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Radiografía de la oferta de servicios de salud en Colombia

In: La salud en Colombia: una perspectiva regional

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  • Karelys Guzmán-Finol

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El objetivo de esta investigación es determinar la situación actual de la oferta de servicios de salud en el país, identificando diferencias entre regiones, regímenes y naturaleza jurídica de los prestadores. A partir del análisis de distintas fuentes de información se encontró que de 1.124 municipios en Colombia, el 45% solo cuentan con IPS públicas de baja y mediana complejidad y ofrecen en promedio 18 de los 234 servicios de salud disponibles. De hecho, el 76% de las entidades territoriales ofrece entre 11 y 40 servicios. Elementos adicionales como los costos de viaje, la frecuencia con la que se requieren los servicios y la capacidad de los prestadores de atender las urgencias, necesitan considerarse cuando se evalúa la relación entre la distribución de los servicios a lo largo del territorio nacional y la calidad de la atención. ****** The objective of this research is to determine the current status of the supply of health services in the country, identifying differences between regions, regimes and legal status of providers. From the analysis of different sources of information I found that of 1,124 municipalities in Colombia, 45% only have public IPS of low and medium complexity and provide an average of 18 of the 234 available health services. In fact, 76% of local authorities offered between 11 and 40 services. Additional elements such as travel costs, the frequency of services and the ability of providers to meet emergencies, need to be considered when the relationship between the distribution of services across the country and the quality of care is evaluated.

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  • Karelys Guzmán-Finol, 2017. "Radiografía de la oferta de servicios de salud en Colombia," Chapters, in: Jaime Bonet & Karelys Guzmán-Finol & Lucas Wilfried Hahn-De-Castro (ed.), La salud en Colombia: una perspectiva regional, chapter 5, pages 123-172, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
  • Handle: RePEc:bdr:bdrcap:2017a-12-123-172
    DOI: 10.32468/Ebook.664-357-3
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    Keywords

    Calidad; Capacidad instalada; EPS; IPS; Servicios; Quality; Facilities; Insurers; Providers; Services;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • I11 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Analysis of Health Care Markets
    • I19 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Other
    • I30 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General

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