The Center for Information Technology Renato Archer a unit of the Ministry of Science and Technology, (CTI/MCT-Campinas-SP), is coordinating a research project involving several Brazilian universities and several international. The research project GESITI/Hospital has the purpose of mapping out the management of systems (IS) and information technology (IT) in hospitals, in order to identify their needs and demands, prospecting for unfolding, perform publications and, mainly, generate a Integrated Research Report (IRR) with a focus on, also, a Report Research Roadmap (RRR). This IRI/RRR should be used as decision making support by public and/or private managers Currently, the research is being carried out by eighteen universities: sixteen Brazilian, one Mexican and one Portuguese. An important initial result of this research work, which makes use of the Interpretative (or Introspective) Methodology, will be the generation in Brazil of an unprecedented database regarding hospital management and, from which several important information will be extracted. From the local information, obtained via reports where the research has been carried out (each local includes the average of results obtained in five (5) hospitals), it becomes possible to undertake local decision making. However, the main purpose of the project is the preparation of a RPI/RRR for national decision-making support. This RPI/RRR should have a integrated comparative analyzes based on all locals results (participants from Brazil & International), for a better decision-making on issues of interest to managers regarding the better efficiency and effectiveness of hospital management, public and/or private. Although has not been directly mentioned, the final result, ultimate, from the research should be a significant improvement on the hospital management and on the decision-making. These results must reflect on peoples more satisfied regarding a better health care.

2. Abstract.
The Center for Information Technology Renato
Archer (CTI), located at Campinas/SP/Br, is a unit
of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT).
The CTI is coordinating a research project
GESITI/Hospitals which involves several
universities, from Brazil and abroad.
The research project GESITI/Hospitals has the
purpose of mapping out the management of IS and
IT in hospitals. The goals are: to identify their
needs and demands, prospecting for unfolding,
perform publication and, mainly, generate a
Integrated Research Report (IRR).
Methodology: Interpretative (or Introspective).
Key Words: Management, Information Systems, Information Technology,
Information Systems in Hospitals, Hospitals Management.

3. THE PROJECT.
The Project GESITI/Hospitals has been
based on an original research tool known
as "Prospective Questionnaire - PQ“, which
has more than 100 closed and inter-
related issues.
.
More than one hundred (100) researchers
are working in this GESITI/Hospitals
project.

4. PROSPECTIVE QUESTIONNAIRE.
Project GESITI/Hospitals, “Prospective Questionnaire (PQ)": 52 pages and
one hundred (100) inter-related issues. To access the PQ, a RLA must be
signed between by the interested universities.

5. RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS.
The field research and local data
analysis are from
universities/research institutes
(Brazil and abroad) responsibility
In each local has a respective Local
Coordinator.

6. Geographical distribution of the
participating universities. At each
Local showed on the map, the QP;;;;;;;;;
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should be applied in at least five (5)
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hospitals.
SOURCE: MEDINFOR/2011 - Prof. Dr. Ruy
Ferreira/ UFMT, Dr. Antonio Balloni/CTI, Prof.a Dra. Nelma
Terezinha Zubek Valente / UEPG, Prof.a Dr.a Adicinéia
Aparecida de Oliveira / UFS

