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[Managerial autonomy in primary care: position of health professionals in Mallorca].

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To assess the knowledge, perceptions, expectations and attitudes of Primary Care (PC) professionals in Mallorca on managerial autonomy. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study based on an ad hoc, anonymous questionnaire, distributed online, from June-July 2013. LOCATION:PC Mallorca. PARTICIPANTS:PC healthcare professionals (n=1,097). MEASUREMENTS:Knowledge of self-management skills, requirements, and future scenarios of the centers with management autonomy (CMA); impact of self-management, commitment and willingness to take risks, and to become a CMA. RESULTS:Response rate: 49.8% (546/1097), with 10.9% showing a high level of knowledge of self-management. The core competencies of a CMA were internal organizational capacity (87.5%) and selection of staff (81.1%). The CMA future was envisaged with motivated and involved professionals (72.6%), efficient results (66%), better quality of care (59.4%), and better training (52.8%). The benefits of self-management were considered important, for individual practitioners and for the improvement of PC in Mallorca (46.8%). The main requirements of the CMA were to have: trained managers (92.6%), budget allocation systems (87.5%), and appropriate management contracts (86.1%). They preferred that the CMA should depend on the Administration (62.7%), and had a personal interest in becoming a CMA (56.9%), but without taking on excessive commitments (waiving statutory regime, financial risk). CONCLUSIONS:These data provide hitherto unknown information of great importance, which could contribute to a more rational planning and participatory implementation of CMA in our midst.

SUBMITTER: Tamborero G

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6985615 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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[Managerial autonomy in primary care: position of health professionals in Mallorca].

Tamborero Gaspar G Esteva Magdalena M March Sebastià S Guillén Mireia M

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<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the knowledge, perceptions, expectations and attitudes of Primary Care (PC) professionals in Mallorca on managerial autonomy.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study based on an ad hoc, anonymous questionnaire, distributed online, from June-July 2013.<h4>Location</h4>PC Mallorca.<h4>Participants</h4>PC healthcare professionals (n=1,097).<h4>Measurements</h4>Knowledge of self-management skills, requirements, and future scenarios of the centers with management autonomy (CM ...[more]

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