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Brazil Hospital Information System 2015

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Sistema de informações Hospitalares do SUS (SIHSUS)
Provider 
Ministry of Health (Brazil)
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Geography 
Brazil (BRA)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/2015 - 12/2015
Series or system 
Brazil Hospital Information System (SIH)
Data type
Administrative data:
  • Discharge
  • Financial
  • Inpatient
  • Subnationally representative
Summary 

The SIHSUS stores information on hospital admissions that occur in the public health system, which accounts for approximately 70-80% of hospitalizations in Brazil. It's main purpose is the financial reimbursement to the health units for the services rendered.

Keywords 
Causes of morbidity, Government health expenditures, Health care prices, Health care use, Health insurance, Hospitals, Length of stay, Patient counts, Surgical procedures
GHDx Entry last modified on: Sep 17, 2024