Use of the Google Docs Computational Tool as a Strategy to Reduce Waiting Time for Elective Surgeries in a Municipality of the State of São Paulo
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https://doi.org/10.5585/iptec.v6i1.86Keywords:
Communication in health, Health management, Health informatics, Public health, surgery.Abstract
In general, within the scope of the Unified Health System, the population's access to elective surgical procedures of medium complexity, is bureaucratic and time-consuming. In this context, this technical report has aimed to describe the experience of the Health Regulatory Complex of a municipality of the State of São Paulo using the Google Docs computational tool as a strategy to reduce the waiting time in the queues of elective surgeries. This is a quantitative descriptive study, carried out in a philanthropic hospital of the municipality under study. The data collection was done by exportation from the Brazilian System of Regulation - SISREG, using a convenience sample. The average waiting time between the first consultation with the medical surgeon and the carry out of elective surgeries before and after the implementation of the project of using Google Docs computational tool was measured. From the analysis of the results, it was possible to verify a reduction of the average waiting time for elective surgeries in 30.4% and productive gain in the process of access to elective surgeries in the study hospital. According to the positive results observed in this study, we suggest the extension of this project to other hospitals of the municipality.
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Copyright (c) 2018 Gabriela Xavier Ribeiro, Marcia Cristina Zago Novaretti, Mario Ivo Serinolli, Renan Marani Garcia
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