Healthcare regulatory concepts in Brazil.
The healthcare regulatory concepts used in Brazilian scientific publications on healthcare management were reviewed. A typo-logical classification for regulatory concepts was developed from the most current ideas in five disciplines: life sciences, law, economics, sociology and political science. Four ideas stood out: control, balance, adaptation and direction, with greatest emphasis on the technical nature of regulation. The political nature of regulation was secondary. It was considered that dis-cussion of healthcare regulatory concepts was connected with comprehension of the role that the state plays in this sector. De-finition of the forms of state intervention is the key convergence point between the different ways of conceptualizing healthcare regulation.
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil. rroliveira.robson@usp.br
Robson Rocha de
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Oliveira
Paulo Eduardo Mangeon
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Elias
D001938:Brazil; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006285:Health Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans