Challenges in institutionalizing evidence-informed priority setting for health service packages: a qualitative document and interview analysis from Iran.

Autor: Sajadi HS; Knowledge Utilization Research Center, University Research and Development Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Safikhani H; Iranian Health Economics Association, Tehran, Iran., Olyaeemanesh A; National Institute of Health Research and Health Equity Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Majdzadeh R; School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom. reza.majdzadeh@essex.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Health research policy and systems [Health Res Policy Syst] 2024 Aug 19; Vol. 22 (1), pp. 110. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 19.
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-024-01207-6
Abstrakt: Background: Setting and implementing evidence-informed health service packages (HSPs) is crucial for improving health and demonstrating the effective use of evidence in real-world settings. Despite extensive training for large groups on evidence generation and utilization and establishing structures such as evidence-generation entities in many countries, the institutionalization of setting and implementing evidence-informed HSPs remains unachieved. This study aims to review the actions taken to set the HSP in Iran and to identify the challenges of institutionalizing the evidence-informed priority-setting process.
Methods: Relevant documents were obtained through website search, Google queries, expert consultations and library manual search. Subsequently, we conducted nine qualitative semi-structured interviews with stakeholders. The participants were purposively sampled to represent diverse backgrounds relevant to health policymaking and financing. These interviews were meticulously audio-recorded, transcribed and reviewed. We employed the framework analysis approach, guided by the Kuchenmüller et al. framework, to interpret data.
Results: Efforts to incorporate evidence-informed process in setting HSP in Iran began in the 1970s in the pilot project of primary health care. These initiatives continued through the Health Transformation Plan in 2015 and targeted disease-specific efforts in 2019 in recent years. However, full institutionalization remains a challenge. The principal challenges encompass legal gaps, methodological diversity, fragile partnerships, leadership changeovers, inadequate financial backing of HSP and the dearth of an accountability culture. These factors impede the seamless integration and enduring sustainability of evidence-informed practices, hindering collaborative decision-making and optimal resource allocation.
Conclusions: Technical aspects of using evidence for policymaking alone will not ensure sustainability unless it achieves the necessary requirements for institutionalization. While addressing all challenges is crucial, the primary focus should be on required transparency and accountability, public participation with an intersectionality lens and making this process resilience to shocks. It is imperative to establish a robust legal framework and a strong and sustainable political commitment to embrace and drive change, ensuring sustainable progress.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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