Overuse of health care in the emergency services in Chile

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2021-03
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en
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MDPI AG
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The Public Health Service in Chile consists of different levels of complexity and coverage depending on the severity and degree of specialization of the pathology to be treated. From primary to tertiary care, tertiary care is highly complex and has low coverage. This work focuses on an analysis of the public health system with emphasis on the healthcare network and tertiary care, whose objectives are designed to respond to the needs of each patient. A review of the literature and a field study of the problem of studying the perception of internal and external users is presented. This study intends to be a contribution in the detection of opportunities for the relevant actors and the processes involved through the performance of Triage. The main causes and limitations of the excessive use of emergency services in Chile are analyzed and concrete proposals are generated aiming to benefit clinical care in emergency services. Finally, improvements related to management are proposed and the main aspects are determined to improve decision-making in hospitals, which could be a contribution to public health policies. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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Bogota, Health Reform, Medellin, Chilean health system, Emergency service, Triage
Citación
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 18, Issue 6, 2 March 2021, Article number 3082, Pages 1-18
DOI
10.3390/ijerph18063082
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