Performance evaluation of hospitals that provide care in the public health system, Brazil
Avaliação de desempenho de hospitais que prestam atendimento pelo sistema público de saúde, Brasil
Rev. saúde pública (Online); 49 (), 2015
Publication year: 2015
OBJECTIVE To analyze if size, administrative level, legal status, type of unit and educational activity influence the hospital network performance in providing services to the Brazilian Unified Health System.METHODS This cross-sectional study evaluated data from the Hospital Information System and the Cadastro Nacional de Estabelecimentos de Saúde (National Registry of Health Facilities), 2012, in Sao Paulo, Southeastern Brazil. We calculated performance indicators, such as: the ratio of hospital employees per bed; mean amount paid for admission; bed occupancy rate; average length of stay; bed turnover index and hospital mortality rate. Data were expressed as mean and standard deviation. The groups were compared using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Bonferroni correction.RESULTS The hospital occupancy rate in small hospitals was lower than in medium, big and special-sized hospitals. Higher hospital occupancy rate and bed turnover index were observed in hospitals that include education in their activities. The hospital mortality rate was lower in specialized hospitals compared to general ones, despite their higher proportion of highly complex admissions. We found no differences between hospitals in the direct and indirect administration for most of the indicators analyzed.CONCLUSIONS The study indicated the importance of the scale effect on efficiency, and larger hospitals had a higher performance. Hospitals that include education in their activities had a higher operating performance, albeit with associated importance of using human resources and highly complex structures. Specialized hospitals had a significantly lower rate of mortality than general hospitals, indicating the positive effect of the volume of procedures and technology used on clinical outcomes. The analysis related to the administrative level and legal status did not show any significant performance differences between the categories of public hospitals.
OBJETIVO Analisar se porte, esfera administrativa, natureza jurídica, tipo de unidade e atividade de ensino influenciam o desempenho de rede hospitalar prestadora de serviços ao Sistema Único de Saúde.MÉTODOS Neste estudo transversal foram avaliados dados disponíveis no Sistema de Informações Hospitalares e no Cadastro Nacional de Estabelecimentos de Saúde de 2012, no estado de São Paulo, Brasil.