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Universal digital access to inclusive healthcare is part of the G20’s vision to achieve Sustainable Development Goal-3 (good health and well-being), but the pathways to accomplish this are unspecified. India and other countries are in the process of extensively digitalising healthcare. This policy brief provides a roadmap to integrate the digital h...
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Health Security (GHS) index of
40.2/100 indicates that almost every country has critical healthcare gaps in prevention,
detection, reporting, rapid response, the capacity of the healthcare system, compliance
with international standards, risk situations, and health financing for sustainable
development....
Background:
Quality improvement is an important component of hospital operations.
Aim:
To prioritise clinical quality and safety problems in Chilean hospitals according to their severity, frequency, and detectability.
Material and Methods:
The study was conducted between December 2018 and June 2019. To identify quality and safety problems, an exp...
The World Health Organization's (WHO) Global Health Security (GHS) index of 40.2/100 indicates that almost every country has critical healthcare gaps in prevention, detection, reporting, rapid response, the capacity of the healthcare system, compliance with international standards, risk situations, and health financing for sustainable development....
Background:
Community participation in health programme planning has gained traction in public health in recent decades. When an idea enters the mainstream, it becomes vulnerable to overuse and dilution, and public health professionals claiming "community participation" may intentionally or unintentionally prevent more meaningful participatory act...
Knowing the state of mental health research in adolescents and youth can be an important tool for decision-making, especially in contexts of limited resources. The aim of this study is to map the scientific research on adolescent and youth mental health in Chile using an ontological framework. We have mapped the population of research articles on m...
Background
Chile, like many other countries, has seen major health reforms. It is now moving towards universal access using social protection strategies. It is essential at this point to have a clear view of the barriers to and facilitators of healthcare that Chile’s population faces.Methods
We used ontological meta-analysis to formalize, standardi...
Introduction
Previous research has used proxy variables or a unique construct to quantify healthcare access. However, there is a need for a different model that can handle this multivariable problem. This study seeks to develop a way to measure access to the local healthcare system with higher local resolution.
Methods
A new survey was developed b...
Ensuring access to healthcare is critical to prevent illnesses and deaths from COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 cases in health systems that have deteriorated during the pandemic. This study aims to map the existing literature on healthcare access after the appearance of COVID-19 using an ontological framework. This will help us to formalize, standardize,...
Background
This study aims to assess preferences and values for priority setting in healthcare in Chile through an original and innovative survey method. Based on the answers from a previous survey that look into the barriers the Chilean population face, this study considers the preferences of the communities overcoming those barriers. As a result...
Background:
A health system is successful when it maintains a healthy population and provides health services that are effective, equitable and safe.
Aim:
To design a system based on specific indicators to monitor equity in health care access in Chile.
Material and Methods:
Primary information about five dimensions of access to health was collect...
Background: This study aims to assess preferences and values for priority setting in healthcare in Chile through an original and innovative survey method. Based on the answers from a previous survey that look into the barriers the Chilean population face, this study considers the preferences of the communities overcoming those barriers. As a result...
Background: This study aims to assess preferences and values for priority setting in healthcare in Chile through an original and innovative survey method. Based on the answers from a previous survey that look into the barriers the Chilean population face, this study considers the preferences of the communities overcoming those barriers. As a result...
Background:
The aim of this study is to a propose a standardized methodology to identify a list of cost objects that can be used by any ED to compute costs considering that the resulting data must facilitate unit management by improving the information available for decision-making.
Methods:
This study considers two stages, first, we analyzed th...
Background:
Continuous improvement, quality of care, and patient satisfaction demand the implementation of coordinated actions from all the healthcare personnel. They also require collaboration, management skills and attention to different dimensions to improve problems due to the lack of resources such as specialists, medical technology and infras...
Background: The aim of this study is to a propose a standardized methodology to identify a list of cost objects that can be used by any ED to compute costs considering that the resulting data must facilitate unit management by improving the information available for decision-making. Methods: This study considers two stages, first, we analyzed the c...
Objective. Chile is an attractive case study because of the deep political changes that it underwent over a short period of time: from a universal health service (60s), through a neoliberal reform (70s) and onto a series of legislative reforms (80s–90s). This article aims to explore and assess the evolution of health outcomes, equity, and utilizati...
Background The aim of this study is to propose a list of cost objects that can be used by any ED to compute costs considering that the resulting data must facilitate unit management by improving the information available for decision-making. Methods This study considers two stages, first, We analyzed the case-mix of two hospitals collecting their d...
Background The aim of this study is to propose a list of cost objects that can be used by any ED to compute costs considering that the resulting data must facilitate unit management by improving the information available for decision-making. Methods This study considers two stages, first, We analyzed the case-mix of two hospitals collecting their d...
Nowadays the business world is characterized by vertiginous changes making work environments more complex and uncertain. This scenario requires professionals with practical experience. While students and new graduates often gain practical experience through internships or part-time jobs, universities can play an active role in developing the requir...
The main economic development agency in Chile, CORFO, implemented in 2001 a Seed Capital Program (SCP) to promote the development of high-growth firms. The SCP not only provides financial aid to entrepreneurs but also technical and administrative assistance through the support of incubators. Incubators may be universities incubators (UI) or private...
p>The main economic development agency in Chile, CORFO, implemented in 2001 a Seed Capital Program (SCP) to promote the development of high-growth firms. The SCP not only provides financial aid to entrepreneurs but also technical and administrative assistance through the support of incubators. Incubators may be universities incubators (UI) or priva...
Context
An emergency department (ED) in a hospital provides 24‐hour care for the injured/severely ill patients. EDs are essential in any health care system. However, they face many challenges to provide timely treatment such as shortage of specialists, inadequate infrastructure, and unavailability of hospital beds, among others. These challenges ar...
OBJECTIVE
To assess the distribution of financial burden in Chile, with a focus on the burden and progressivity of out-of-pocket payment.
METHODS
Based on the principle of ability to pay, we explore factors that contribute to inequities in the health system finance and issues about the burden of out-of-pocket payment, as well as the progressivity...
Background
Predictors of high out-of-pocket household healthcare expenditure are essential for creating effective health system finance policy. In Bangladesh, 63.3% of health expenditure is out-of-pocket and born by households. It is imperative to know what determines household health expenditure. This study aims to investigate the predicting facto...
Background
There is a wide range of intellectual work written about health research, which has been shaped by the evolution of diseases. This study aims to identify the leading journals over the last 25 years (1990–2014) according to a wide range of bibliometric indicators. Methods
The study develops a bibliometric overview of all the journals that...
We present an ontological meta-analysis of the national healthcare policies in Chile. Using a logically constructed ontology based on the common body of knowledge as a lens, we map the 39 key policies. The ontological map provides a synoptic, systematic, and systemic view of the policies, and highlight their emphases and biases.
Background
In Chile, the use of costing systems in the public sector is limited. The Ministry of Health requires hospitals to manage themselves with the aim of decentralizing health care services and increasing their quality. However, self-management with a lack of accounting information is almost impossible. On the other hand, nutrition department...
One of the most extensive Chilean health care reforms occurred in July 2005, when the Regime of Explicit Health Guarantees (AUGE) became effective. This reform guarantees coverage for a specific set of health conditions. Thus, the purpose of this study is to provide timely evidence for policy makers to understand the current distribution and equity...
La pequeña y mediana empresa en Chile presentan diversas falencias, entre las cuales la falta de financiamiento es una de las principales, esto debido entre muchos factores, a la falta de información con la que cuentan las instituciones sobre estas empresas más pequeñas lo que los lleva a ofrecer tasas demasiado altas para el financiamiento.Es por...
