[Factors that interfere in the surgical programming in a second-level hospital in Mexico].

Background: Surgical programming is a priority for hospital management due to its impact on health.

Objective: To analyze the aspects that affect the surgical programming in a secondary care hospital in Mexico.

Material And Methods: Hospital operating room programming records for 2021 were consulted.

[Comparative analysis of the accreditation of medical facilities in Canada, Chile, the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Denmark, and MexicoAnálise comparativa da acreditação de estabelecimentos de saúde no Canadá, Chile, Comunidade Autônoma da Andaluzia, Dinamarca e México].

Objective: To compare and contrast the characteristics of the accreditation process for health care facilities in Canada, Chile, the Autonomous Community of Andalusia (Spain), Denmark, and Mexico, in order to identify shared characteristics, differences, and lessons learned that may be useful for other countries and regions.

Methods: An observational, analytical, retrospective study using open-access secondary sources on the accreditation and certification of health care facilities in 2019-2021 in these countries and regions. The general characteristics of the accreditation processes are described and comments are made on key aspects of the design of these programs.

[Certification of medical care facilities in Mexico: analysis of the incentives for its continuity.].

Objective: To analyze the possible effect of certification models and healthcare organizations' (HOs) participation incentives in the General Health Council certification process in the 1999-2017 period.

Materials And Methods: Official printed and online documents about HOs' certification were collected. Information from instances related to the process was requested through transparency mechanisms.

[Malignant tumors as cause of disability at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social].

Background: Cancer represents an important issue in health, with the economic impact that it takes. The aim of this paper is to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of a population with social security who was diagnosed with some type of cancer and required a disability pension.

Methods: Observational study, retrolective cohort type, carried out at the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS) with IMSS beneficiaries ruled with a state of disability due to malignancy during the period 2006 to 2012.

[Results of certification audit in Mexican hospitals, a review from 2009 to 2012].

Objective: To analyze the participation of Mexican hospitals in the certification process (equivalent to accreditation in other countries).

Material And Methods: Crosssectional study that analyzes results of 136 establishments audited between 2009 and 2012. Standards with an excellent rating (9.

[Users' perception about of quality ambulatory healthcare services in Mexico].

Objective: To identify users' perception about ambulatory healthcare services quality and associated factors in Mexico.

Materials And Methods: Analysis of the 2006 and 2012 National Surveys of Health and Nutrition that included users' perception of healthcare services and improvement in health status. A multivariate regression analysis allowed identifying the associated factors with the perception of improved health status.

[Factors associated with the demand for delivery care in Mexico].

Objective: Analyze the factors associated with the utilization of delivery care institutions in Mexico in order to document the functional integration of health institutions.

Materials And Methods: Based on the 2006 National Health and Nutrition Survey, information from women whose last birth was between 2000 and 2005 was used. Chi square was used to test differences between institutions used and health insurance type.

Ambulatory health service users' experience of waiting time and expenditure and factors associated with the perception of low quality of care in Mexico.

Background: A principal reason for low use of public health care services is the perception of inferior quality of care. Studying health service user (HSU) experiences with their care and their perception of health service quality is critical to understanding health service utilization. The aim of this study was to define reference points for some aspects of health care quality and to analyze which HSU experiences resulted in perceptions of overall low quality of care.