IMPLEMENTATION OF A TECHNOLOGICAL TOOL FOR SURVEILLANCE OF HOSPITAL DISEASES OF PUERPERA AND NEWBORNS BY A BASIC HEALTH UNIT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592102218025

• Palavras-chave: Health surveillance; Maternal and Child Health; Primary health care.

• Keywords: Health surveillance; Maternal and Child Health; Primary health care.

• Abstract:

  This study aimed to report the experience of implementing a technological surveillance tool to monitor hospital discharges of postpartum women and newborns by a Basic Health Unit (UBS) in the Federal District (DF), Brazil, in 2020. a descriptive study, of the experience report type, carried out from June to December 2020. The implementation of the technological tool took place through the following steps: creation of a Google Spreadsheet to insert names, telephones and place of residence of newborns and puerperal women provided by hospital epidemiological surveillance centers; meeting with the Family Health teams (eSF) of the UBS with guidelines for the contact and surveillance of users; control point with the eSF to resolve doubts; spreadsheet feed monitoring; return of the cases followed up with details of appointments at the UBS to the hospital epidemiological surveillance centers. It was observed that this systematization facilitated communication between the ESF and the UBS management, as well as between the UBS and the hospital centers, promoting a joint and effective partnership for the surveillance of the target audience.

• Número de páginas: 9