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<Articles JournalTitle="Health Technology Assessment in Action">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Health Technology Assessment in Action</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2645-3835</Issn>
      <Volume>9</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2025</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>15</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Group visit: Blatant Violation of Patient Rights and a Stigma Attached to Health System Responsiveness</title>
    <FirstPage>287</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>287</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Javad</FirstName>
        <LastName>GhoddoosiNejad</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Social determinants of health research center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Morteza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Arab-Zozani</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>04</Month>
        <Day>17</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2024</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>10</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Objective: Health is the basic and definite right of the human being so we aimed to outline a concern about patient rights of gynecologists.
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Results and conclusion: Considering the above mentioned facts, &#x201C;stewardship&#x201D; function of the health system requires the immediate legislation and strict monitoring to remove this stigma of malfunctioning responsiveness. Policymakers and planning authorities of the health system should pay particular attention to the legitimate and rightful demands of the patients. Considering the mere patients&#x2019; satisfaction percentage is not enough. By addressing the various dimensions of responsiveness, they must seek to improve the quality of the care provided. One of the first steps can be inhibiting &#x201C;group visit&#x201D;, especially in disciplines such as gynecology and women's urology.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://htainaction.tums.ac.ir/index.php/hta/article/view/287</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://htainaction.tums.ac.ir/index.php/hta/article/download/287/183</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
