Spain

In Spain EHFCN has one member:

  • The Ministry of Health of Spain (MSND)
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Ministry of Health Spain (MSND)

Ministerio de Sanidad España

The Ministry of Health (MSND) is responsible for proposing and executing the Government’s policy on health, planning and health care, as well as exercising the powers of the General State Administration to ensure citizens’ right to health protection.

The Ministry of Health is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for proposing and executing the Government policy on health, planning and providing healthcare as well as the exercise of the powers of the General State Administration to assure citizens the right to health protection.

Healthcare in Spain is provided by the National Health System, a decentralized organization composed by the regional health systems and the National Institute of Health Management, the health agency of the central government that provides health care to the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

PriorityAction AreasCategoryExample
1PreventionCompliance to regulationsBoth soft and hard
2Detection
Compliance to regulationsData access, legal aspects, tools, ..
3ActionCompliance to regulationsAll types of action once fraud is detected
4Medical CheckAvoid waste/overconsumptionOverutilization of services – no medical evidence
5Financial CheckAvoid waste/overconsumptionOverly expensive services