Identifying factors affecting the selection of heads of city health centers in Iran: A phenomenological study.

Autor: Rastegarimehr B; Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Raoofi S; Department of Healthcare Management, Research Center for Evidence-Based Health Management, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran., Zahedi A; Department of Public Health, Asadabad School of Medical Sciences, Asadabad, Iran., Ahmadi Teymourlouy A; Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Mahboubi M; Department of Public Health, Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran.; Research Center for Evidence-Based Health Management, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran., Sadeghifar J; Department of Health Management and Economics, Faculty of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2024 Jun 06; Vol. 19 (6), pp. e0304759. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 06 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304759
Abstrakt: Introduction: Managers in the health care sector have the responsibility of accomplishing objectives and guaranteeing the excellence of services. To be chosen as a manager in a health organization, individuals must possess specific qualities and skills. Examining the process of selecting and appointing managers at the highest level of service provision might offer policymakers valuable insights into the importance of considering competences when choosing and appointing leaders of health centers. Hence, this study was conducted to identify the characteristics that influence the selection process of heads of city health centers in Iran.
Methods: The present study employed a qualitative and phenomenological approach, utilizing interviews performed in the year 2023. The study sample consisted of health deputy from medical sciences universities, local health network managers, and heads of city health center. The participants were selected using a purposive selection method. A total of 16 male participants were interviewed, and the interviews were then analyzed using MAXQDA-10 software using the usual content analysis method.
Results: In this study, the factors affecting the selection of the heads of health care centers were classified into two general topics: individual factors and environmental factors, and eight sub-topics, including health literacy, experience, individual characteristics, communication skills, mental characteristics, legal issues, political factors, and cultural factors.
Conclusion: The development of health literacy, specialized knowledge, and communication skills to coordinate and resolve organizational problems helps train competent managers. Top health system managers, who select health center managers, must understand political and cultural variables and regulate and steer their influence to select effective managers.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
(Copyright: © 2024 Rastegarimehr et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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