title: [Efficiency indicators to contribute to sustainability of health services in Spain].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Identifying a minimum set of efficiency indicators calculated from current information sources. Interventions adopted from the analysis of these indicators could contribute to health services sustainability.
  
  
  METHODS
  We applied the discussion group technique. A total of 23 quality coordinators from around the country and the representatives of the regional quality societies in SECA (Spanish Society for Quality in Healthcare) participated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten efficiency indicators useful for integrated management areas were identified and accepted, 5 in the area of primary care and 5 for hospital management.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The efficiency indicators agreed upon could contribute to the sustainability of the health system without this affecting the quality of care.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Cádiz, Cádiz, España. Electronic address: emilio.ignacio@uca.es.
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: García
authors.affiliation: Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Alicante, Departamento de Salud Alicante-San Juan, Conselleria Sanitat, Generalitat Valenciana, Alicante, España. Electronic address: jose.mira@umh.es.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Mira Solves
authors.affiliation: Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Alicante, Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), España. Electronic address: mguilabert@umh.es.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guilabert Mora
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Eficiencia de la organización; Indicadores de calidad; Organizational efficiency; Programas de sostenibilidad; Quality indicators; Sustainability programs