Monitoring of Health Surveillance Management Performance: analysis of uses and influence

Abstract

Health Organizations have been showing increasing interest in monitoring and evaluation. In order for these processes to comply performance qualification, it is necessary to analyze its value. The experience of monitoring the health surveillance management performance proposed by the State Health Department of Pernambuco was used. The goal was to analyse the use and influence using the following dimensions: credibility, pertinence, theoretical framework and institutional capacity. It’s an exploratory study. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 21 key informants, as well as through the review of documents. The average and the standard deviation for each analysis category were calculated. there was a good incorporation of the monitoring and its contribution to organizational learning. The process presented legitimacy, being integrated into the HS political agenda. On the other hand, there was an emphasis on weaknesses; difficulties of integration and external dissemination of results.