Avaliação da implantação do acesso avançado nos indicadores de qualidade de uma unidade de saúde

Objectives: The main objective was to analyze the access indicators of the Sesc health unit (HU), before and after the implementation of advanced access (AA). As a secondary objective, the performance indicators of the health unit Sesc HU were analyzed, before and after AA. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study with analysis of data obtained monthly from the health information system of Grupo Hospitalar Conceicao, comparing the period of November/16 - October/17 with November/17 - October/18. Results: After AA, the number of medical appointments increased by 8%, absenteeism in consultations decreased from 6.9% to 3% and the number of different patients treated increased by almost 5%. Regarding the control of chronic diseases, the number of hypertensive patients seen increased and there was also an increase in the percentage of controlled hypertensive patients, from 74% to 77%. The number of diabetics treated increased, as did the percentage of controlled diabetics increased from 73% to 81%. There was a decrease of almost 10% in attendance to patients linked to the US in the reference secondary care services. Discussion: It is possible to consider that the implantation of AA in Sesc HU was associated with an improvement in access indicators, as well as most of the performance indicators analyzed.