The experiences of hospitals in changing the function of a non-teaching hospital to a teaching hospital: Short-Communication.

Background: In recent years, there have been many non-teaching hospitals that have become teaching hospitals. Although the decision to make this change is made at the policy level; But the unknown consequences can create many problems. The present study investigated the experiences of hospitals in changing the function of a non-teaching to a teaching hospital in Iran. Methods: A Phenomenological qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 40 hospital managers and policy makers who had the experience of changing the function of hospitals in Iran through a purposive sampling in 2021. Thematic analysis using inductive approach and MAXQDA 10 was used for data analysis. Results: According to the results extracted 16 main categories and 91 subcategories. Considering the complexity and instability of command unity, understanding the change of organizational hierarchy, developing a mechanism to cover client's costs, considering increase management team' legal and social responsibility, coordinating policy demands with Providing resources, funding the teaching mission, organizing the multiple supervisory organizations, transparent communication between hospital and colleges, understanding the complexity of processes, considering change the performance appraisal system and pay for performance were the solutions for decrease problems of changing the function of non-teaching to teaching hospital. Conclusion: Important matter about the improvement of university hospitals is evaluating the performance of hospitals to maintain their role as progressive actors in hospital network and also as the main actors of teaching future professional human resources. In fact, in the world, hospital becoming teaching is based on the performance of hospitals.

Differences and their contexts between teaching and nonteaching hospitals in Iran with other countries: A concurrent mixed-methods study.

BACKGROUND: In terms of missions, hospitals are divided into teaching and nonteaching. In addition, differences in health-care systems in countries will lead to differences in hospitals' operation. Iran, as a specific health-care system, is different from other countries. Hence, the present study investigated differences between teaching and nonteaching hospitals and their differences in Iran and the world. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A concurrent mixed-methods study was conducted in two stages. The first stage was a narrative review of studies (2000-2020). Using narrative inquiry and reflective analysis, the content was analyzed and the categories were extracted. The second stage was a qualitative study conducted using semi-structured interviews with forty Iranian hospital managers and policymakers through a purposive sampling in 2020. Content analysis was made using deductive approach, and MAXQDA 12 was used for data analysis. RESULTS: According to the first stage, categories were extracted as follows: service quality, type of cases, patient satisfaction, efficiency, performance indicators, patient safety, personnel, use of drugs, access to services, technologies, justice in the type of services received, using guidelines, processes, and number of services. In the second stage, 8 main categories, 17 categories, and 45 subcategories were extracted. The extracted main categories were as follows: mission and target, management and behavioral organizations, supply chain and chain of results, human resources, costs and budget, policy demands, clients' satisfaction and patients' right, and integration of medical education. CONCLUSION: Unlike other countries, in Iran, the combination of missions and the complete dependence of teaching hospitals on the government has caused differences. Reducing the treatment mission of teaching hospitals; differences in the budget and development of its indicators; lower tariffs for teaching hospitals; developing a cost-income management model and supply chain; preventing uncertainty other than medical students except medicine; considering the clients' right to choose hospital; and organizing research missions in hospitals were the solutions for decrease differences.

A vigilância em saúde sob a perspectiva de seus trabalhadores / Vigilancia de la salud desde la perspectiva de sus trabajadores / Health surveillance from the perspective of workers

Objetivo: compreender a vigilância em saúde (vs) sob a perspectiva de seus trabalhadores. Materiais e método: estudo qualitativo baseado no método compreensivo-interpretativo, em que foram entrevistados 28 profissionais vin-culados à vs de um estado e de sua capital no Brasil. O material coletado por meio de entrevista foi analisado a partir da técnica de análise de conteúdo. Resultados: emergiram quatro categorias temáticas com relação à vs: concepção, articulação intrínseca e extrínseca, potencialidades e desafios. Os trabalhadores apresentaram uma concepção ampliada sobre a vs, entretanto a visão tecnicista e biomédica ainda persistiu. Conclusões: os trabalhadores relataram, como potencialidades, a satisfação e o comprometimento no exercício de suas funções e revelaram, como dificuldades, aspectos desestimulantes no cenário em curso. Nessa direção, os participantes apontaram para a alocação de mais verbas e investimentos no setor, para a valorização de suas carreiras e a necessidade de maior suporte por parte da gestão dos serviços.

Objetivo: comprender la vigilancia de la salud (vs) desde la perspectiva de los trabajadores de este sector. Materiales y método: estudio cualitativo bajo el método de interpretación integral, en el que se entrevistó a 28 profesionales vinculados a la vs en un estado de Brasil. El material recogido se analizó utilizando la técnica de análisis de contenido. Resultados: surgieron cuatro categorías temáticas en relación con vs: concepción; articulación intrínseca y extrínseca; potencialidades y desafíos. Los trabajadores presentaron una concepción ampliada sobre vs, sin embargo, la visión técnica y biomédica aún persiste entre los participantes. Conclusiones: los trabajadores informaron como potencialidades su satisfacción y el compromiso con el ejercicio de sus funciones. Entre las dificultades, señalaron aspectos desalentadores ante el escenario actual. En este sentido, los participantes ponen de manifiesta la necesidad de asignar más fondos e inversiones en el sector, reconocer el valor de su profesión y brindar mayor apoyo para la gestión de servicios.

