title: The role of Primary Healthcare in the coordination of Health Care Networks in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Lisbon region, Portugal.
abstract: Considering the trajectory of Rio de Janeiro e Lisboa region regarding strengths of the their health local systems to achieve health for all and equity, the study aimed to compare the organization of the Primary Healthcare from both regions, searching to identify the advancement which in terms of the Delivery Health Networks' coordination. It is a case study with qualitative approach and assessment dimensions. It was used material available online such as scientific manuscripts and gray literature. The results showed the different grades regarding Delivery Health Networks. Lisboa region present more advancement, because of its historic issues, it has implemented Primary Healthcare expanded and nowadays it achieved enough maturity related to coordination of its health local system and Rio de Janeiro suffers still influence from historic past regarding Primary Healthcare selective. The both regions has done strong bids in terms of electronic health records and telemedicine. After of the study, it is clearer the historic, cultural and politics and legal issue that determined the differences of the Primary Healthcare coordinator of the Delivery Health Network in Rio de Janeiro and Lisboa region.
authors.affiliation: Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. R. da Junqueira 100. 1349-008 Lisboa Portugal. luis.lapao@ihmt.unl.pt.
authors.forename: Luís Velez
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Lapão
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto SP Brasil.
authors.forename: Ricardo Alexandre
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Arcêncio
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo. Ribeirão Preto SP Brasil.
authors.forename: Marcela Paschoal
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Popolin
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso. Sinop MT Brasil.
authors.forename: Ludmila Barbosa Bandeira
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics; D011174:Portugal; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*