Concordance of Mortality data for Compulsory Notification Diseases in the Mortality Information System - yes and Notification Aggregation Information System-SINAN, Brazil 2007 to 2015.

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  • Ana Freitas Ribeiro UNINOVE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/rgss.v6i2.345

Keywords:

Health Information Systems, Deaths, Notification of Diseases.

Abstract

The evaluation of the health conditions of a population from the information systems is an important tool for supporting the managers taking of decision. The Ministry of Health of Brazil has universal information systems with open access on the website of the Department of Informatics of SUS-DATASUS. The results showed for dengue and meningococcal disease, low uptake in the SIM, when compared to SINAN. Leptospirosis presented a similar number of deaths in both systems, tetanus and visceral leishmaniasis, for some years, by SIM presented higher uptake than SINAN. The study shows the need to strengthen and improve the quality of information available in health information systems, an important tool for health systems management.

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Author Biography

Ana Freitas Ribeiro, UNINOVE

Mestrado Profissional em Gestão em Sistemas de Saúde da UNINOVE (MPA-GSS)

Published

2017-10-17

How to Cite

Ribeiro, A. F. (2017). Concordance of Mortality data for Compulsory Notification Diseases in the Mortality Information System - yes and Notification Aggregation Information System-SINAN, Brazil 2007 to 2015. Revista De Gestão Em Sistemas De Saúde, 6(2), 173–183. https://doi.org/10.5585/rgss.v6i2.345

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