Objective: Understanding health surveillance (sv) from the perspective of workers in this sector. Materials and method: Qualitative study under the comprehensive-interpretative method, in which 28 professionals linked to the sv of a Brazilian State and its capital were interviewed. The collected material was analyzed through the content analysis technique. Results: Four thematic categories emerged in relation to SV: conception; intrinsic and extrinsic articulation; potentialities and challenges. Participants presented an expanded conception about sv, although the technical and biomedical vision still remain as the main approach. Conclusions: Among the potentialities, participants reported satisfaction and commitment in the exercise of their functions. As for the difficulties, they revealed discouraging aspects based on the current scenario. In this direction, participants pointed as key elements the allocation of more funds and investment in the sector, more recognition and value to their careers, and the need for greater support from service management.

Unveiling conflicting strategies in the Brazilian response to COVID-19: A cross-sectional study using the Functional Resonance Analysis Method.

By the time the present study was completed, Brazil had been the second epicenter of COVID-19. In addition, the actions taken to respond to the pandemic in Brazil were the subject of extensive debate, since some diverged from recommendations from health authorities and scientists. Since then, the resulting political and social turmoil showed conflicting strategies to tackle the pandemic in Brazil, with visible consequences in the numbers of casualties, but also with effects on the resilience of the overall health system. Thus, this article explores the actions taken in Brazil to cope with the pandemic from a systems analysis perspective. The structure of the domain was analyzed using Work Domain Analysis, and the activated functions were analyzed using the Functional Resonance Analysis Method, identifying the variability resulting from the conflicting strategies carried out and the consequences to the capacity of the Brazilian health system to respond resiliently to the pandemic. Results of the study show that functions that overlapped the operation of the overall system were introduced, causing the health system to operate under conflicting objectives, in which functions were created to restrict the outcomes of each other during the entire COVID-19 crisis.

Femoral fractures in the elderly in Brasil - incidence, lethality, and costs (2008-2018)

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES: To describe the incidence by gender and region, lethality, and costs associated with the treatment of femoral fractures in the elderly (≥ 60 years) hospitalized in the Unified Health System (SUS) of Brasil between 2008 and 2018. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, retrospective study of hospitalizations of elderly people due to femoral fractures by analyzing secondary data obtained from the SUS Hospital Information System (SIH/SUS) between 2008 and 2018; for calculation of epidemiological coefficients, we used information from demographic censuses (2000 and 2010) of the Brazilian Geography and Statistics Institute (IBGE). RESULTS: A total of 478,274 hospitalizations were recorded in the period; the incidence was 1.7 times higher in females (overall average of 274.91/100,000 for women and 161/100,000 for men). The Southeast region had the highest absolute number of hospitalizations and the South region presented the highest annual overall average incidence (224.02/100,000). The average annual cost for SUS for the treatment of femoral fractures in the elderly was R$ 99,718,574.30. CONCLUSIONS: In the evaluated period (2008-2018), femoral fractures in the elderly had a high incidence (478,274 hospitalizations; 224.02 cases/100,000 elderly), a predominance of females (1.7F/1.0M), a higher absolute number of hospitalizations in the Southeast region and a higher incidence in the South region; the lethality was high (an increase of 17.46%; overall mean coefficient of 4.99%/year); and the costs for the SUS were huge (an increase of 126.24%; average annual expenditure of R$ 99,718,574.30).

RESUMO OBJETIVOS: Descrever a incidência por gênero e região, a letalidade e os custos associados ao tratamento de fraturas do fêmur em idosos (≥ 60 anos) internados no Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) do Brasil entre 2008 e 2018. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, descritivo e retrospectivo das internações de idosos por fraturas do fêmur mediante análise dos dados secundários obtidos do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do SUS (SIH/SUS) entre 2008 e 2018; para cálculo dos coeficientes epidemiológicos, utilizamos informações dos censos demográficos (2000 e 2010) do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). RESULTADOS: Foram registradas 478.274 mil internações no período. A incidência foi 1,7 vezes maior no gênero feminino (média geral de 274,91/100.000 para mulheres e 161/100.000 para homens). A região sudeste obteve maior número absoluto de internações e na região sul apresentou a maior incidência média geral anual (224,02/100.000). O custo médio anual do SUS para o tratamento das fraturas de fêmur em idosos foi de R$ 99.718.574,30. CONCLUSÕES: No período avaliado (2008-2018), as fraturas do fêmur em idosos apresentaram alta incidência (478.274 mil internações; 224,02 casos/100.000 idosos), predomínio do gênero feminino (1,7F/1,0M), maior número absoluto de internações na região sudeste e maior incidência na região sul; a letalidade foi elevada (aumento de 17,46%; média geral do coeficiente de 4,99%/ano); e, os custos para o SUS foram vultuosos (aumento de 126,24%, média anual de gastos de R$ 99.718.574,30).

