ABSTRACT
Las transferencias de competencias a las Comunidades Autónomas nos presenta una excelente oportunidad para realizar una reflexión que permita establecer una base sólida sobre la que construir la organización de los distintos servicios. El presente artículo analiza el "control sanitario" sobre los propios servicios sanitarios, las distintas estrategias en función de la finalidad de sus objetivos, y sus elementos comunes y diferenciales. Igualmente, se analizan las interrelaciones entre instituciones y agentes implicados. La discusión más allá de las actividades concretas favorecerá la mejora de éstas, incidiendo en la atención sanitaria al ciudadano objetivo común de todos (AU)
This article analyses the health controls in their own health services, the different strategies depending on the purpose of their objectives, and their common and differential elements (AU)
Subject(s)
Health Services , Health Surveillance/trends , Epidemiological Monitoring/trends , Health Services Research , Quality of Health Care , Spain/epidemiologyABSTRACT
We evaluated the overall time spent by patients in the emergency department as well as the time employed in the different steps of emergency care and their relationship to patient's diagnosis. Data from 2421 patients, randomly selected, amongst those who attended hospital's emergency department units between november 22-28th 1990 were collected data in a specially designed form. The mean time required for examination was 13 minutes and this procedure was carried out, in average, 18 minutes after admission. The mean length of stay in emergency area was 127 minutes with a significant increase in those cases rated as "true" emergencies.
