%0 Journal Article
%T Health System Governance: A Qualitative Study with Grounded Theory Approach in Iran
%A Mahdi Mokhtari-Payam
%A Mohammadreza Maleki
%A Hamid Pourasghari
%J Entomology and Applied Science Letters
%@ 2349-2864
%D 2021
%V 8
%N 3
%R 10.51847/LhqJiu9K7y
%P 85-98
%X Literature review indicated that the governance as one of the functions of the WHO health system model is facing many challenges in Iran. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the views of policy makers and experts on the aspects and nature of health system governance. This is a qualitative study grounded theory approach that has been conducted in Iran. The required information was collected using semi-structured interviews with the participation of 36 senior policy makers and experts of Iran's health system, who were purposefully selected. The data were analyzed and reported using Conventional Content Analysis. In this study were extracted 5 main themes and 14 sub-themes including: ethics and values (equity and equality, philanthropy and public interest), balance of power (recognizing actors, acting, regulating actors' relationships), monitoring (monitoring and evaluation, foresight, roadmap), corruption control (conflict of interest, transparency) and policy-making capacity (infrastructure, coordination, accountability, participation).

literature review and experiences of researchers shows that the concept of health system governance has not been sufficiently studied in Iran. Therefore, the results of present study, while providing a clear and comprehensive view of governance in the health system, can be used by policymakers and senior managers to implement effective governance in the health system.
%U https://easletters.com/article/health-system-governance-a-qualitative-study-with-grounded-theory-approach-in-iran-wws1k071mfrqlzv