External evaluation of the Brazilian Primary Health Care Program. Are improvements being observed?

[Oral health in the Brazilian Family Health Program: a health care model evaluation].

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the addition of oral health teams to the Family Health Program in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, by analyzing factors that can affect the process of changing oral health care models. The evaluation involved three dimensions: access, work organization, and planning strategies. 19 counties (municipalities) were randomly selected. The data colle...

Evaluation of the National Health Care Reform Program from the Perspective of Experts

Background: Health is a national priority and it is always a duty of the government to establish a good and fair health system. The National heath care system reform program and evaluation of health system reform plan funding these programs were enforced by the Honorable Minister of Health and Medical Education on May 5th, 2014. Given the importance of this issue, the present study was conduc...

[Pharmacist care in the Brazilian primary health care system].

This paper presents a review and analysis of Pharmacist Care as an integrated part of the Primary Health Care System, in which quality use of medicines is directly related to quality health service and to elements for its evaluation. In our country the Basic Health Units represent the main entrance to the public health care system. The pharmaceutical services however are still linked to the car...

Community health workers as chronic care coordinators: evaluation of an Australian Indigenous primary health care program.

OBJECTIVES To explore how a client-centred Chronic Care model was implemented by Indigenous Health Workers (IHWs) at participating sites in a trial of IHW-led case management. To understand the experiences of engaging with the model from the perspective of the IHWs, health team members and clients. METHODS The review was conducted within a cluster randomised trial of the model in six remote I...

External evaluation of health care in Italy.