Assesment of the Dual practice Physicians law according to the health system experts approache in Iran

  Providing high quality and equal healthcare services is one the most important objectives for any healthcare system. It appears that achieving to this, the human resources is most important influencing factor. But because of individual, social and economic incentives many of physicians select dual paracticing and this lead to concerns between health policy makers and planners. Regarding to this, national policymakers and planners designed and approved an action intitled to:" Banning dualparacticing Action whitinframe of I.R.I 5^thDevelopment Plan Action. So this paper aimed to assessing this action by using the health and medical experts and consultants.

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we applied a qualitative design throug aQuastionar and  Discussion Groups method with 15 participants which have met the required study crteria. We recognize Three Thematic  including: the possible benefits or harms of implementing the action, the feasability of action and finally the probable challenges of implementing this action.

Results and Conclusion:

According to experts oppinion implementing this Action have benefits for health systems but subject to generating some reforms and condition, which including: improving the managerial and structural infrastuctures, allocating adequate budget, revising of current healthcare servces tarriffing ans reimbursement mechanisms, pilot and stage to stage impelementing of Action, improving the quality of services by public hospitals, andconfidence-building between physicians and planners are usefull for efficient and effective implementation of Action.

Key Words:

Dual Paracticing, Physicians, I.R.I 5^thDevelopment Plan Action, Health System, Focus Groups method