Jabbari Beyrami H^{1, 2} (PhD), Gholamzadeh Nikjoo R^{3, 4} * (MSc), Jannati A^2,3 (PhD), Asghari Jaafarabadi M⁵ (PhD), Dadgar E^3,4 (MSc)

  ¹ Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

  ² Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

  ³ Department of Health Care Services Administration, Faculty of Management and Medical Informatics,

  Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

  ⁴ Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

  ⁵ Road Traffic Injury Prevention Research Center, Faculty of Health, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

  Received: 7 Apr 2013, Accepted: 31 Oct 2013

  Abstract

  Introduction: The aim of most countries in implementing varied models of public-private partnership within public hospitals is to improve performance indicators of hospitals and health sectors. The present study was carried out to prioritize public-private partnership models in public hospitals of various countries based on key performance indicators.

  Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, we used literature review and expert panel method to identify various models of public-private partnership and performance indicators. We also used Analytic Hierarchy Process to prioritize performance indicators and various public-private partnership models based on performance indicators. The data were analyzed using the Excel 2007 and Expert choice11.

  Results: The key performance indicators of public hospitals were as follows: in the quality-effectiveness area, the most important indicators were the rate of hospital infections, hospital incidents breakout rate, pure rate of hospital mortality, patient satisfaction percentage, respectively in the accessibility-equity area, the most important indicators were average inpatient waiting time, and average outpatient waiting time, respectively and in the financial- efficiency area, the most important indicators were average length of stay, bed occupation ratio, and private income to total cost ratio, respectively. Prioritization of the public-private partnership models indicated that the clinical outsourcing, management, privatization, the " Build, Own, Operate", and non-clinical outsourcing models were the most important ones. 

  Conclusion: Various models of public-private partnership can be used to improve public hospitals' performance indicators. It is worthy noting that proper management of public-private partnership is to improve quality, efficiency and equity in hospitals.

  Key words: public–private partnership, public hospitals, performance indicators

  Please cite this article as follows:

  Jabbari Beyrami H, Gholamzadeh Nikjoo R, Jannati A, Asghari Jaafarabad, Dadgar E. Prioritization of Public Hospitals' Public–Private Partnership Models Based on Key Performance Indicators. Hakim Research Journal 2014 16(4): 262- 272.

  * Corresponding Author: Golgasht Street, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Tel: +98- 411- 3364668, Fax: +98- 411- 3340634, E-mail: r.gholamzade@gmail.com