Brazil Hospital Information System 2015
General Info
Original or alternative title
Sistema de informações Hospitalares do SUS (SIHSUS)
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
January, 2015 - December, 2015
Data type
Administrative data:
Discharge - Financial - Inpatient - Subnationally representative
Summary
The SIHSUS stores information on hospital admissions that occur in the public health system, which accounts for approximately 70-80% of hospitalizations in Brazil. It's main purpose is the financial reimbursement to the health units for the services rendered.
Citation
Contributors
Publisher
Suggested citation
Ministry of Health (Brazil). Brazil Hospital Information System 2015. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Ministry of Health (Brazil).