Uma bússola para gestão e controle de unidades de saúde / A 'Compass' for Management and Oversight of Public Health Facilities / Una brújula para la gestión y contról de unidades públicas de salud

Há espaço para melhorias na forma como a gestão pública presta contas e prioriza intervenções. A transferência de informações de unidades hospitalares para o Executivo e instituições de controle é defasada temporalmente e realizada em formatos que não permitem o melhor uso da tecnologia. O projeto Bússola, desenhado pelo Laboratório de Inovação do MPRJ, propôs definir estratégias de abertura e monitoramento contínuo de dados. Com base em método desenvolvido pelo Laboratório, foram desenhados protótipos em dois hospitais municipais de Volta Redonda. Entre os resultados, destacam-se: (1) diagnóstico de bases, sistemas e fluxos de informação; (2) priorização de problemas; (3) obtenção de acesso direto a dados; (4) concepção de inteligência para orientar tomadores de decisão; e (5) três revisões sistemáticas de políticas públicas baseadas em evidência.

There is room for improvement in the way the public sector delivers accountability and prioritizes interventions. The information transmission between public health facilities, the executive authorities and the control institutions is lagged and relies in formats that do not allow for the best use of available technology. The Bússola ('Compass') project, designed by MPRJ's Innovation Lab, suggested setting strategies to open and continously monitor data from these facilities. Based on the method developed by the Lab, prototipes were established in two municipal hospitals in Volta Redonda. Among the results, we highlight: (1) diagnosis of databases, data flows and information systems; (2) management challenges priorization; (3) acquisition of direct access to data; (4) design of tools to guide decision making; and (5) three systematic reviews of evidence-based public policies.

Hay margen de mejora en la forma en que la gestión pública riende cuentas y prioriza intervenciones. La transferencia de información de las unidades hospitalarias a las instituciones ejecutivas y de control es temporalmente desfasada y se realiza en formatos que no permiten el mejor aprovechamiento de la tecnología. El proyecto Bússola, diseñado por el Laboratorio de Innovación de MPRJ, propuso definir estrategias de apertura y monitoreo continuo de datos. A partir de método desarrollado por el Laboratorio, se diseñaron prototipos en dos hospitales municipales de Volta Redonda. Entre los resultados, destacamos: (1) diagnóstico de bases, sistemas y flujos de información; (2) priorizaciónd de problemas; (3) obtención de acceso directo a datos; (4) concepción de la inteligencia para guiar a toma de decisiones; y (5) tres revisiones sistemáticas de políticas públicas basadas en evidencia.

Videocapillaroscopic Findings in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With or Without Jaccoud Arthropathy.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can present changes in blood vessels, which can be evaluated by periungual nailfold videocapillaroscopy (VCP). This technique is important for the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis and to identify individuals with Raynaud phenomenon at higher risk of developing systemic sclerosis. This study aims to describe the videocapillaroscopic profile of a series of SLE patients and to investigate if the VCP pattern is different among those with Jaccoud arthropathy (JA) compared with those without. METHODS: Between September 2014 and March 2015, the patients in this study underwent VCP, clinical evaluation, and laboratory tests. The capillaroscopic patterns were defined as minor, major, and scleroderma (SD). The presence of capillaroscopic findings, such as elongated capillaries, tortuosity, ectasia, prominent venous plexus, neoangiogenesis, hemorrhage, and megacapillaries, were also observed. Associations were calculated using the χ2, Fisher exact, or Student t test. RESULTS: In a population of 113 females with SLE (67 without JA and 46 with JA), at least 1 alteration was observed in VCP in 89.40% of them, among which "nonspecific changes" were the most prevalent. Minor changes were seen in 39 (58.2%) and 26 (56.5%), major changes in 21 (31.3%) and 11 (23.9%), and SD pattern in 2 (3.0%) and 3 (6.5%), in the patients without and with JA, respectively (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The majority of patients with SLE demonstrated changes in the VCP examination, but this tool did not allow discrimination between those with or without JA.

Sonographic Findings of Hands and Wrists in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients With Jaccoud Arthropathy.

INTRODUCTION: Jaccoud arthropathy (JA) is a deforming nonerosive arthropathy, characterized by the presence of "reversible" joint deformity. The study aims at describing the main musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) findings of a series of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with JA. METHODS: Consecutive patients diagnosed as having JA and SLE were included in the study. All patients underwent a whole clinical evaluation and US of the hands and wrists. The US scan evaluated the presence of synovial hypertrophy, tenosynovitis, and bone erosions. RESULTS: Thirty-nine of 40 patients were female. The US examination was performed on 560 joints of the hands and wrists. At least 1 change was observed in the US examination of 20 patients (50.0%), but there was not a statistically significant association with disease activity (P = 0.33). Nineteen patients (47.5%) had synovial hypertrophy, 9 (22.5%) had tenosynovitis, and 7 (17.5%) had both. Isolated small bone erosions were identified in 2 patients (5.0%). CONCLUSIONS: Ultrasound examination is a reliable and noninvasive imaging method for the evaluation of joint involvement in SLE. Half of the patients with JA have ultrasonographic signs of joint inflammation, and these abnormalities may be found even in the absence of disease activity.