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Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
Print version ISSN 1679-4974On-line version ISSN 2337-9622
Abstract
GRIMM, Sylvia Christina de Andrade and TANAKA, Oswaldo Yoshimi. Municipal Monitoring Panel: Bases for building a health service management tool. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2016, vol.25, n.3, pp.585-594. ISSN 1679-4974. http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742016000300014.
OBJECTIVE:
To describe and critically analyze the steps taken and the technical references used to build the São Paulo City Health Department Monitoring Panel, highlighting its potentials and limits for the decision-making process.
METHODS:
This was a qualitative study based on analysis of official documents and semi-structured interviews with key informants. The data was submitted to thematic analysis aimed at understanding the technical choices and paths taken to build the Panel.
RESULTS:
The Panel provides numerical and graphical reports applying four statistical analysis models, thus facilitating access to information and data analysis by different management levels.
CONCLUSIONS:
The Panel provides analysis options for different management levels, thus strengthening decentralized decisions. It is a streamlined and appropriate monitoring strategy as well as being able to be used in different management contexts and territory sizes.
Keywords : Monitoring; Health Management; Management Indicators.
