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Rev Esp Salud Publica ; 922018 Aug 27.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30141465

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: The financial crisis that begun in 2008 significantly decreased the budget of the public health system on Spain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the financial crisis on the activity, quality and efficiency of a high-technology university hospital. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of four sets of hospital management indicators between 2007 and 2016 (A: activity; B: quality and complexity of inpatientcare; C: staff, global production and budget expenses; D: patients satisfaction survey). The data were obtained from the center's information systems and treated as longitudinal series of descriptive type. The impact of the crisis was assessed by analyzing the percentage deviations of the different indicators in relation to the values of the year 2009, the year before initial budget adjustments. RESULTS: The overall activity of the hospital, adjusted for complexity, decreased 9% during the first two years of the crisis and recovered later. Inpatient complexity increased 14%. Quality set indicators did not deteriorate. Expenses decreased 16% between the years 2009 and 2014, and efficiency and global productivity improved by 13%. Patient satisfaction survey results did not change. CONCLUSIONS: The financial crisis and the subsequent decrease of budget provoked an initial reduction of hospital activity, associated with a complexity increase. It was progressively made up for with increased efficiency and global productivity. The financial crisis did not have negative effects on quality of care or patient satisfaction.


OBJETIVO: La crisis económica iniciada el año 2008 provocó una caída importante del gasto sanitario público en España. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el impacto de la crisis en la actividad, calidad y eficiencia de un hospital terciario universitario de alta complejidad. METODOS: Se analizó retrospectivamente la evolución entre los años 2007 y 2016 de cuatro grupos de indicadores de gestión (A: actividad asistencial; B: calidad y complejidad de las altas; C: plantilla, producción global y gasto; D: satisfacción de los pacientes hospitalizados). Los datos se obtuvieron de los sistemas de información del centro y se trataron como series longitudinales de tipo descriptivo. El impacto de la crisis se valoró analizando las desviaciones porcentuales de los diferentes indicadores en relación a los valores del año 2009, el año previo al inicio de los ajustes presupuestarios. RESULTADOS: La actividad global ajustada por complejidad disminuyó un 9% los dos primeros años de la crisis, y se recuperó en los años posteriores. La complejidad de los pacientes hospitalizados se incrementó en un 14%. Los indicadores de calidad no se deterioraron. El gasto ejecutado anual disminuyó un 16% entre el 2009 y el 2014, y la eficiencia y la productividad global aumentaron un 13%. Los indicadores de satisfacción no se modificaron. CONCLUSIONES: La crisis económica y la consecuente reducción del presupuesto y del gasto provocaron una disminución inicial de la actividad del centro, asociada a un incremento de la complejidad, que fue compensada progresivamente gracias a una mejora en la eficiencia y en la productividad global. La crisis no impactó negativamente ni en la calidad ni en la satisfacción de los pacientes atendidos en régimen de hospitalización.


Subject(s)
Economic Recession , Efficiency, Organizational/economics , Hospitals, University/economics , National Health Programs/economics , Quality of Health Care/economics , Budgets , Efficiency, Organizational/statistics & numerical data , Hospitals, University/organization & administration , Hospitals, University/statistics & numerical data , Humans , National Health Programs/statistics & numerical data , Quality of Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Retrospective Studies , Spain
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Rev. esp. salud pública ; 92: 0-0, 2018. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-177597

ABSTRACT

Fundamentos: La crisis económica iniciada el año 2008 provocó una caída importante del gasto sanitario público en España. El objetivo del estudio fue evaluar el impacto de la crisis en la actividad, calidad y eficiencia de un hospital terciario universitario de alta complejidad. Métodos: Se analizó retrospectivamente la evolución entre los años 2007 y 2016 de cuatro grupos de indicadores de gestión (A: actividad asistencial; B: calidad y complejidad de las altas; C: plantilla, producción global y gasto; D: satisfacción de los pacientes hospitalizados). Los datos se obtuvieron de los sistemas de información del centro y se trataron como series longitudinales de tipo descriptivo. El impacto de la crisis se valoró analizando las desviaciones porcentuales de los diferentes indicadores en relación a los valores del año 2009, el año previo al inicio de los ajustes presupuestarios. Resultados: La actividad global ajustada por complejidad disminuyó un 9% los dos primeros años de la crisis, y se recuperó en los años posteriores. La complejidad de los pacientes hospitalizados se incrementó en un 14%. Los indicadores de calidad no se deterioraron. El gasto ejecutado anual disminuyó un 16% entre el 2009 y el 2014, y la eficiencia y la productividad global aumentaron un 13%. Los indicadores de satisfacción no se modificaron. Conclusiones: La crisis económica y la consecuente reducción del presupuesto y del gasto provocaron una disminución inicial de la actividad del centro, asociada a un incremento de la complejidad, que fue compensada progresivamente gracias a una mejora en la eficiencia y en la productividad global. La crisis no impactó negativamente ni en la calidad ni en la satisfacción de los pacientes atendidos en régimen de hospitalización


