Avaliação do sistema de autorregulação formativa territorial no contexto das redes de atenção à saúde do Espírito Santo, Brasil, 2022

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate according of its attributes the autorregulação formativa territorial system used in Espírito Santo in the year 2022, that allows monitoring of referrals and exam requests with a proposal to optimize communication between professionals working in primary health care and the other points of health attention. A health assessment study was carried out, adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines described in the Updated guidelines for evaluating public health surveillance systems: recommendations from the guidelines working group, which focus on analysis of the relevant quantitative and qualitative attributes to health surveillance systems. After evaluation, the system presented itself as opportune, simple, flexible, and useful, requiring improvements on quality data and acceptability. Therefore, the evaluated attributes of the system confirm its importance as a tool to qualify the health network and demonstrate weaknesses that can be solved through public policies, such as strategies for allocating financial resources, analysis of demand for the most requested specialties, complementary exams and medical procedures, in addition to professional performance monitoring.