Health hackathon for defining coverage parameters in rehabilitation services in the brazilian health system
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https://doi.org/10.14571/brajets.v18.n4.1512-1522Keywords:
Hackathon, Rehabilitation Services, Health Services Coverage, Diffusion of Innovation, IInformation DisseminationAbstract
Scientific events known as Hackathons bring together researchers to work together, for a pre-determined period. In the Unified Health Coverage, there is still little evidence of experiences using Hackathons as a strategy for proposing solutions to public health problems. Objective: to describe the steps and methods used in conducting a remote online health Hackathon focused on solving problems related to the qualified expansion of outpatient rehabilitation care points in Brazil. Methods: This is a descriptive study, designed as an experience report, that presents the implementation of a remote health Hackathon aimed at proposing solutions for the expansion of rehabilitation service coverage in the Brazilian Health System. Results: The Hackathon was divided into six stages and had the participation of three teams that proposed the following solutions to the proposed problem: 1) dashboard proposal to show the target city for the inclusion of rehabilitation centers. 2) compare the number of people living with a disability and the number served by rehabilitation centers and show the percentage of need by state. 3) comparative analysis of the effectiveness of rehabilitation centers due to the use of the International Classification of Functioning. Conclusion: the proposals brought by the three teams contributed to the generation of scientific evidence regarding the strategies to be considered for expanding the coverage of specialized rehabilitation care by equity criteria and considering the areas of care gaps that persist in the country.
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