Desempenho das redes de atenção a saúde: um estudo sobre os indicadores de saúde observados no DATASUS, no período de 2012 a 2017

Abstract

The present article focused to investigate the impact of financial investments in health on performance indicators of health care networks in the 853 couties of the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The theoretical comments present the interorganizational networks, the cooperation processes and the indicators listed by DATASUS. The period of analysis consisted of the interval between the years of 2012 and 2017. The methodological approach is quantitative, of a conclusive character with the use of multivariate statistical technical of interdependence, denominated Factor Analysis. The results pointed out three factors that explain 53.76% of the total variance ('Basic Attentio', 'Urgency and Emergencies' and 'Child and Psychological Health Care') and signal to dimensions that demand greater attention when investing resources in Public Health. The conclusions indicates that some questions and more specific aspects need clarification that may be offered by other researches. It is suggested that research using sociometric analysis to understand the formation of Health Care Networks.