Journal of Education and Health Promotion

Assessment of clinical and paraclinical departments of military hospitals based on the Pabon Lasso Model

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

. Touraj Harati Khalilabad
. Amir Nezami Asl
. Pouran Raeissi 1
. Mahboobeh Shali 2
. Noureddin Niknam 1

1 Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences

2 Department of Critical Care Nursing and Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Today, it is important to use different indices to measure the performance of
hospitals. This study aimed to investigate and evaluate the performance indicators of military hospitals
and measurement of performance by using the Pabon Lasso model.
METHODS: This was an applied and descriptive‑analytical study that was conducted among five
military hospitals affiliated to the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran by using data from 2017 to 2018.
Raw data related to performance indicators such as bed occupancy ratio (BOR), average length of
stay (ALoS), and bed turnover rate (BTR) were collected by referring to the hospital medical record
unit. After comparing performance indicators with the standards of the Ministry of Health, the Pabon
Lasso model was used to measure hospitals’ performance.
RESULTS: In general, the average BOR and bed turnover interval rate are higher than that of the
national standard in all hospitals and are in favorable status. However, the average length of stay
in all hospitals was in unfavorable status. Furthermore, one and two hospitals were located in zone
3 in Pabon Lasso graph in the years 2017 and 2018, respectively. Overall, there was no change in
the performance of the hospitals in the study time periods.
CONCLUSION: In general, except for the average length of stay indicator, hospitals had a favorable
performance level. Therefore, planning to improve performance indicators should be at the top of
the programs.

Keywords

Military hospital
Pabon Lasso model
performance indicators
standard
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Journal of Education and Health Promotion
Volume 10, Issue 3
March 2020
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