Inspección, vigilancia y control a las entidades prestadoras de salud en Colombia en desarrollo del artículo 365 de la constitución política

Abstract

Health is a fundamental right contemplated in the Political Constitution of Colombia, and for this reason must be guaranteed by the Colombian State, which through different mechanisms exercises its inspection, supervision and control through public and private entities with established functions for that end. The purpose is to effectively allow access to this public service to citizens. In the exercise of its functions, the State imposes sanctions against those entities providing the health service that do not comply with quality standards and which affect the effective access of citizens to health. However, these controls are insufficient and the sanctions are not drastic, thus allowing the systematic violation of the rights of the users and that the service is precarious, ineffective and deficient without coverage, guarantee or quality