TY - JOUR T1 - Health System Governance: A Qualitative Study with Grounded Theory Approach in Iran A1 - Mahdi Mokhtari-Payam A1 - Mohammadreza Maleki A1 - Hamid Pourasghari JF - Entomology and Applied Science Letters JO - Entomol Appl Sci Lett SN - 2349-2864 Y1 - 2021 VL - 8 IS - 3 DO - 10.51847/LhqJiu9K7y SP - 85 EP - 98 N2 - 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. UR - https://easletters.com/article/health-system-governance-a-qualitative-study-with-grounded-theory-approach-in-iran-wws1k071mfrqlzv ER -