AbstractThe success of any business organization, in the challenging environment of the new millennium, lies in effective human resource management (HRM) practices. Effective human resource management practices can develop a strong healthcare delivery system by an effective team of healthcare professionals, which ultimately ensures the success of any healthcare business organization. Human resource practices in healthcare are a complex area, especially in developing countries like Pakistan. Human resource management practices have a positive effect on employee and company performance. This study was conducted to find the relationship between human resource management practices and perceived performance of healthcare workers in Pakistan. The study was conducted in hospitals in Rawalpindi and Islamabad through a personally administered questionnaire. The result showed a strong positive relationship between compensation and promotion practices and performance perceived by healthcare workers, while performance appraisal practices have a weak and positive relationship with performance perceived by healthcare workers. Impact of human resource management practices on the perceived performance of healthcare workers Introduction The success of any company The organization, in the difficult context of the new millennium, lies in effective human resource management (HRM) practices. Effective human resource control provides companies with a reliable competitive advantage (Mazen & El-Kayaly, n.d.). Likewise, human resource management practices in healthcare are most important for the effective delivery of healthcare by any healthcare system. There is also a notable effect of globalization of goods and services on country approaches towards...... middle of paper ...... & Bernthal, P. Recruitment and selection practices (Report No.MKTCPGN52). Bridgeville. International Development Dimensions Shahzad, K., Bashir, S. & Ramay, M. I. (2008). Impact of human resource practices on perceived performance of university teachers in Pakistan. International review of business research papers. 4,2.Tessema, M. and Soeters, J. (2006). Challenges and prospects of human resource management in developing countries: Testing the link between human resource management and performance in the Eritrean civil service. International Journal of Human Resource Management. 17,1.West, M.A., Guthrie, J.P., Dawson, J.F., Borrill, C.S., & Carter, M. (2006). Reducing patient mortality in hospitals: the role of human resource management. Journal ofOrganizational Behavior.World Health Organization (2000): World Health Report 2000. Health systems: improving performance. Geneva 2000.