The Influence of Strategic Foresight on Hospital Financial Performance: Mediating Effect of Continuous Quality Improvement

Autor: Anaam Abdulzahra Meteab, Khalidiya Mostafa Atta Abd, Sajjad Mohemmed Atiyah
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development. 10:545
ISSN: 0976-5506
0976-0245
DOI: 10.5958/0976-5506.2019.01331.7
Popis: The aim of this study is to explore the mediation influence of continuous quality improvement between the strategic foresight and the financial performance of the hospital. with the intention of applying it to a specific medical service in the hospital. Through indicators that can be formed as a tool for assessment, monitoring, and control. The increasing pressure on health organizations in Iraq has led to a continuous increase in spending, an increase in population expectations and the need to get the most out of the invested resources, which require continuous quality improvement. These conditions require effective strategic tools such as strategic foresight tools that have proved as successful on a large scale. This study was applied in the health sector in Iraq. The questionnaire was adopted as a main instrument for the study. It was found that the adoption of strategic foresight and continuous improvement were necessary to improve hospital financial performance.
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