Quality in Public Health System

Authors

  • Antonio Manuel Padovani Cantón Especialista de Segundo Grado en Medicina Interna. Profesor Titular. Jefe de la Unidad de Calidad. Hospital General Docente "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado". Pinar del Río.
  • Lucila Brito Llano Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina Interna. Miembro de la Unidad de Calidad. Hospital General Docente "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado". Pinar del Río.
  • Milene Crespo Sellier Licenciado en Enfermería. Unidad de Calidad. Hospital General Docente "Abel Santamaría Cuadrado". Pinar del Río.
  • Sandra Padovani Clemente Especialista en Estomatología General Integral. Asistente. Facultad Estomatología. La Habana.

Keywords:

Quality management, Public health, Patient safety.

Abstract

This literature review was carried out to encourage health personnel to the implementation of “Management of Quality” systems, getting familiar with some of the most important elements of the quality in health services. A review about the elements of quality and the importance to implement the “Management of Quality” systems was carried out in health units, highlighting the difficulties found in international studies regarding medical security and organization of medical services. The need of formulating the indicators to evaluate the processes in health services was considered.

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Published

2012-09-03

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Padovani Cantón AM, Brito Llano L, Crespo Sellier M, Padovani Clemente S. Quality in Public Health System. Rev Ciencias Médicas [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 3 [cited 2025 Aug. 30];16(4):64-73. Available from: https://revcmpinar.sld.cu/index.php/publicaciones/article/view/957

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Vol. 16 No. 4 (2012)

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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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