A efetividade do direito a saúde do idoso: estudo de caso de Hospital Geriátrico em legística material

Abstract

This study aims to describe and analyze the impact of health legislation at a hospital for chronic care for the elderly, with regard to the material effects of the rules, by means of a retrospective legislative evaluation under the auspices of Legistics. Population aging challenges society to prepare to deal with a diverse and growing contingent of elderly. All public policies need to be resized to this new reality, considering the social representations of old age as hermeneutic key to understanding the state action. At this scenario, it analyzes the application of health rules under a geriatric hospital in Belo Horizonte. Recognizing further that there is need of robust tools to ensure the effectiveness of the standard, the research presents the cycle of Public Policy and the relevance of the innovative proposition: the Portal Public Policy of the Legislative Assembly of Minas Gerais. In addition, the issue of social protection for the elderly is brought to the surface and more specifically the Health. The items that comprise the evaluation of health services, including hospital management tools and control health risk are also explored. It emphasizes the importance of health surveillance and hospital accreditation to achieve greater health security for citizens. It is shown that the application of standards and quality management constitute a robust technology of hospital management that improves the health safety of care services, care of the health of the population and respects the use of public resources. This discussion serves as a basis for an accountability proposal of federal entities about that effectiveness of the right to health of the elderly. The aim is to contribute to a reflection on the invisibility of the elderly as a citizen right from the statement of a case in which the Legistics Material tools have proven very effective in the positive transformation of reality.