Efficiency and productivity of the Chilean public health system between 2010 and 2019

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dc.contributor.authorLenz-Alcayaga, Rony
dc.contributor.authorPáez-Pizarro, Luciano
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T20:31:01Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T20:31:01Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionIndexación: Scopus.
dc.description.abstractIntroduction In view of the strong increase in health expenditure, it is necessary to investigate whether proportional increases in healthcare production for the beneficiaries of the National Health Fund have corresponded to this increase. Methods In this observational, descriptive, and retrospective longitudinal research, we estimate the technical efficiency of the National Health Services System through the average cost of production and average labor productivity in the period from 2010 to 2019. Results During the studied decade, production has increased by approximately 6% annually; the number of workers increased (mostly physicians) by 61%; spending on salaries increased by 106% in real terms; spending on consumer goods and services has increased by 25% in real terms; the efficiency of spending has decreased by 21%, and productivity is the least dynamic element of the system with an average annual growth rate of 0.6%. After subtracting the diagnostic tests component, this scenario worsens. Conclusions The results show that higher health expenditure has not been matched by commensurate increases in output, translating into a fall in the efficiency of healthcare expenditure and meager increases or falls in productivity, depending on how the output is measured. This means that the public sector's growth strategy depends mainly on increases in the number of workers. This low productivity is a serious constraint to improving healthcare access for National Health Fund beneficiaries and contributes to increasing waiting lists. Special attention should be paid to average production costs and average labor productivity in a scenario of less dynamic growth in public health spending and health system reform. © 2023, Medwave Estudios Ltda. All rights reserved.
dc.description.urihttps://www.medwave.cl/investigacion/estudios/2682.html?_view=en
dc.identifier.citationMedwave. Volume 23, Issue 6. 2023. Article number e2682
dc.identifier.doi10.5867/medwave.2023.06.2682
dc.identifier.issn0717-6384
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unab.cl/handle/ria/57197
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMedwave Estudios Ltda
dc.rights.licenseCC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
dc.subjectHealth Economics
dc.subjectHealthcare Financing
dc.subjectProductivity
dc.subjectPublic Expenditure
dc.subjectPublic Policies
dc.titleEfficiency and productivity of the Chilean public health system between 2010 and 2019
dc.title.alternativeEvolución de la eficiencia y la productividad del sistema de salud público chileno entre 2010 y 2019
dc.typeArtículo
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