mpact Assessment of the Program for Strenghthening and Improving the Quality of Hospitals SUS – State of Minas Gerais/Brazil (Pro-Hosp)

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  • Kenya Valeria Micaela de Souza Noronha
  • Fátima Beatriz Carneiro Teixeira Pereira Fortes
  • Mirela Castro Santos Camargos
  • Danielle Ramos de Miranda Pereira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21874/rsp.v65i1.422

Abstract

This study evaluated the impact of the Program for Strengthening and Improving the Quality of Hospitals SUS-MG (Pro-Hosp). Therefore, the method employed was difference-in-difference, which allows us to evaluate the impact of public policy when the indicator assessed is observed in more than one period in time. We selected four indicators of hospital performance: the average proportion of cesarean section, the average occupancy rate, the average mortality rate and average lengh of stay. It was found that the Pro-Hosp impacted the average proportion of cesarean sections in the expected direction, i.e. to reduce them.

Keywords: health policy, the Unified Health System, development indicator, developmental evaluation, local government

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Published

2014-04-04

How to Cite

Noronha, K. V. M. de S., Fortes, F. B. C. T. P., Camargos, M. C. S., & Pereira, D. R. de M. (2014). mpact Assessment of the Program for Strenghthening and Improving the Quality of Hospitals SUS – State of Minas Gerais/Brazil (Pro-Hosp). Revista Do Serviço Público, 65(1), 65 - 85. https://doi.org/10.21874/rsp.v65i1.422

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