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Review
. 2015 Jun;27(3):197-203.

[Health care system sustainability and the contribution of emergency departments]

[Article in Spanish]
Rosa María Urbanos-Garrido  1 , Beatriz G López-Valcárcel  2
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  • PMID: 29077315
Free article
Review

[Health care system sustainability and the contribution of emergency departments]

[Article in Spanish]
Rosa María Urbanos-Garrido et al. Emergencias. 2015 Jun.
Free article

Abstract
in English, Spanish

The purpose of this paper is to describe the main proposals for ensuring national health service sustainability, in the light of a review of the most relevant diagnostic reports and guidelines published since the onset of the economic crisis. The following proposals are among the most frequently mentioned in the literature: selective financing of technology, reorganization to provide more care for chronic conditions and better coordination between levels of care and the network of social and health care services, and the reinforcement of primary care. Also commonly suggested is the reform of health care governance. Likewise, the authors briefly examine the measures adopted to date to promote the system's sustainability and discuss how the emergency department can further this aim.

El objetivo del artículo consiste en describir las principales propuestas orientadas a garantizar la sostenibilidad del Sistema Nacional de Salud (SNS), a partir de la revisión de los informes de diagnóstico y recomendaciones más relevantes que han sido publicados desde el comienzo de la crisis. Entre las propuestas más recurrentes aparecen la financiación selectiva de las tecnologías, la reorganización hacia una mayor atención a la cronicidad y una mejor coordinación entre niveles asistenciales y con la red sociosanitaria, y el impulso de la atención primaria. También abundan las relativas a la reforma del gobierno de la sanidad. Asimismo, el artículo examina brevemente las medidas adoptadas hasta el momento con el fin de reforzar la sostenibilidad del sistema, y de qué modo los servicios de urgencia pueden contribuir a este objetivo.

Keywords: Crisis económica; Economic crisis; Emergency health services; Governance and regulation; Regulación gubernamental; Servicios de urgencias; Sostenibilidad; Sustainability.

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