Prioritizing implementation solutions for the urban family physician policy in Iran: a multi-criteria decision-making study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family physician program is one of the effective reforms of the health system in Iran, but despite the implementation of this program in rural areas and the passage of ten years since its implementation in two provinces of Fars and Mazandaran, its implementation has faced problems. The aim of this study is to identify and prioritize implementation solutions related to the challenges of the family physician program in Iran.

Methods

This is a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 22 snowball-sampled experts and managers of basic health insurers to extract problems and executive solutions through coding and data analysis using Atlas Ti software and content analysis in the first stage. The combined criteria were used to report qualitative studies (CO

SUBMITTER: Shams L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11762911 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature