Health Social Organizations as a way of public-private management in the state of Goias (Brazil): HUANA case

This study aimed to describe the process of implementation of the legal concept Social Organization in the management of hospitals in the state of Goias. It is an exploratory-descriptive case study of the process of implementing this management model. The categories of analysis comprise: characterization of the unity; legal-normative outline of the process of the unit deployment; monitoring and evaluation of the performance of the unit; management of human and material resources. The data and information collected in this study indicate some competitive advantages of this model, while pointing to internal difficulties in the public sector to monitor and evaluate the goals and targets agreed in the management contracts. Future studies are suggested, such as the one developed here, with other units that have joined the Social Organization model.