THE PERFORMANCE INDEX OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITALS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN

Objective: To compare the performance index of private and public sector hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: In a tertiary care hospitals (one private and one public sector) of Karachi, from Nov 2016 to Nov 2017. Methodology: A s...

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Autores principales: Najm Us Saqib Khan, Assad Hafeez, Khadija Qamar, Amna Tasawar, Effat Hisammuddin, Ashfaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4b23057f4bba4395a7360623c04ccce92021-12-02T14:57:50ZTHE PERFORMANCE INDEX OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITALS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/4b23057f4bba4395a7360623c04ccce92020-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5540https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To compare the performance index of private and public sector hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: In a tertiary care hospitals (one private and one public sector) of Karachi, from Nov 2016 to Nov 2017. Methodology: A sample size of 153 were enrolled by purposive sampling technique. Performance index of both hospitals was compared by asking questions from the hospitals staff. Data were collected by the researcher using closed ended questionnaire. Results: Out of 153, 78 (51%) cases were for private hospitals and 75 (49%) cases were for public hospitals. While evaluating the performance index by hospital work area/unit elements, “Enough staff to handle workload" was significantly higher for private hospitals with the p-value of <0.05. Performance index by Supervisor/Manager elements showed that "Whenever pressure builds up, the supervisor/manager wants us to work faster, even if it means taking shortcuts" was significantly higher for private hospitals with a p-value of <0.05. "Staff are afraid of asking questions when something seems does not right" is the lowest-rated elements on overall with an index score of 41.99 for overall and for public and private hospitals index score is 40.67 and 43.27 respectively. No statistically significant difference was observed on the rest of the elements. Conclusion: The performance index was higher in private hospital as compared to the public sector hospital in the Karachi city.Najm Us Saqib KhanAssad HafeezKhadija QamarAmna TasawarEffat HisammuddinAshfaq Ahmad Shah BukhariArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticledoctorhospitalmanagerperformance indexprivatepublicMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 70, Iss 5, Pp 1245-1250 (2020)
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topic doctor
hospital
manager
performance index
private
public
Medicine
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Medicine (General)
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spellingShingle doctor
hospital
manager
performance index
private
public
Medicine
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Medicine (General)
R5-920
Najm Us Saqib Khan
Assad Hafeez
Khadija Qamar
Amna Tasawar
Effat Hisammuddin
Ashfaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari
THE PERFORMANCE INDEX OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITALS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN
description Objective: To compare the performance index of private and public sector hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: In a tertiary care hospitals (one private and one public sector) of Karachi, from Nov 2016 to Nov 2017. Methodology: A sample size of 153 were enrolled by purposive sampling technique. Performance index of both hospitals was compared by asking questions from the hospitals staff. Data were collected by the researcher using closed ended questionnaire. Results: Out of 153, 78 (51%) cases were for private hospitals and 75 (49%) cases were for public hospitals. While evaluating the performance index by hospital work area/unit elements, “Enough staff to handle workload" was significantly higher for private hospitals with the p-value of <0.05. Performance index by Supervisor/Manager elements showed that "Whenever pressure builds up, the supervisor/manager wants us to work faster, even if it means taking shortcuts" was significantly higher for private hospitals with a p-value of <0.05. "Staff are afraid of asking questions when something seems does not right" is the lowest-rated elements on overall with an index score of 41.99 for overall and for public and private hospitals index score is 40.67 and 43.27 respectively. No statistically significant difference was observed on the rest of the elements. Conclusion: The performance index was higher in private hospital as compared to the public sector hospital in the Karachi city.
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author Najm Us Saqib Khan
Assad Hafeez
Khadija Qamar
Amna Tasawar
Effat Hisammuddin
Ashfaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari
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Assad Hafeez
Khadija Qamar
Amna Tasawar
Effat Hisammuddin
Ashfaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari
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title THE PERFORMANCE INDEX OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITALS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN
title_short THE PERFORMANCE INDEX OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITALS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN
title_full THE PERFORMANCE INDEX OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITALS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN
title_fullStr THE PERFORMANCE INDEX OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR HOSPITALS OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN
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