[Usefulness of the budget and the balanced scorecard in managing Primary Care Centres. Impact on staff motivation].

CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that budgeting restrictions have led to a significant reduction in autonomy of Spanish Primary Care centers. Management decision making is much centralised, also focused on cost saving over quality of healthcare. As a result, two needs emerge for the future: increasing centers' autonomy and improving staff commitment through training and professional development programs.
PMID: 28511791 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Atencion Primaria - May 13, 2017 Category: Primary Care Authors: Ramón-Jerónimo JM, Flórez-López R, Domínguez-Lario N Tags: Aten Primaria Source Type: research