Table 3. Perquisites for implementing HRH observatory .

Dimmention 3: the prerequisite for implementing HRH observatory
Theme	Category	Sub-category
Develop a strategy roadmap	Priorities in the field of HRH	□ National goals in the field of HRH production, deployment, and performance □ Identify HRH priorities in policymaking in the field of health education and the health market □ HRH planning basis on Involving key stakeholders □ HRH planning basis on participating different related deputies in the MOHME Determine □ Commitment to national documents (the universal health coverage, development plans, Iranian national scientific map)
Key indicators (KI)	Focus on HRH lifespan	□ Use HRH international indicators □ Determine KI by a specialized committee
	HRH challenges	□ Focus on HRH problems and challenges (i.e., mal-distribution, unbalanced size and skill mix, unproductivity)
HRH Information systems (Technical)	Data elements requirements	□ Using national identification (ID) as an HRH identifier □ Standardize the definitions of some basic HRH data elements (i.e., personal details, employment status, salary scale, duty post, and so on) □ Standardize the classification of HRH data elements □ Develop a minimum standard HRH dataset (i.e., employees’ personal details, education, and professional details, contacts information, employers’ information, salary scales and duty post)
	Hardware and software requirements	□ Development of an HRH data coding system □ Assessment of the existing database capacity □ Designing a national data warehouse