Systematization of initiatives in sexual and reproductive health about good practices criteria in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in primary health care in Chile.

Introduction The COVID- 19 pandemic discontinued sexual and reproductive health care in Chile and the world. The national focus on hospital care led primary care teams to respond in natural and diverse ways. Understanding the factors involved in this process may improve future responses from the judgment of good practices.

Maternal and perinatal outcomes of peruvian pregnant women in Chile: exploring the healthy immigrant effect.

Objectives: To compare maternal and perinatal outcomes between Chilean and Peruvian pregnant women in Santiago, Chile, between January and July 2017.

Materials And Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study of 1,578 Chilean and 318 Peruvian women who attended a clinical hospital in Santiago. We conducted a comparative analysis of maternal and perinatal variables by nationality.

[Characterization and analysis of the basic elements of health payment mechanisms and their most frequent types].

Introduction: Healthcare systems are developed in imperfect scenarios, in which there are constant failures (uncertainty, information asymmetry, agency relationship problem, and supply-induced demand). These failures, based on the imperfection of the sector, determine the relationships and incentives between the actors. It is within this context that payment mechanisms regulate aspects of the system behavior and incentives, acting as instruments for the purchasing of health care from providers, mediated by health insurance on behalf of users.