Identify and prioritize specialized tools for revenue development of hospitals With a development budgeting approach in the direction of health tourism (Case study: 17 Shahrivar Hospital, Abadan, Social Security Organization)

This study was conducted with the aim of identifying and prioritizing specialized tools for hospital revenue development with a development budgeting approach in the direction of health tourism. Based on the summary of previous studies and based on the data obtained from the implementation of Delphi technique among the experts of 17 Shahrivar Abadan Hospital of the Social Security Organization of the province and its policy makers in this field, eight criteria for developing health tourism infrastructure in the province, improving medical standards. Ease of travel and geographical proximity, specialized medical staff, specialized and professional marketing, budget and economic development, structural and managerial development, cultural and social development were identified as the main components of specialized tools for hospital revenue development with development budgeting and health tourism approach. Using the hierarchical approach, first, using this method, a hierarchical tree was formed, then the studied options were examined according to the criteria, and then the criteria based on the objective function were examined. Prioritized by implementing Expert Choice software. The results of statistical studies showed that according to the experts of 17 Shahrivar Abadan Hospital, the Social Security Organization of the province upgraded medical standards with a value of 0.168 in the first rank, specialized medical staff with a value of 0.155 in the second rank, development of health tourism infrastructure in the province with a value of 0.139 in the third rank. Structural and managerial development with a value of 0.128 in the fourth place, budget and economic development with a value of 0.116 in the fifth place, ease of travel and geographical proximity with a value of 0.115 in the sixth place, specialized marketing and profession with a value of 0.096 in the seventh place and cultural and social development with A value of 0.077 ranks eighth in the priority of specialized tools for revenue development of hospitals with a development budgeting approach and health tourism, the adjustment rate of 0.006 is also in the acceptable range.