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A review of fundamental topics in health systems
Christian Díaz de León-Castañeda1
1Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (INFOTEC), Laboratorio de Apropiación de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación. Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, México
Abstract:
Health systems are dynamic complex structures, whose main aim is to satisfy health needs of populations. According to the World Health Organization, health systems put together four key functions: 1) stewardship-governance, 2) financing, 3) resources generation, and 4) provision of health services to meet three key objectives: to maintain or improve population health conditions, to offer better response time, and to provide financial protection to the population that demands health services. The objective of this article was to carry out a conceptual review of two basic functions: stewardship-governance on one hand, and financing on the other. Two essential attributes in the provision of health services were also reviewed: quality and equity. Finally, a conceptual model for quality analysis in the provision of health services is proposed.
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