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0016/2026 - EQUITY AS A GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: A MODEL FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE SUS DIGITAL PROGRAM
EQUIDADE COMO DIRETRIZ DA TRANSFORMAÇÃO DIGITAL: MODELO PARA A ALOCAÇÃO DE RECURSOS DO PROGRAMA SUS DIGITAL

Author:

• Paulo Eduardo Guedes Sellera - Sellera, PEG - <paulo.sellera@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9821-0545

Co-author(s):

• Ana Estela Haddad - Haddad, AE - <estela@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0693-9014
• Inês Eugênia Ribeiro da Costa - Costa, IER - <ines.costa@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2637-6225
• Fabiana Vaz de Melo - Melo, FV - <fabiana.vaz@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0706-2023
• Márcia Benévolo Jovanovic - Jovanovic, MB - <marcia.jovanovic@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5359-5296
• Joselito da Silveira Junior - Silveira Junior, JS - <joselito.junior@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2239-2639
• Raphael Curioso Lima Silva - Silva, RCL - <rcuriosolima@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5283-7668
• Adla Marques de Almeida Lacerda - Lacerda, AMA - <adla.Marques@saude.gov.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1191-6609


Abstract:

This article presents the foundations, methodology, and territorial analyses that underpinned the creation of the Index of Criteria for the Distribution of Financial Resources for the SUS Digital Program (ICSD), developed by the Secretariat of Information and Digital Health of the Ministry of Health, to promote a more equitable distribution of resources of the program. The methodology involved the use of variables such as rural-urban typology (2017), the Social Vulnerability Index (IVS) (2015), the Brazilian Connectivity Index (IBC) (2022), the medical specialists density per inhabitant (2023), the percentage of own revenues allocated to health (2022), SUS hospital beds (2023), specialized health care establishments (2023), outpatient production (2023), as well as the attraction indices for health services, of varying complexities, used in the classification of the Region of Influence of Cities (2018). The results revealed regional inequalities and point to the need for strategies to strengthen digital health in territories with greater vulnerability. The article also discusses the application of the ICSD in the health macro-regions and the simulations that guided resource transfers within the SUS Digital Program, aiming to reduce inequities and promote territorial justice.

Keywords:

Digital Health; Health Equity; Unified Health System; Social Vulnerability; Financing.

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Sellera, PEG, Haddad, AE, Costa, IER, Melo, FV, Jovanovic, MB, Silveira Junior, JS, Silva, RCL, Lacerda, AMA. EQUITY AS A GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: A MODEL FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN THE SUS DIGITAL PROGRAM. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2026/Jan). [Citado em 14/08/2026]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/equity-as-a-guiding-principle-of-digital-transformation-a-model-for-resource-allocation-in-the-sus-digital-program/19914



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