NavGeneral InfoEmail Print Original or alternative title SIA - Sistema de Informações Ambulatoriais do SUS (SIASUS) Provider Ministry of Health (Brazil)Microdata access: Download Geography Brazil (BRA) Coverage type Country Time period covered 01/1999 - 12/1999 Series or system Brazil Ambulatory Information System (SIA) Data type Administrative data: EmergencyFinancialOutpatient Summary The Ambulatory Information System (SIA) belonging to Brazil's Ministry of Health stores data on outpatient care in the Unified Health System (SUS), the public health system in Brazil. SIA was created in 1992, and implemented in July 1994. It serves as the mechanism for reimbursing private facilities (mainly hospitals) for all ambulatory services, including emergency care, which are covered by SUS. The basis for payment is a fee schedule for services and procedures. Keywords Diagnosis, Health care use, Hospitals, Medical tests, Outpatient facilities, Private health facilities, Public social assistance, Surgical procedures, Therapies Citation Contributors Ministry of Health (Brazil) Publisher Ministry of Health (Brazil) Suggested citation Ministry of Health (Brazil). Brazil Ambulatory Information System 1999. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Ministry of Health (Brazil). GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021