The impact of the Iranian health transformation plan policy on equitable access to medical imaging services in West Iran

Equity in the delivery of health services, including diagnostic imaging, is crucial to achieving universal health coverage. The Health Transformation Plan (HTP), launched in 2014, represents a major healthcare policy to improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare services. This study aimed t...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMC research notes 2023-11, Vol.16 (1), p.1-350, Article 350
Hauptverfasser: Saran, Maryam, Teli, Banafsheh Darvishi, Rezapour, Aziz, Motlagh, Soraya Nouraei, Behzadifar, Meysam, Haghighatfard, Payam, Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi, Behzadifar, Masoud
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Zusammenfassung:Equity in the delivery of health services, including diagnostic imaging, is crucial to achieving universal health coverage. The Health Transformation Plan (HTP), launched in 2014, represents a major healthcare policy to improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare services. This study aimed to explore the impact of the HTP on equity in the access to medical imaging in Lorestan province, located in west Iran, from 2014 to 2023. Annual growth rates (AGR) of imaging devices were calculated, whilst equity assessment of medical imaging distribution was carried out by means of the Gini coefficient and the Lorenz curve per 100,000 population. The latter was generated using the cumulative distribution of imaging devices, as well as the cumulative population ratio. Between 2014 and 2023, the number of imaging devices has increased threefold. The AGR of installing CT and MRI scanners in Lorestan province increased between 2014 and 2023. The Gini coefficients increased from 0.12 for CT and 0.16 for MRI in 2014 to 0.33 in 2023 for both devices. This indicates a decrease in equity in access to these fundamental health technologies despite the increase in their figures. Policymakers should better allocate medical equipment based on the specific health needs of different regions throughout Iran.
ISSN:1756-0500
1756-0500
DOI:10.1186/s13104-023-06634-2