Implementing Hospital Self-Management Policy in Chile: Health Professionals’ Perceptions

Hospitals have been considered a main component for health systemssuccess. Objective: To describe perceptions from hospital staff regarding the implementationof the hospital self-management policy in two highly complex facilities in Chile. Justification:A successful policy implementation demands aligned health professionals regarding policychanges. Methods: Descriptive and exploratory qualitative study based on semi-structuredinterviews for health professionals from two hospitals in southern Chile. A convenience sampleof nineteen health professionals was selected for interviewing. The interviews’ analysis wasthought as the content analysis technique in its conventional approach. Results: For healthprofessionals, a hospital’s self-management policy is conceptualized from financial autonomy.Human resources for health and organizational capabilities still remain as weaknesses of theimplementation process. Conclusions: Overcoming gaps between design and implementationprocesses are crucial for success in hospital reform implementation.

• Autores: Méndez, Claudio A.; Universidad Austral de Chile; Miranda, Christian; Universidad de Chile; Torres, M. Cristina; Universidad Austral de Chile; Márquez, Myriam; Universidad Austral de Chile
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2014
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
• Repositorio: Repositorio Universidad Javeriana
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.javeriana.edu.co:10554/25189
• Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/gerepolsal/article/view/11961; http://hdl.handle.net/10554/25189
• Palabra clave: null; health Policy; health systems; health Services; health services research; healthcare reform; qualitative research; null
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional