Adherence of private health system hospitals to dissemination of outcomes according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) model

Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2017 Jul-Sep;15(3):344-348. doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082017GS3989.
[Article in English, Portuguese]

Abstract

Objective: To verify if there is an analogy between the indicators of the Global Reporting Initiative adopted by hospitals in the private healthcare system.

Methods: Documentary research supported by reports that are electronically available on the website of the companies surveyed.

Results: The organizations surveyed had a significant adherence of their economic, social and environmental indicators of the model proposed by the Global Reporting Initiative, showing an analogous field of common indicators between them.

Conclusion: There is similarity between the indicators adopted by companies, but one of the hospitals analyzed had a greater number of converging indicators to Global Reporting Initiative.

Objetivo: Identificar se há analogia entre indicadores do Global Reporting Initiative adotados por hospitais do sistema suplementar de saúde.

Métodos: Investigação documental apoiada em relatórios disponibilizados por via eletrônica no sítio das empresas pesquisadas.

Resultados: As instituições pesquisadas possuíam significativa aderência de seus indicadores econômicos, sociais e ambientais ao modelo proposto pelo Global Reporting Initiative, estabelecendo um campo análogo de indicadores comuns entre elas.

Conclusão: Há analogia entre os indicadores adotados pelas empresas, porém um dos hospitais possuía um número maior de indicadores convergentes ao Global Reporting Initiative.

MeSH terms

  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Hospitals, Private / organization & administration*
  • Hospitals, Private / standards
  • Humans
  • Organizational Policy*
  • Qualitative Research
  • Social Responsibility*