Out-of-pocket payments in hospital bills: a challenge to management / Glosas en cuentas hospitalarias: un desafío a la gestión / Glosas em contas hospitalares: um desafio à gestão

ABSTRACT Objetive: To analyse out-of-pocket payments (OOP) by health insurance company in hospital bills. Method: Cross-sectional study with quantitative approach. The information was obtained in the database of a health insurance company in the north of Paraná State and categorised into administrative and technical OOP. We analysed reports regarding OOP made in eight hospitals of the accredited network company, from 2013 to 2015. Results: The analysed data totalled 36 thousand items paid out-of-pocket. The highest OOP rates occurred in hospital 1 (67.6%); emergency room service (50.1%); time of hospitalization, ≤ 1 day (70.8%) and medical-hospital materials (59.2%). The year with the highest rates of administrative (54.51%) and technical (48.05%) OOP was 2013. Conclusion: We concluded that OOP are indicators for the institutions to check the critical topics to be improved and that managers must work on originator aspects of OOP, to prevent greater loss.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Analizar glosas efectuadas por operadora de plan de salud en cuentas hospitalarias. Método: Investigación descriptiva transversal, con abordaje cuantitativo. Las informaciones fueron obtenidas en el banco de datos de una operadora de plan de salud del norte del estado del Paraná y categorizadas en glosas administrativas y técnicas. Se analizaron informes referentes a las glosas efectuadas en ocho hospitales de la red acreditada de la operadora, en el período de 2013 a 2015. Resultados: Los datos analizados totalizaron 36 mil elementos glosados. Los índices más altos de glosa ocurrieron en el hospital 1 (67,6%); servicio de emergencias (50,1%); tiempo de internación, ≤ 1 día (70,8%) y materiales médico-hospitalarios (59,2%). El año de 2013 presentó el índice más alto de glosas administrativas (54,51%) y técnicas (48,05%). Conclusión: Se concluyó que las glosas son indicadores para que las instituciones comprueben los puntos críticos a ser mejorados y que se necesita atención de los gestores para trabajar aspectos que causan las glosas, como forma de prevención de pérdidas más grandes.

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar glosas efetuadas por operadora de plano de saúde em contas hospitalares. Método: Pesquisa descritiva transversal, com abordagem quantitativa. As informações foram obtidas no banco de dados de uma operadora de plano de saúde do norte do Paraná e categorizadas em glosas administrativas e técnicas. Foram analisados relatórios referentes às glosas efetuadas em oito hospitais da rede credenciada da operadora, no período de 2013 a 2015. Resultados: Os dados analisados totalizaram 36 mil itens glosados. Os maiores índices de glosa ocorreram no hospital 1 (67,6%); serviço de pronto-socorro (50,1%); tempo de internação, ≤ 1 dia (70,8%) e materiais médico-hospitalares (59,2%). O ano de 2013 apresentou maior índice de glosas administrativas (54,51%) e técnicas (48,05%). Conclusão: Concluiu-se que as glosas são indicadores para as instituições verificarem os pontos críticos a serem melhorados e que é preciso atenção dos gestores para trabalhar aspectos causadores das glosas, como forma de prevenção de prejuízos maiores.

Nurses' Educational Needs Assessment for Financial Management Education Using the Nominal Group Technique

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the financial management educational needs of nurses in order to development an educational program to strengthen their financial management competencies. METHODS: Data were collected from two focus groups using the nominal group technique. The study consisted of three steps: a literature review, focus group discussion using the nominal group technique, and data synthesis. RESULTS: After analyzing the results, nine key components were selected: corporate management and accounting, introduction to financial management in hospitals, basic structure of accounting, basics of hospital accounting, basics of financial statements, understanding the accounts of financial statements, advanced analysis of financial statements, application of financial management, and capital financing of hospitals. CONCLUSIONS: The present findings can be used to develop a financial management education program to strengthen the financial management competencies of nurse.

Sistema de control de presupuesto: manual de operación / Budget system of control: operate handbook

Describe un sistema computarizado de apoyo para realizar el control presupuestario del Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social de El Salvador