EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT CAUSED BY THE PREVINE BRASIL PROGRAM ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF A FAMILY HEALTH UNIT IN A MUNICIPALITY IN THE SOUTH REGION OF THE COUNTRY

Abstract

Introduction: A new change in funding for Primary Health Care, the program called Previne Brasil, was established by Ordinance No. 2,979, in November 2019, brings a set of methods organized and distributed in municipalities with incentives for PHC teams for strategic actions, pay for performance, and weighted capitation. Objective: To understand the impacts of the program on the productivity of the team at a Family Health Unit, located in the city of Ponta Grossa/PR, based on seven Previne Brasil performance indicators. Methodology: This is a qualitative and descriptive research, carried out during the period from August 2023 to January 2024. The study is based on documents and bibliography on the topic, reports were generated by the Ministry of Health, produced by the E- GESTOR and SISAB to obtain team productivity data, and applied an electronic questionnaire to USF professionals with questions relevant to the research. Results: Based on the indicators for the 1st and 2nd quarter of the city, the present study showed that 100% of 6 consultations were carried out per pregnant woman and partially by the USF. There were fluctuations in the other health indicators, but it should be noted that indicators 6 and 7 reached well below the requested target. The electronic questionnaire showed that the team's notes mostly differed in terms of the population and whether or not they adhered to it so that the proposed goals could be achieved. Conclusion: The evaluation carried out in this work highlights the importance of serving the population not only in quantitative numbers, but as a quality of life for the subjects, the active participation of the population, the execution of actions, projects, campaigns, active search to raise awareness among people about their health conditions and its impact on their lives.