Second Public Procurement Review of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS)
Reshaping Strategies for Better Healthcare
This review highlights achievements of the Mexican Institute of Social Security (Instituto
Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) in a number of areas – human resources, technological
capacities and relations with suppliers – which were previously identified by the
OECD as pivotal for the successful reform of IMSS procurement operations. This report
highlights the progress made and offers recommendations to support IMSS in achieving
procurement excellence and fulfilling its mandate to provide the best possible, most
cost-effective healthcare services to citizens.
Published on January 10, 2018Also available in: Spanish
IMSS should continue to develop a skilled and motivated procurement workforce able
to carry out complex procurement operations efficiently.
IMSS could use data better to inform decisions, starting with the consistent and structured
collection of procurement information from all its entities.
IMSS could improve the quality of its healthcare services through better supplier
management, for example shifting from ensuring compliance to promoting performance.
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