OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to identify the treatment demands coming from primary health care units and, based on that, the demand for referrals to medical specialties in reference services. This study is justified by the ...

Currently, health information systems in the Family Health Units help professionals to produce a high volume of information daily. Given this, it is imperative that this amount of information produced be managed in an ...

Basic health care should be the preferred contact of users, main gateway and communication center of the Health Care Network, and one way to evaluate its consolidation and resolution is through the window of hospitalizations ...

The Peruvian story of 15 years of sustained economic growth is a commonly touted success story in a region known for economic uncertainty. Social statistics show that fewer people live below the poverty line, more have ...

The use of the Reiki in the health system may cause welfare in the lives of users, workers and managers in health. The Reiki can be used as practice integrative and complementary health. The use of Reiki is being circulated ...

The gestational period is a singular moment in a woman's life, and conceives significant changes, involving biological, psychological, social and cultural aspects. The prenatal care understands the set of actions developed ...

Healthcare in Brazil has been through changes and adaptations to meet the health needs of the population, as a result of the increased demand, especially for urgent and emergency care. Given the fact that early care for ...