7. Local Coordinators and their Collaborators in the Project
1. INCOR & HC/Faculdade de Medicina da USP - Dra
Evelinda Trindade, Dr. Jacson de Barros e Dra Teresinha Gotti
2. Technical University of Liberec - School of Economics,
Department of informatics - Czech Republic – Europe, Dr. Klara
Antlova,Technical University of Liberec, Faculty of Economics -
Czech Republic, Ing. Jana Holá, Ph.D. Faculty of Health Studied,
Department of Informatics, Management and Radiology,
University of Pardubice, Doc. Dr. Ing. Olga Hasporova, Technical
University of Liberec, Faculty of Economics.
3. TUKE (Technical University of Kosice, Slovakia - Europe):
Dr. Beata Gavurova, Dr. Viera Pavlikov´and Dr. Vincent Šoltés.
4. UFC (Universid Fed Ceará): Dr. Marcelo Oliveira Santiago;
5. UFRR (Univ Fed Roraima): Prof. Carlos Vicente Joaquim,
Prof. MSc Ville Caribas Lima de Medeiros, Prof. Esp. Antonio José
Leite de Albuquerque e Discenete André Mateus Araújo;
;; 6. UNIEST - Educacional Centro Leste - Prof. Marcos
Geographical distribution of
;; Conceição Lamartine, Prof. Elhadi Ahmed Khalifa, Prof. Carlos
the participating universities.
;; Monfatti, Profa. Miriam Albert Pires e Prof. Leonardo Barbosa
At each Local showed on the Rosário.
;;
map, the QP should be applied 7. UNISUL – Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina - Dra.
;; Clarissa Carneio Mussi, Dr. Ademar Dutra, Dr. Rafael Faraco.
in at least five (5) hospitals.
;; Mestrandos: Greice Medeiros Martins e Clarice de Souza Duarte
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SOURCE: MEDINFOR/2011 - Prof. Dr. Ruy
Ferreira/ UFMT, Dr. Antonio Balloni/CTI, Prof.a 8. UEL (Universidade Estadual de Londrina) – Dra. Marcia
;;
Dra. Nelma Terezinha Zubek Valente / UEPG,
Prof.a Dr.a Adicinéia Aparecida de Oliveira / UFS Regina Gabardo da Camara, Dra., Nádina Moreno, Dr.
;; Saulo Fabiano Amâncio, Doutorando Prof. Vanderley José
;; Sereia, Mestrando Renato Fabiano Cintra e Graduando Alberth
Venson.
9. OUTRAS EM ANDAMENTO

8. Methodology
The research is characterized as
qualitative and exploratory.
The exploratory studies or formulators
have as objective to familiarize or to
achieve understanding of the
phenomenon, often to make or to
express a more precise research
problem or to create new hypotheses
(unfolding).
The research must be carried out
through direct interview with the
representatives of each hospital,
which must answer the questions
accordingly the item or theme
described by the PQ.

9. The mains Expected Results.
Two segments :
1. – Results from Region or niche:
generation of a Local Research Report
(LRR) and used for local decision making.
2. – Integration of all Local Research
Report: generation of an Integrated
Research Report (IRR) which will
facilitate the public and / or private
managers to make a more
comprehensive and assertive decision
regarding hospitals management
.

10. Synthesis.
The Pilot project GESITI/Hospital aims to map
the management of IS and IT in Hospitals.
The final result, ultimate, from the research should
be a significant improvement on the hospital
management and on the decision-making.
These results must reflect on peoples more
satisfied regarding a better health care.
This is a win-win project, since it is good for
Brazil and good for all countries involved.
The goal is to reach about one hundred
universities (local coordinators).

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12. INTEGRATED RESEARCH REPORT:
BRAZIL, ARGENTINA,
MEXICO AND PORTUGAL (*).
A couple of slides.
*
SOURCE: MEDINFOR/2011 : Prof. Dr. Ruy Ferreira / UFMT,
Prof. Dr. Antonio Balloni / CTI/GESITI,
Prof.a Dra. Nelma Terezinha Zubek Valente / UEPG and
Prof.a Dr. A Adicinéia Aparecida de Oliveira / UFS

13. INTEGRATED RESEARCH REPORT: BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, MEXICO AND PORTUGAL (*).
~ 70 Surveyed hospitals,
~ 50.000 workers and ~ 10.000 beds
Distribution per size
small
medium
large
big
*
SOURCE: MEDINFOR/2011 - Prof. Dr. Ruy Ferreira / UFMT, Dr. Antonio Balloni/CTI, Prof.a Dra.
Nelma Terezinha Zubek Valente / UEPG, Prof.a Dr. A Adicinéia Aparecida de Oliveira / UFS

14. INTEGRATED RESEARCH REPORT: BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, MEXICO AND PORTUGAL (*).
Which is the importance of the
R&D for the Hospital ?
* 53%
SOURCE: MEDINFOR/2011 - Prof. Dr. Ruy Ferreira / UFMT, Dr. Antonio Balloni/CTI, Prof.a Dra.
Nelma Terezinha Zubek Valente / UEPG, Prof.a Dr. A Adicinéia Aparecida de Oliveira / UFS

15. Thank you!
Antonio José Balloni
Center for Information Technology Renato Archer – CTI/MCT/Brazil,
antonio.balloni@cti.gov.br