Alicia Núñez

Assistant professor

Academic Training

Ph.D in Public Health with concentration in Health Management and Policy, Oregon State University, EEUU.
Master in Finance, Universidad de Chile.
Information Systems and Management Control, Universidad de Chile.
Accountant Auditor, Universidad de Chile.

Biography

Alicia Núñez is Associate Professor in the Department of Management Control and Information Systems (DCS) at the University of Chile.

Her lines of research are equity in the health system, from a financial and access point of view; health systems and comparison between countries; management in health institutions and costing systems. Among her associated disciplines of study are health economic analysis in different social sectors and management control.

Since October 2017, she has been the director of the master’s degree in Management Control Weekend offered by the Faculty of Economics and Business.

Research Areas

Equity in Health Systems, Health Systems and Universal Health, Management of Health Institutions and Cost Systems.

Contact

anunez@fen.uchile.cl

Publicaciones en Revistas con Comité Editorial

2024 / Healthcare for all — A critical review of Taiwan’s national health insurancesystem through a social institution lens / Journal of the Formosan Medical Association / - No. 3
2023 / Priorities and root cause analysis of quality and safety problems in chilean hospitals / Revista médica de Chile (Impresa) / - No. 2
2022 / Editorial: AI and Healthcare Financial Management (HFM) towards sustainable development / Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence
2022 / From sharing voices to making decisions: The case for centring community ownership in evaluation of health programme planning and management / INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT / - No. S1
2022 / State of Mental Health Research of Adolescents and Youth in Chile: An Ontological Analysis / International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health / - No. 16
2022 / Career costs in higher education institutions: critical information for decision making / Dyna / - No. 4
2022 / Identifying local barriers to access to healthcare services in Chile using a communitarian approach / Health Expect / - No. 1
2021 / A system aimed at monitoring healthcare access in Chile / Revista médica de Chile (Impresa) / - No. 1
2021 / Costs per Career as Financial Indicators in Higher Education Institutions / DYNA MANAGEMENT
2021 / Access to Healthcare during COVID-19 / International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health / - No. 6
2021 / Investigating public values in health care priority – Chileans´ preference for national health care / BMC Public Health / - No. 1
2021 / An ontological analysis of the barriers to and facilitators of access to healthcare / Journal of Public Health / - No. 6
2020 / Indicadores de gestión para evaluar el desempeño de hospitales públicos: Un caso de estudio en Chile y Ecuador / Revista médica de Chile (Impresa) / - No. 5
2020 / Cost objects: How is your ED performing? / BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH / - No. 1
2020 / Health outcomes, utilization, and equity in Chile: an evolution from 1990 to 2015 and the effects of the last health reform / Public Health
2020 / Simulation-based training as a teaching and learning tool for management education / INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION AND TEACHING INTERNATIONAL / - No. 6
2019 / Influence of a seed capital program for supporting high growth firms in Chile / Contaduria y Administracion / - No. 1
2018 / Emergency departments key performance indicators: A unified framework and its practice / INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT / - No. 4
2018 / Critical evaluation of international health programs: Reframing global health and evaluation / INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT / - No. 2
2017 / Predictors of high out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure: an analysis using Bangladesh household income and expenditure survey, 2010 / BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH / - No. 94
2017 / Equity in Out-Of-Pocket Payment in Chile / REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA / - No. 44
2016 / Influential journals in health research: a bibliometric study / Globalization and Health / - No. 46
2014 / A cost management model for hospital food and nutrition in a public hospital / BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH / - No. 52
2013 / Equity in health care utilization in Chile / International Journal for Equity in Health / - No. 58
2006 / Diseño de Sistemas de Control de Gestión: Una propuesta de alineación / Revista Contabilidad y Sistemas, Universidad de Chile / - No. 4

Capítulos de libros

2015 / National Healthcare Policies in Chile: An Ontological Meta-Analysis

Academic/Professional meeting Proceedings

2010 / A Cost Control Model in a Cardiovascular Center
2006 / Diseño de Sistemas de Control de Gestión: Una propuesta de alineación / Revista Contabilidad y Sistemas, Universidad de Chile / - No. 4

Professional practice standards or Public Policy

2023 / Pathways to Universal Digital Access to Inclusive Healthcare in the G20

Research Monographs

2016 / Influence of the triple helix model on high growth firms
2015 / Quantitative relationship among Crowding, Efficiency and Patient Vulnerability in an Emergency Department: Empirical Evidence from a private hospital / - No. 01
2015 / National Healthcare Policies in Chile: An Ontological Meta-Analysis / - No. 02
2015 / An overview of the most cited studies in health research / - No. 04

Columna de Opinión

2025 / Salud en manos de la comunidad: un camino hacia la equidad
2025 / Respuesta de Chile ante el covid-19
2024 / Desafíos y oportunidades paraIngeniería en Información yControl de Gestión
2023 / Participación comunitaria en programas de salud
2023 / Hacia un acceso digital universal
2022 / La participación comunitaria en la planificación y gestión de programas de salud
2022 / Hacia un sistema de salud universal
2020 / Lecciones del coronavirus
2020 / Estrategia de prevención del coronavirus
2020 / Estrategias de prevención
2019 / Barreras de acceso en salud
2012 / La gestión en salud

Academic/Professional meeting Presentations

Competitive Research Awards Received

2016 / A Model To Measure Health Care Access / - No. 11160150

Others

2014 / Tools to manage the decision-making process in operating rooms