O uso da escala geográfica na saúde pública: as escalas da leishmaniose visceral / The use of the geographic scale in health: the scales of visceral leishmaniasis

Resumo A escala geográfica tem sido amplamente discutida na tentativa de formar um conceito que dê conta de explicar as diferentes realidades do espaço. Nos diversos seguimentos de planejamento em saúde, faz-se uma adoção das categorias e conceitos geográficos sem entender os problemas inerentes à escala geográfica, o que afeta diretamente nas políticas públicas implantadas e, consequentemente, na vida das pessoas. O objetivo deste artigo foi discutir o conceito de escala a partir dos seus diferentes níveis, e debater a dificuldade de articulá-los por meio da atuação dos órgãos de vigilância em saúde pública brasileira que lidam com a leishmaniose visceral. Realizamos uma revisão de literatura para demonstrar como o debate do conceito de escala geográfica com a saúde é ainda incipiente. Utilizamos conceitos geográficos, integrando as políticas municipais, estaduais e nacional sob a ótica da escala geográfica. Dessa forma, acreditamos que seja possível uma articulação dos órgãos dos sistemas de saúde com a sociedade na transposição de escalas, num acontecer solidário, produzindo um sistema de saúde mais eficaz. A discussão não será aqui esgotada, mas permitirá uma reflexão nas opções teórico-metodológicas em pesquisas e em saúde pública.

Abstract The geographical scale has been broadly discussed in an attempt to formulate a concept that succeeds in explaining different space-related realities. In the various sectors of health planning, geographic categories and concepts have been adopted without understanding the problems inherent to the geographical scale, which directly affects public policies implemented and, consequently, people's lives. The scope of this paper was to discuss the concept of scale based on the different scale levels and the difficulty of their implementation by means of the activities of the organs that operate in public health surveillance that deal with visceral leishmaniasis. A systematic review of the literature was conducted to show how the debate about geographical scale and health is still incipient. Geographical concepts were used, integrating municipal, state and national policies from the perspective of the geographic scale. Thus, the contention is that cooperation between health agencies and society is possible by the transposition of scales, creating an environment of solidarity and a more effective health system. The discussion does not end here, but it will make it viable to reflect on the theoretical and methodological options in research and in public health.

Analysis of the results of secret investigations on smoking control in health and family planning system in Hubei province for 2015 / 中华健康管理学杂志

Objective To present the status of smoking control in the Health and Family Planning System in Hubei Province, and to provide scientific basis for smoking control through secret investigations. Methods During the period from July to August in 2015, 168 sanitary Health and Family Planning institutions were chosen by stratified selection to make questionnaires based on Evaluation Standards for Smoke-free Health and Family Planning Institutions issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China. Secret investigations were conducted in 165 sampled institutions and comparisons were made between smoke-free environment establishment as well as execution processes according to the fraction after converting into centesimal system (actual score/reserved portion × 100). Results The overall score for smoking control in Health and Family Planning System of Hubei Province has climbed to 79.29 ± 12.40.compared to that of 2011 has increased, but 1.6 lower than the national comprehensive evaluated score of 2014. The score of the city (82.14 ± 10.51) proved to be higher than that of the province (66.51±19.69) and the county, (75.35±13.40);disease control institutions (84.77± 9.45) enjoyed a higher score that the others with lowest scores in medical institutions (72.80 ± 14.95);Xianning won the highest score (88.52±5.12);Jingmen (69.81±5.16) and Xiaogan (67.92±7.98) proved to be the lowest in their scores. Nine regions in 17 embraced a lowest discrepancy of over 30 scores and the highest discrepancy of 50.94 scores between the highest score and the lowest among different institutions;12.73% (21/165) medical institutions had no publicity materials; 5/17 municipal institutions and 3/10 county level institutions were still found selling cigarettes, with only 46.06%(76/165) institutions reaching the standard of banning smoking in indoor places, 21.21%(35/165) institutions still have indoor smoking in non-working places, 1.82%(3/165) institutions have indoor smoking in working places. Only 18 (32.14%) institutions out of 56 medical institutions investigated have established smoking cessation clinics. Conclusions Banning-smoking work is less optimistic in general for Health and Family Planning System in Hubei Province, especially for substratum health and family planning institutions. All kinds of departments should take drastic measures to guaranttee the establishment of smoking-free environment.

Evaluation of research level of medical institutions by SCI papers / 中华医学科研管理杂志

The publication and citation of academic papers are important indexes to evaluate science research level of colleges and institutes and also important index to evaluate researchers. In this paper we calculated and analyzed the number of publications, cited number, and cited frequency of SCI papers in three military medical universities and one military medical research institution from 1997 to 2006, and put forward some opinions and suggestions.