Adoção do banco de informações estratégicas e gerenciais de saúde: um elemento integrador e de pesquisa das forças armadas

Abstract

The Brazilian Armed Forces do not have a unified health database. It is necessary to map which information should be included in this unified corporate database, with the establishment of the steps for its adoption and how Brazilian society can benefit from this initiative. This work sought to map how to adopt a health database for the Armed Forces, for the care and materiality of the health logistic function, provided for in the National Defense Policy (PND). Bibliographic and documentary research techniques were used, consulting official health-related websites and publications such as manuals, doctrines, scientific articles and the databases themselves. The need for access to untimely information related to the health of soldiers in the Armed Forces is directly correlated with the readiness of military personnel and their ability to mobilize in a short period. The technological structure allows for instant queries if there is access to a correctly populated database and following data governance rules. A standardized and centralized repository for the Health System of the Armed Forces, in convergence with the protocols of the World Health Organization (WHO) is the proposed strategy to allow analysis. These analyzes will be able to provide elements to avoid premature mortality and illnesses; knowing the morbidities present, providing better diagnoses and prognoses and, thus, effectively controlling disabilities; improving the quality and life expectancy of soldiers and their families.