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Objective [s]: To analyze outpatient flow in a radiology department to estimate outpatients waiting time for radiology services
Methods: This was a cross sectional study with the target population of all patients attending the radiology department of Shahid Hashemi Nejad Hospital in Tehran
Result: In all data for 303 patients were analyzed. The average waiting time for entering plain X-ray room was 10.87 minutes [SD=10.86] and the average waiting time for entering special X-ray room was 62.00 minutes [SD=53.49]. The most important factors for waiting time in radiology department were the type of service, and muliple entering. Analyzing the correlation of outpatient waiting time and their entrance showed a positive correlation with waiting time for plain X-ray services and a negative correlation with waiting time for special X-ray services [P=0.001]
Conclusion: The findings suggest that assessing wating time might help to schedule outpatient and appointment system more effectively
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Objective[s]: Medical tourism is rapidly becoming a worldwide, multibillion-dollar industry. Iran has a high potential for this industry. The purpose of this study was to examine the medical tourism in Iran
Methods: The present study was conducted as a descriptive and case study. The data was collected via interview, using official documents, and the related literature. Diamond Advantage was used as the research instrument. The data was analyzed using content analysis method
Results: Iran faces many challenges in medical tourism industry such as; Inadequate basic and medical infrastructures, inefficient and insufficient governmental supports, no development plan, Inadequate intersectional coordination and collaboration in macro and micro levels, no health services providers with international accreditation, and inappropriate promotions and marketing activities
Conclusion: If Iran wants to take its share of medical tourism industry in the region it should address its challenges which are mentioned above