Announcement of General Health Policies: The Merging of Interventions

In order for implementation of announced general health policies, the first step is to explain the various dimensions of each policy for the policymakers. In this regard the Academy of Medical Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran in accordance with the 14 –article policies sought to explain 16 studies related to articles in this document. This study was designed and conducted to merge the mentioned interventions of the various articles in this policy document. This qualitative study was done in 2018. Interventions which had priority were explained and the announced policies were selected and were merged and classified by the teams using qualitative analysis based on the health policy framework. A total of 149 interventions were selected to implement in healthcare policies; these interventions were merged into 5 groups and were presented. There were 46 structural interventions, 55 outcomes interventions, 39 practical interventions, 9 content interventions and 23 behavioral interventions. In conclusion interventions in health policy showed that the acquisition of financial resources should be provided as “fee-for-services” and structured upon a “referral framework” to improve the quality of healthcare rendered.