Improving Patient Access to Specialized Health Care: The Telehealth Network of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Language:
English
Series/Journal Title:
Bulletin of the World Health Report
Volume:
90
Issue:
5
Copyright:
2012
Description:
This paper describes the development of a large, public telehealth system that supports primary care professionals in remote regions of the Brazilian as part of a government strategy to provide universal access to high-quality health care. Combining assistance and in-service education with simple and inexpensive technology, the telehealth model has been shown to be effective, technically feasible and economically viable. [adapted from publisher]
Subject
Geographic Focus
Resource Type
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