TY - JOUR
T1 - Prioritization Of Strategies To Approach The Judicialization Of Health In Latin America And The Caribbean
AU - Pinzón-Flórez, Carlos Eduardo
AU - Chapman, Evelina
AU - Cubillos, Leonardo
AU - Reveiz, Ludovic
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To describe strategies that contribute to the comprehensive approach to the judicialization of health in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. METHODS: A search was structured to identify articles presenting strategies to approach the judicialization of health. A survey was designed, which included actors of the health system and judiciary sector. We prioritized the strategies qualified by more than the 50.0% of the participants as “very relevant”. Strategies were categorized according to: governance, provision of services, human resources, information systems, financing, and medical products. RESULTS: We included 64 studies, which identified 50 strategies, related to the sub-functions and components of health systems. Of the 165 people who answered the survey, 80.0% were aged 35-64 years. The distribution of men and women was homogeneous. Half of the respondents were from Colombia (20.0%), Uruguay (16.9%), and Argentina (12.7%). We prioritized strategies that addressed aspects of generation of useful scientific evidence for decision making according to the health needs of the population, empowerment for the society, and creating spaces for discussion of measures of inclusion or exclusion of health technologies. The executive and judiciary decision makers prioritized questions that dealt with strategies that would ensure accountability.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To describe strategies that contribute to the comprehensive approach to the judicialization of health in countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. METHODS: A search was structured to identify articles presenting strategies to approach the judicialization of health. A survey was designed, which included actors of the health system and judiciary sector. We prioritized the strategies qualified by more than the 50.0% of the participants as “very relevant”. Strategies were categorized according to: governance, provision of services, human resources, information systems, financing, and medical products. RESULTS: We included 64 studies, which identified 50 strategies, related to the sub-functions and components of health systems. Of the 165 people who answered the survey, 80.0% were aged 35-64 years. The distribution of men and women was homogeneous. Half of the respondents were from Colombia (20.0%), Uruguay (16.9%), and Argentina (12.7%). We prioritized strategies that addressed aspects of generation of useful scientific evidence for decision making according to the health needs of the population, empowerment for the society, and creating spaces for discussion of measures of inclusion or exclusion of health technologies. The executive and judiciary decision makers prioritized questions that dealt with strategies that would ensure accountability.
KW - Health priorities
KW - Health systems
KW - Judicial decisions
KW - Jurisprudence
KW - Legislation & jurisprudence
KW - Patient rights
KW - Right to health
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U2 - 10.1590/S1518-8787.2016050005728
DO - 10.1590/S1518-8787.2016050005728
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 27598786
AN - SCOPUS:85013718990
SN - 0034-8910
VL - 50
JO - Revista de Saude Publica
JF - Revista de Saude Publica
M1 - 56
ER -