Sistemas de informação em saúde e a fonoaudiologia: um estudo analítico no município de Belo Horizonte

Abstract

Objective: To describe and analyze the procedures speech and the distribution of speech pathologists who registered at Datasus that provided assistance in the city of Belo Horizonte from January 2008 the December 2010. Method: collection of data relating to the professional speech language pathologists and speech procedures performed in SUS in the city of Belo Horizonte through the System of Health Information brazilian, DATASUS in reference period of the months of January 2008 the December 2010. Results: the analysis of data showed that of the 66 procedures performed by speech pathologists 57 (86.36 %) were registered in Belo Horizonte. 28 (49.13 %) are classified as procedures of medium complexity and the greater part of the procedures speech is concentrated in the area of audiology: 84.22 %. It was observed that the private sphere concentrates the largest quantity of speech-language pathologists. There was no statistically significant difference in the development of speech-language pathologists in the SUS. Conclusion: During the study period was perceived to increase the production of speech therapy procedures, mainly the procedures related to audiology. However, in spite of the increase in the amount of procedures performed by speech-language pathologists in the Unified Health System, there was significant increase of professionals on the network.