Hospital Administration & Efficiency at Teaching Hospitals Affilated with Iran University of Medical Sciences

To determine the relationship between hospital management and indexes of efficiency at teaching hospitals affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences in 1999.

The study was descriptive - analytical and cross-sectional in nature. Data was collected by two questionnaires. Ten teaching hospitals affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences comprised the study population(365). Hospital directors, managers, matrons, department heads, and a number of senior staff, selected randomly, responded to the questions to obtain a general standard. The attitudes of experts in hospital management and faculty members were included. Bed occupancy rate was used as an important criterion in the study.

The study revealed a considerable deviation from the existings standards.

Bed occupancy rate plays a crucial role in increasing hospital efficiency, influencing other indexes of efficiency.