Homogeneous Clustering of Brazilian Municipalities Based on Structuring Health Care through Concept Maps

Abstract

This work aims to apply a new approach to support the formulation and structuring of health
care in Brazilian municipalities using concept maps and data mining. The analysis of the
results and conclusions can provide support for public policies through the determination of
indicators of municipal performance in the future. Homogeneous clustering generates
adequate sets for the application of benchmarking methods that compare data from several
decision-making units.