This paper is aimed at identifying factors associated with the use of clinical guidelines, according to managers’ perceptions, among health insurance organizations and hospitals that provide health care covered by them in Brazil. It relies on two...
This work aims to contribute to the discussion on a possible applied of health economic assessment at local level government healthcare system, and consequently use of the study results to decision making. For this, the Belo Horizonte municipality’...
Abstract This paper contributes with the adaptation of a performance evaluation tool to the public institutions based on private companies. The objective is to demonstrate how the impact of a educational activity might be measured in the economic va...
The present text constitutes a reflection on the author’s experience as head of a Secretariat of Health of a big city, during two and a half years. It presents a systematization of the strategic projects, the political and technical activities and ...
During physician`s consultation, the lack of adequate information on medication to the patient is a major problem to reach the correct pharmacotherapy. This study aims at assessing the patient knowledge about prescribed drugs. To do that interviews ...
The mental health is a well-being state where the individual has conscience of its capacities, it is capable of will deal with stress normal of the life, to work productively and to contribute for its community. The present work has as objective to a...
Abstract This article brings a reflection, from a bioethical point of view, about the dilemma of the allocation of public resources to the health care of people with disabilities in Brazil. The concept of disability and the legal framework are prese...
The aim of this work was to determine the natural fluoride concentrations in public water supplies in Piauí, Brazil, in order to identify cities at risk for high prevalence of dental fluorosis. For each city, two samples of drinking water were colle...
