Improving plan to optimize the outpatient office waiting list in an urology clínical unit

La lista de espera, es un problema que existe en la mayoría de los sistemas nacionales de salud que aseguran a los ciudadanos la cobertura universal y la financiación pública. Además, constituye una de las principales causas de insatisfacción de los pacientes con el sistema nacional de salud. Una de las mayores preocupaciones de las autoridades sanitarias, ha sido buscar alternativas para solucionar esta problemática. Por ello, es necesario gestionar las listas de espera a través de una política integral, implicando a la administración, los centros sanitarios, los profesionales y la sociedad en general. En particular desde el ámbito del centro asistencial y los profesionales, la mejora de las listas de espera pasa ineludiblemente por la gestión clínica, la cual permite potenciar actividades asistenciales que mejoren resultados en niveles de salud, eficiencia, uso de tecnologías y utilización de recursos humanos. El objetivo principal de este trabajo fue identificar posibles problemas en el sistema de citación, derivación y tiempo de espera, y establecer propuestas de mejora que permitan optimizar la lista de espera de consultas externas en una unidad de gestión clínica de urología.The waiting list is a problem that exists in most national health systems which ensure universal coverage of citizens and public funding. It also constitutes one of the leading causes of patient dissatisfaction with the national health system. A major concern of health authorities has been to seek alternatives to solve this problem. Therefore, it is necessary to manage the waiting lists through a comprehensive and complete policy involving the administration, health centers, professionals and society. Particularly since the scope of health center and professionals, improving waiting lists inevitably passes for clinical management, which allows to increase care activities that improve health levels outcomes, efficiency, use of technology and human resource utilization. The main objective of this study was to identify potential problems in the appointment system, referral and waiting time, and to establish proposals to improve the waiting list in outpatient in a management urology clinic

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Nephrocalcinosis in a patient with complete distal renal tubular acidosis.

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