Educational needs assessment of managers working in teaching and private hospitals
Introduction: Hospital managers, as one of the most important health care workers, are the subject of continuous education. In some countries around the world, health management education is an important part of health reforms. The aim of present research is to perform evidence-based studies base...
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| author | VAHID KESHTKAR NAHID HATAM EHSANOLAH NIIKAEIN |
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| description | Introduction: Hospital managers, as one of the most important health care
workers, are the subject of continuous education. In some countries around the
world, health management education is an important part of health reforms.
The aim of present research is to perform evidence-based studies based on
assessing hospital managers’ needs. Therefore, it should be considered that
educational need assessment regarding hospital managers is essential in today’s
health care management.
Methods: A total of 26 hospital managers were surveyed using a data gathering
form (questionnaire) including 59 open questions designed in order to obtain
data in 3 different areas. These included managers’ insight towards job duties
and the capabilities required to fulfill their duty along with educational
needs determined by managers. The next step involved presenting standard
description of job duties to hospitals managers and asking them to document
their educational needs regarding capabilities required to fulfill their duties.
The standard description of job duties originated from ISO 9001 certified
hospitals. For each manager, a score ranging from 0 to 19 was attained. For
each correct matched statement, a positive point was considered and in the case
of unmatched statements, managers received no points.
Results: Out of 26 participating managers, only 20 did state the educational
needs of hospitals managers. In describing job duties of hospital managers, the
mean scores regarding hospital managers of public sector was 10.27 while it
was 8 with private hospital managers.
Conclusion: The findings of our study indicate that hospital managers as the
leaders of the most sophisticated health care facilities delivering expensive
complicated services need proper training regarding job competency. Therefore,
it seems that continuous need assessment in this area should be carried out. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b46b672c350467bb1c99a9b5cbef1072022-12-21T23:57:30ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesJournal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism2322-22202322-35612013-07-01137780Educational needs assessment of managers working in teaching and private hospitalsVAHID KESHTKAR0NAHID HATAM1EHSANOLAH NIIKAEIN2Community medicine department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz-Iran;School of Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz-IranSchool of Management and Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz-IranIntroduction: Hospital managers, as one of the most important health care workers, are the subject of continuous education. In some countries around the world, health management education is an important part of health reforms. The aim of present research is to perform evidence-based studies based on assessing hospital managers’ needs. Therefore, it should be considered that educational need assessment regarding hospital managers is essential in today’s health care management. Methods: A total of 26 hospital managers were surveyed using a data gathering form (questionnaire) including 59 open questions designed in order to obtain data in 3 different areas. These included managers’ insight towards job duties and the capabilities required to fulfill their duty along with educational needs determined by managers. The next step involved presenting standard description of job duties to hospitals managers and asking them to document their educational needs regarding capabilities required to fulfill their duties. The standard description of job duties originated from ISO 9001 certified hospitals. For each manager, a score ranging from 0 to 19 was attained. For each correct matched statement, a positive point was considered and in the case of unmatched statements, managers received no points. Results: Out of 26 participating managers, only 20 did state the educational needs of hospitals managers. In describing job duties of hospital managers, the mean scores regarding hospital managers of public sector was 10.27 while it was 8 with private hospital managers. Conclusion: The findings of our study indicate that hospital managers as the leaders of the most sophisticated health care facilities delivering expensive complicated services need proper training regarding job competency. Therefore, it seems that continuous need assessment in this area should be carried out.http://jamp.sums.ac.ir/index.php/JAMP/article/view/3Health careHospitalManagerNeed assessment |
| spellingShingle | VAHID KESHTKAR NAHID HATAM EHSANOLAH NIIKAEIN Educational needs assessment of managers working in teaching and private hospitals Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism Health care Hospital Manager Need assessment |
| title | Educational needs assessment of managers working in teaching and private hospitals |
| title_full | Educational needs assessment of managers working in teaching and private hospitals |
| title_fullStr | Educational needs assessment of managers working in teaching and private hospitals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Educational needs assessment of managers working in teaching and private hospitals |
| title_short | Educational needs assessment of managers working in teaching and private hospitals |
| title_sort | educational needs assessment of managers working in teaching and private hospitals |
| topic | Health care Hospital Manager Need assessment |
| url | http://jamp.sums.ac.ir/index.php/JAMP/article/view/3 |
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