Referrals and Counter-referrals in the Bolivian Health System

Monitoring of Hospital Referrals

This NHIS database records monthly referral and counter-referral processes between health facilities, broken down by type of institution, specialty, level of care, and region.

Main Features

• Types of Movement: Referrals (transfers to higher complexity) and counter-referrals (returns to primary level).
• Participating Institutions: Data by sending and receiving entities.
• Territorial Segmentation: Information by department, municipality, and management type.

Use this database to analyze system referral efficiency and integration across care levels.