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Implementation Requirements for Patient Discharge Planning in Health System: A qualitative study in Iran
Masumeh Gholizadeh1, Ali Janati1, Bahram Delgoshaei2
1Departement of Health Services Management, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Background:
Effective discharge planning plays a vital role in care continuity and integrated care. Identifying and providing infrastructures for discharge planning can reduce avoidable hospital readmissions and finally lead to improvement of quality of care. The current study aimed to identify the requirements of discharge planning from the perspective of professionals in the health system of Iran.
Methods:
For the purposes of this qualitative study, semi-structured interviews and sessions of focus group discussions with experts in the field were conducted. The data were analyzed using a thematic and framework analyses method. The study population was 51 participants including health policy makers, hospital and health managers, faculty members, nurses, practitioners, community medicine specialists and other professionals of the Ministry of Health andMedical Education (MOHME).
Results:
According to the control knobs (health reforms levels), recruitments of effective hospital discharge planning were divided into four areas, behavior (ofpolicy makers, service providers, recipients services), organization, payment and financing and regulation (themes), in which there were 3, 7, 2 and 3 sub-themes respectively. Based on the findings of the interviews, they were categorized into the following main themes: behavior (policy makers, providers and patients), organizational change, financing and payment system and rules and regulations.
Conclusions:
According to the results of the present study, it appears to be essential for health managers and policy makers to pay attention to essential requirements of effective discharge planning.
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