Presupuesto destinado a la atención de pacientes diabéticos en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. Una evaluación económica parcial. Cuenca 2022

Abstract

Antecedents: Diabetes mellitus represents one of the most critical public health problems worldwide, being the fourth chronic disease, with a high economic and social cost. Objective: To estimate the proportion of direct costs related to the attention to patients with diabetes at the ‘Vicente Corral Moscoso’ Hospital in 2022. Methodology: A non-experimental cross-sectional research with a quantitative approach was conducted using a descriptive and correlational scope. At ‘Vicente Corral Moscoso’ Hospital in Cuenca, a matrix prepared in Excel was applied on the direct costs in the care of diabetic patients. For the statistical analysis, frequency tables and percentages were used. Results: The area with the highest expenditure is payment salaries, in the human talent area, with a value of $6,097,740, representing more than 89.39% of the budget intended for the care of diabetic patients. On the other hand, in the second place is the area of types of care, with an estimated $290,963.02 with 4.27%. Conclusions: At the ‘Vicente Corral Moscoso’ Hospital, the highest cost was in the payment of salaries, followed by medical assistance in outpatient consultation, hospitalization, and emergency and, finally, the costs in pharmacy, laboratory tests, procedures, doctors, and supplies