Background: The financial crisis that begun in 2008 significantly decreased the budget of the public health system on Spain. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the financial crisis on the activity, quality and efficiency of a high-technology university hospital. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the outcomes of four sets of hospital management indicators between 2007 and 2016 (A: activity; B: quality and complexity of inpatientcare; C: staff, global production and budget expenses; D: patients satisfaction survey). The data were obtained from the center's information systems and treated as longitudinal series of descriptive type. The impact of the crisis was assessed by analyzing the percentage deviations of the different indicators in relation to the values of the year 2009, the year before initial budget adjustments. Results: The overall activity of the hospital, adjusted for complexity, decreased 9% during the first two years of the crisis and recovered later. Inpatient complexity increased 14%. Quality set indicators did not deteriorate. Expenses decreased 16% between the years 2009 and 2014, and efficiency and global productivity improved by 13%. Patient satisfaction survey results did not change. Conclusions: The financial crisis and the subsequent decrease of budget provoked an initial reduction of hospital activity, associated with a complexity increase. It was progressively made up for with increased efficiency and global productivity. The financial crisis did not have negative effects on quality of care or patient satisfaction


Subject(s)
Humans , Tertiary Healthcare/organization & administration , Healthcare Financing , Efficiency, Organizational/trends , Quality Indicators, Health Care/trends , Financial Resources in Health/supply & distribution , Economic Recession/statistics & numerical data , Budgets/organization & administration , Quality of Health Care/statistics & numerical data , Patient Satisfaction/statistics & numerical data , Retrospective Studies
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Metabolism ; 54(2): 235-9, 2005 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15690319

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Tumor necrosis factor alpha has a key role in insulin resistance. We study the effects of metformin on glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, beta cell function, and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor (sTNFR) levels. METHODS: We performed a double-blind, randomized metformin-placebo study. Twenty-three subjects with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose were studied. Oral glucose tolerance, homeostasis model assessment, and continuous infusion of glucose with model assessment tests were used to evaluate glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, and beta cell function, respectively. Soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor levels were measured before and after therapy. Repeated measures analysis of variance was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: After 12-week treatment, fasting glucose (110.1 +/- 9.9 to 98.9 +/- 15.7 mg/dl, P < .001), fasting insulin (11.6 +/- 5.4 to 8.8 +/- 3.5 mU/L, P = .05), fasting C-peptide (2.5 +/- 0.7 to 1.8 +/- 0.5 ng/mL, P < .05), and achieved C-peptide (5.2 +/- 1.2 to 4.2 +/- 1 ng/mL, P < .05) levels decreased in the metformin group. In addition, there was an improvement in insulin sensitivity (37.4% +/- 15.2% to 50.4% +/- 23.2%, P < .05) with unchanged sTNFR1 (2.0 +/- 0.8 to 2.3 +/- 1.2 microg/L, P = NS) and sTNFR2 (4.8 +/- 1.7 to 4.4 +/- 1.2 microg/L, P = NS) levels. CONCLUSIONS: Metformin is able to reverse insulin resistance and hyperglycemia in high-risk subjects for type 2 diabetes mellitus independently of the effects on tumor necrosis factor alpha system activity.


Subject(s)
Hypoglycemic Agents/pharmacology , Insulin/pharmacology , Metformin/pharmacology , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/metabolism , Adult , Aged , Blood Glucose/metabolism , Body Mass Index , Double-Blind Method , Female , Glucose Intolerance/metabolism , Glucose Tolerance Test , Humans , Insulin Resistance/physiology , Islets of Langerhans/drug effects , Islets of Langerhans/metabolism , Male , Middle Aged , Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor/blood
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Pituitary ; 5(1): 33-6, 2002 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12638724

ABSTRACT

A 29-year-old man presented with diplopia and decreased strength in the left arm. A magnetic resonance image (MRI) showed an extensive hypothalamic and pituitary gland mass, and hormonal studies showed partial hypopituitarism and mild hyperprolactinemia without diabetes insipidus. Biopsies of the hypothalamic lesion and of a mediastinal lymph node demonstrated noncaseating granulomas, and a Kveim-Siltzbach test was positive. He was successfully treated with a regimen of high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy for eight weeks along with a low dose of oral corticosteroids which was maintained indefinitely. An MRI obtained immediately after pulse therapy revealed a substantial reduction in the hypothalamic-pituitary mass, which was maintained in an MRI performed 3 years later. However, hormonal deficits persisted and indefinite hormonal substitutive therapy was required.


Subject(s)
Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage , Hypopituitarism/drug therapy , Hypothalamic Diseases/drug therapy , Methylprednisolone/administration & dosage , Sarcoidosis/drug therapy , Adult , Humans , Hypopituitarism/pathology , Hypothalamic Diseases/pathology , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Male , Pulse Therapy, Drug , Remission Induction , Sarcoidosis/pathology
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