Productivity indicators in public hospitals

Authors

  • Orlando Francisco Medina National University of Tucumán
  • Myriam Lilian Cecilia De Marco National University of Tucumán

Keywords:

Indicators; Management; Productivity; Hospital; Internment.

Abstract

The public hospital is the great receiver for excellence in what refers to trauma, but this excellence seems to fade to bad building conditions and inefficient processes, product perhaps of the imposing current message stating that public health must be just for the indigent, acting as an indigent hospital itself.This research deals with the analysis of efficiency of this non-profit entity based public health sector indicators as a useful management tool. It was determined that the result of the activity of the public hospital as a nonprofit entity usually not a tangible output, but the fulfillment of objectives in providing a range of services to the community. The contribution of these social welfare would be the ultimate point of reference to guide the allocation of resources designed to meet the needs of the population.The aim of this work is to develop management indicators from an internal and external perspective that will allow the achievement and monitoring of the strategy, and consequently improve the health service. This matrix of indicators allow to present the reality of the institution at a given time.This article presents specific indicators of hospital management related hospitalization area, as part of developed control box.

Author Biographies

Orlando Francisco Medina, National University of Tucumán

Master in Administration (FCE-UNT). National Public Accountant (FCE-UNT). Degree in Business Administration (FCE-UNT). Adjunct Professor (FCE-UNT). Researcher at the National University of Tucumán - Category IV. Member of accredited Research Projects. Co-author of articles and papers presented at conferences.

Myriam Lilian Cecilia De Marco, National University of Tucumán

Master in Administration (FCE-UNT). National Public Accountant (FCE-UNT). Associate Professor (FCE-UNT). Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration of the UNSTA. Researcher at the National University of Tucumán - Category I. Director of accredited Research Projects. Author of books and articles

References

De Marco, Myriam, Medina, Orlando Francisco (2012) Indicadores de Gestión en un Hospital Público en XXXIV Simposio Nacional de Profesores de Práctica Profesional, organizado por la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Jurídicas y Sociales de la Universidad Nacional de Salta en la ciudad de Salta los días 28 y 29 de Septiembre de 2012.Recuperado de www.econ.uba.ar/institutos/contable/ceconta/Foro_practica_profesional/Principal/PDF_Simposio_2012/Area1_De_Marco_Indicadores.pdf)

Departamento Estadística del Hospital Padilla, Resúmenes Estadísticos Años 2007-2011

Kaplan, Robert S. y Norton, David P. (2002) El Cuadro de Mando Integral, Ediciones Gestión

Ostengo, Héctor C. (2006) Control de Gestión. Guía para graduados profesionales, 1ª Edición, San Miguel de Tucumán – Argentina, Editorial Osmar Buyatti

Published

2017-06-06

How to Cite

Medina, O. F., & De Marco, M. L. C. (2017). Productivity indicators in public hospitals. Scientific Journal Visión De Futuro, 21(2). Retrieved from https://revistacientifica.fce.unam.edu.ar/index.php/visiondefuturo/article/view/98

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