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Desempeño de la asistencia sanitaria del sector privado: implicaciones para la cobertura sanitaria universal
Rosemary Morgan1, Tim Ensor2, Hugh Waters3
1Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Lancet (London, England)
|July 1, 2016
Resumen
El sector privado de la salud
Área de la Ciencia:
- Investigación en servicios de salud
- Política de salud
- Salud global
Sus antecedentes:
- El sector privado es un importante proveedor de servicios de salud en los países de ingresos bajos y medios.
- Su contribución a la cobertura sanitaria universal es variable y requiere un examen cuidadoso.
- El rendimiento generalmente se evalúa en calidad, equidad y eficiencia.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Analizar los factores multifacéticos que influyen en el desempeño del sector privado de la salud.
- Comprender la interacción entre los sectores público y privado de la salud.
- Informar estrategias para mejorar la contribución del sector privado a la cobertura universal de salud.
Principales métodos:
- Revisión de la literatura existente sobre el desempeño del sector privado de la salud.
- Análisis de las características de los pacientes, las estructuras del sector público y privado y los marcos regulatorios.
- Examen de los atributos de los proveedores privados (tamaño, objetivos, competencia).
Principales resultados:
- El desempeño del sector privado está determinado por la demografía de los pacientes, las estructuras sectoriales y la regulación.
- Las características del proveedor interactúan con los factores contextuales para determinar los resultados.
- El rendimiento del sector privado está intrínsecamente ligado a la estructura y al rendimiento del sector público.
Conclusiones:
- La mejora del rendimiento del sector privado requiere intervenciones dirigidas al sector en general.
- La regulación efectiva de todo el sector de la salud es crucial para el beneficio de la población.
- Se necesitan estrategias sinérgicas que involucren tanto al sector público como al privado para lograr una cobertura sanitaria universal.
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