This study verifies the Family Health Strategy potential in reducing the hospital morbidity in the state of Minas Gerais by the indicator of hospitalization for sensitive conditions to primary care. The retrospective longitudinal analysis was used in a ten-year time series. The technique used the statistical regression model and, according to the found estimator, observed the percentage of coverage able to impact in reducing rates of hospital morbidity. The rate of hospitalization for sensitive conditions to primary care was reduced by 68,87 points, against a 9,87 points increase on the reduction for not sensitive conditions. The results indicate the implications this study has for the health management in Minas Gerais.
Health evaluation; Indicators of morbidity and mortality; Health status; Morbidity; Health services administration
