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[Quality in public health].

Joan Guix Oliver1

  • 1Unidad de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Tarragona, Spain. jguix@aspb.es

Gaceta Sanitaria
|July 30, 2005
PubMed
Summary

This study discusses quality management models for public health organizations, proposing the National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) as a reference. Adapting NPHPSP could enhance quality management for Spanish public health services.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Healthcare Management
  • Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Public health organizations function as service organizations, necessitating quality management frameworks.
  • Existing quality management models like ISO 9001-2000 and EFQM have limitations for public health applications.
  • The Institute of Medicine's definition of public health functions provides a basis for quality assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the suitability of establishing a reference model for quality in public health.
  • To contrast the advantages and disadvantages of ISO 9001-2000 and EFQM for public health services.
  • To propose a specific model for quality management and improvement in public health organizations.

Main Methods:

  • Review of ISO 9001-2000 and EFQM quality management models.
  • Analysis based on the Institute of Medicine's public health functions.
  • Examination of the World Health Organization's Delphi study and the Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health (APEX PH) model.
  • Detailed description of the Centers for Disease Control's National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP).

Main Results:

  • ISO 9001-2000 and EFQM present both benefits and drawbacks for public health service quality management.
  • The NPHPSP model is identified as a suitable reference for quality management and improvement.
  • Adaptation of the NPHPSP is feasible within the Spanish National Health System framework.

Conclusions:

  • The National Public Health Performance Standards Program (NPHPSP) is recommended as a reference model for public health quality.
  • Spanish public health services can benefit from adapting the NPHPSP, particularly with the recent "Law of Cohesion and Quality of the National Health System".
  • Implementing a standardized quality management tool is crucial for enhancing the performance of public health organizations.

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