The use of health information in the decision-making process of the municipal management in Minas Gerais.

This study aimed to analyze the use of data and information from Primary Health Care by municipal managers. This is a cross-sectional study developed with 419 health managers from Minas Gerais State through an online questionnaire, built based on the literature, applied between 2017 and 2018. The data were treated using bivariate and multivariate analysis. The results indicate that managers use data and information to organize management in local health. The municipalities produce, make available and analyze these resources satisfactorily. The scarcity of infrastructure and equipment, training and financial resources was cited as an obstacle. Trained managers plan and make decisions based on data and information made available by the municipal Health Information System. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]