title: [Algorithm for establishing hospital admittance data based on the hospital information system in the Brazilian Unified Health System]
abstract: The authorization form for hospital admittance (AIH), an observation unit under the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System (SIH/SUS), may represent a short-term hospital admittance or a longer hospital stay. This study presents an algorithm for composing admittance data based on the AIH forms, allowing for a proper assessment of hospital mortality, costs under the Unified Health System (SUS), and longer hospital stays, typical of chronic, terminal, and psychiatric patients.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Administração e Planejamento em Saúde, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21041-210, Brasil.
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Portela
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Schramm
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Pepe
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Noronha
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cianeli