Do existing mechanisms contribute to improvements in care coordination across levels of care in health services networks? Opinions of the health personnel in Colombia and Brazil

Table 2 Final composition of the informant sample

Study networks		Healthcare professionals		Administrative personnel		Managers		Total
Study networks		I level ^(a)	II, III level ^(a)	Insurers	Providers	Insurers	Providers
Soacha	Network 1-S	8	7	2	12	5	6	40
Soacha	Network 4-C	5	7	0^(b)	12	0^(b)	3	27
Bogotá	Network 2-S	7	10	1	8	4	6	36
Bogotá	Network 3-C	11	8	4	9	5	2	39
Recife	Network 1	10	11	-	6	-	9	36
Paulista	Network 2	8	7	-	7	-	8	30
Caruaru	Network 3	6	7	-	5	-	8	26

^(a) I level – Primary care level, II level – Secondary care or medium complexity level, III level – Tertiary care or high complexity level
^(b) The invited potential informants refused to participate in the study. S-Subsidized, C-Contributory

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