Management of assistance costs in health plan operators: interface with audit of care

Abstract

Objective: this study sought to identify strategies used in the Management of Assistance Costs with an interface in the Care Audit. Method: this is a qualitative research of the type of integrative literature review. A search was carried out in health databases: SciELO, Pubmed, LILACS and Ibecs. The publication period included the last five years, articles available online and in Portuguese, English or Spanish. Eleven articles were selected. Results: the data analysis was based on that proposed by qualitative health research, according to Minayo. A thematic category entitled: "˜Care cost management and the interface with care audit"™. Conclusions: the nurse is the professional who can perform the audit focused on the quality of care, managing the costs related to it. When associated with technologies, protocols, evaluation instruments, the audit of care is more effective, these being the main strategies for the management of care costs with a direct interface in the audit of care.