Brazilian Medical Equipment Management Policies and Facility Data, 2005-2013

Aline Silva Amorim's study analyzes medical equipment management policies for Brazil's Unified Health System. The data combines document analysis of Ministry of Health publications with facility-level data from the National Registry of Health Facilities. The analysis covers an eight-year period from 2005 to 2013, revealing disparities in equipment supply between public and private networks.

Use Cases

• Analyzing disparities in medical equipment supply between public and private healthcare networks based on the described findings.
• Evaluating the implementation of national health technology management policies over time based on the 2005-2013 study period.
• Studying the management of specific medical equipment categories, such as Hemorrede equipment, as mentioned in the policy area.
• Assessing the need for monitoring technologies to ensure public access to medical equipment, as highlighted in the description.

Strengths

• Analysis spans an eight-year period from 2005 to 2013, providing longitudinal insight.
• Combines two data sources: official Ministry of Health publications and the National Registry of Health Facilities.
• Focuses on a specific policy area, the management of Hemorrede equipment, indicating targeted analysis.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Aline Silva Amorim; data from Brazilian Ministry of Health publications and the National Registry of Health Facilities.

Collection Method

Document analysis and data analysis conducted as part of an academic study.

Time Range

2005 to 2013

Geography

Brazil (Unified Health System)