Table 4 The comparison of obligatory performance measurement (PM) characteristics in general and specialized hospitals
From: Development and impact of the Iranian hospital performance measurement program
Type of hospital | Updating of PM program | Number of PM domains | Number of questions in each round of PM | Existence of pre-requisites for PM | Maximum awarded scores in PM | Scales of grading | Responsibility for PM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General (public university, private, SSO and other) | teaching | ✓ (Updated in several stages) | 14 domains; which increased to 15 domains in 2006 | In total 1027 questions in 15 areas | Evaluation of ED was pre-requisite until 2006. From 2006 CD* assessment became obligatory alongside ED | 21667 + 3000 bonus points | Six points scale (Excellent1, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) | MOHME/ Medical university |
non-teaching | ✓ (Updated in several stages) | 14 domains;, which increased to 15 domains in 2006 | In total 1027 questions in 15 areas | Evaluation of ED was pre-requisite until 2006. From 2006 CD assessment became obligatory alongside ED | 21667 + 2000 bonus points | Six points scale (Excellent1, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) | MOHME/ Medical university | |
Specialized (public university, private, SSO and other) | Unchanged (not updated) | 32 (remained unchanged) | In total 213 questions in 32 areas | No specific pre-requisites | 5688 (no bonus point) | Four points scale (no excellent 1 and 5 scale) | MOHME/ Medical university | |