Foreword and acknowledgements -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Overview of the Mexican health system system: The role of the State's Employees' Social Security and Social Services Institute -- Strengthening the structure and co-ordination of ISSSTE's procurement function -- Ensuring high quality regulations for ISSSTE's procurement processes -- Fostering effective risk-based internal control in ISSSTE's procurement activities -- Managing for results: Implementing an organisational procurement strategy and evidence-based performance management in ISSSTE -- Achieving better procurement results through sound sourcing methods -- Addressing deficiencies in ISSSTE's procurement processes -- Enhancing procurement capability in ISSSTE -- E-procurement: Implementing a strong IT environment to support ISSSTE's procurement activities -- Towards open government: Promoting transparency in public procurement in ISSSTE -- Ensuring integrity throughout ISSSTE's procurement cycle
Summary
How can citizens' health and well-being be improved when public resources are limited? What practices allow hospitals and health clinics to get state of art medical equipment and medicine at the right price? The OECD Procurement Review of the Mexican State's Employees' Social Security and Social Services Institute (ISSSTE) looks at the public entity responsible for providing medical and social services to Mexican civil servants. It provides a comprehensive assessment of its procurement function and how to improve it in order to enhance the overall efficiency and transparency of the organisation and the quality of the services it provides. The review builds on the OECD Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement, good practices of other health organisations as well as comparative data on public procurement in OECD countries