Verticalização de cuidados psiquiátricos de uma operadora de saúde

Marcio Luiz de Oliveira Lima

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Introdução: Os transtornos mentais, nas últimas décadas, têm sido reconhecidos como uma das principais causas de incapacidade em todo o mundo, acometendo uma a cada quatro pessoas e representando um a cada seis anos de incapacidade. Frente ao despreparo dos sistemas de saúde, públicos e privados, bem como as dificuldades no acompanhamento adequado dos pacientes de saúde mental, o cuidado colaborativo/ integrado mostra-se como importante ferramenta para condução das mudanças assistenciais. A verticalização emerge como uma abordagem promissora para lidar com essa complexa questão, que envolve não apenas a prestação de serviços de saúde mental, mas também a superação do estigma histórico que tem cercado os pacientes de saúde mental. Para que a verticalização, em especial na saúde mental, seja eficaz, é essencial que haja uma mudança cultural dentro das organizações de saúde privadas, bem como na sociedade em geral. Isso requer educação, sensibilização e treinamento adequado, a fim de garantir que todos os pacientes sejam tratados com equidade e compreensão. Objetivos: compreender se a verticalização em psiquiatria gera redução de custos e modifica os desfechos clínicos em pacientes de uma Operadora de Planos de Saúde de São Paulo/SP. Métodos: trata-se de um estudo de caso, de natureza aplicada, com abordagem qualiquantitativa, transversal e exploratória, com dados de pacientes diagnosticados com transtornos mentais, coletados entre 2018 e 2022 de uma operadora de saúde privada de São Paulo/SP. Resultados: o tempo de permanência dos pacientes psiquiátricos diminuiu ao longo dos anos, sendo que os valores medianos maiores foram evidenciados na rede credenciada, bem como a dispersão dos dados. Observou-se uma variabilidade alta na rede credenciada e medianas menores nos anos de 2021 e 2022, com diferença estatística em todos os períodos (P<0.001), exceto para 2020. Na rede credenciada observa-se um custo maior quando comparado a rede própria, sendo diferente estatisticamente entre os tipos de rede ao longo dos anos (p<0.001). Conclusão: O presente estudo mostrou bons indícios que estruturas privadas de saúde podem protagonizar o cuidado de saúde de pacientes de saúde mental, desde que consiga estruturar uma linha de cuidado específica, gerir a carteira desses pacientes, garantir acesso, construir e gerenciar indicadores de qualidade, monitoramento e desfecho.

Palavras-chave: saúde mental, seguro saúde, psiquiatria.

 

Verticalization of psychiatric care from a healthcare provider

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Mental disorders, in recent decades, have been recognized as one of the main causes of disability worldwide, affecting one in every four people and representing one in every six years of disability. Faced with the lack of preparation of public and private health systems, as well as the difficulties in adequately monitoring mental health patients, collaborative/integrated care appears to be an important tool for driving care changes. Vertical integration emerges as a promising approach to dealing with this complex issue, which involves not only the provision of mental health services, but also overcoming the historical stigma that has surrounded mental health patients. For vertical integration, especially in mental health, to be effective, it is essential that there is a cultural change within private health organizations, as well as in society in general. This requires education, awareness and appropriate training to ensure that all patients are treated with equity and understanding. Objective: To understand whether verticalization in psychiatry generates cost savings and changes clinical outcomes in patients of a Health Plan Operator in São Paulo. Materials and methods: Case study, of an applied nature, with a qualitative and quantitative, cross-sectional and exploratory approach, with data from patients diagnosed with mental disorders, collected between 2018 and 2022 from a private healthcare provider in São Paulo. Results: The length of stay of psychiatric patients has decreased over the years, with higher median values being evident in the accredited network, as well as data dispersion. There is high variability in the accredited network and lower medians in 2021 and 2022, with a statistical difference in all periods (P<0.001), except for 2020. In the accredited network, a higher cost is observed when compared to the own network, being statistically different between the types of networks over the years (p<0.001). Conclusion: The present study showed good evidence that private healthcare structures can provide healthcare for mental health patients, if they can structure a specific line of care, manage these patients' portfolios, guarantee access, build and manage quality indicators, monitoring and outcome.

Keywords: mental health, insurance health, psychiatric.


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