Otimização por programação matemática: o caso da rede de quimioterapia ambulatorial do RS

Abstract

The work is a documentary and bibliographic analysis with analytical nature and applied qualitative and quantitative approach that aimed at applying operational research methodology involving concepts of issues of health care networks. Since the effective planning of distribution of oncology services in the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) is a topic of great social relevance, the study seeks to apply a study tool Production Engineering to solve a real existing problem and contribute to the population. The work is proposed to investigate the distribution of thematic network of outpatient chemotherapy SUS in Rio Grande do Sul with the help of mathematical modeling for linear programming, aiming to optimize the network. A transport problem for the network model was developed through two stages: the first with a modeling adding 50% on current procedures offers the oncological centers of reference and the second stage removing these additions. The study results indicate that the state SUS chemotherapy thematic network may have their access optimized 14.4% if found fit to be deployed, representing a reduction of 293,245 km traveled. The results were satisfactory, since the study can contribute to the organization of SUS policy, and give rise to further studies detailed in the area.