title: [The impact of health management indicators on a public health service's strategies].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Analysing the impact of health management indicators on a public health service's strategies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Studying a Chilean public healthcare service's strategies (2006-2010) by analysing key management indicators using longitudinal data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of the study demonstrated that health management indicators guided the strategies being used by a public Chilean healthcare network's managers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The strategies adopted by the managers should be guided by early analysis of healthcare management indicators for providing quality healthcare attention for the users of a public healthcare network.
authors.affiliation: Universidad del Bío Bío, Concepción, Chile. phuerta@ubiobio.cl
authors.forename: Patricia C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Huerta-Riveros
authors.forename: Iván R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Paúl-Espinoza
authors.forename: Carolina E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Leyton-Pavez
mesh_terms: D002677:Chile; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005376:Financial Management; D018166:Health Care Reform; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010559:Personnel Management; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*