Transparency in the Sistema Único de Saúde: initiatives and challenges in the electronic dissemination of waiting lists

Abstract

Objective: This work analyzed the process of implementation of transparency and dissemination of waiting lists for elective health care procedures in Brazil, understanding transparency as a potential strategy to promote greater equity in acess to health services. Methodology: It was verified on a careful review of the literature and a normative survey. Results: Initiatives and changes was identified as mandatory publication of these lists in Brazil and international experiences. Conclusion: The importance of transparency in health is evident throught the electronic dissemination of queues for elective procedures in the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), as a strategy to promote equity in acess and make possible the extensive supervision and monitoring by patients, in addition to the control exercised by the public administration and society.