04.03.09. (How) does the policy document support integrated care? | Brazil

04.03.09. (How) does the policy document support integrated care? | Brazil

07 Apr 2022

Yes. The “Technical Guidelines for Implementing a Healthcare Pathway for Integral Health for Older People” is a document that supports integrated care in the Brazilian Unified Health System – SUS. This document explains that the government provides a “healthcare notebook” for older people, in which each older person should have her health information recorded. Based on this information, the person then becomes subject to a multidimensional assessment which considers physical, psychological, and emotional aspects of a person’s life in order to offer quality healthcare to each individual person. Based on these two tools, a “Person-Centered Therapeutic Plan” (Programa Terapeutico Singular – PTS) is tailored according to the needs and personal situation of each patient aiming at delivering integrated care, education, and better quality of life (Brazilian Ministry of Health, 2018e).

References:

Brazilian Ministry of Health. (2018e). Orientações Técnicas para a Implementação de Linha de Cuidado para Atenção integral à Saúde da Pessoa Idosa no Sistema Único de Saúde—SUS. Ministério da Saúde do Brasil.