accreditation indicators were identified with 5 main themes including leadership and management, supervision and control, empowerment and development, employee recruitment, and employee support. In addition, the impact of this accreditation on tariff setting was determined with four grades: 4, 3, 2, 1, and below standard.
Conclusion: Accreditation of human resources in hospitals can be used as an effective mechanism to improve the quality of services and the efficiency of the health system. According to the research findings, the impact of the degree of accreditation of human resources on the pricing of health services provides the basis for improving accountability, increasing motivation, and improving quality. It is suggested that policymakers design standard and measurable frameworks for accreditation of hospital human resources and include its results in the process of pricing health services.
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Received: 2025/02/6 | Accepted: 2025/07/1 | Published: 2025/12/31
Received: 2025/02/6 | Accepted: 2025/07/1 | Published: 2025/12/31
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