DATA GOVERNANCE IN HEALTH AND THE CHALLENGES OF INTEROPERABILITY IN PUBLIC POLICIES: THE CASE OF THE DIGITAL SUS (BRAZILIAN UNIFIED HEALTH SYSTEM)

Abstract

Data has become central to governmental action, especially in the formulation and evaluation of public policies. In Brazil, the LGPD, combined with the Access to Information Law, the Civil Rights Framework for the Internet, and the Digital Government Law, structures information governance and security. In the health sector, advances were made with the National Policy on Health Information and Informatics, the digitization of medical records, teleconsultations, and vaccination systems. More recently, the SUS Digital Program and the adoption of the CPF as a unique identifier strengthen interoperability. In this sense, based on the hypothetical-deductive method, this article analyzes data governance in the SUS, its challenges of integration, funding, and coordination between public and private systems.