Analysis of the implementation process of the Telehealth Program in Pernambuco Brazil Networks
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https://doi.org/10.3395/reciis.v8i3.680Keywords:
Health public policy, Policy-making, Telemedicine, Medical informatics, Primary health careAbstract
Telehealth has been widening its scope of action in Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS (the brazilian public health system, literally Unified Health System) focusing in Primary Health Care. Pernambuco develops telehealth financed by Department of Health and subsidies paid by research funded-institutions, and has expanded its actions with the Programa Telessaúde Brasil Redes (PTBR-Redes). The implementation of this program in Pernambuco from 2007 till 2011 is the objective of this essay. The study was qualitative using data triangulation to establish its validity. The PTBR-Redes institutionalization and development inPernambuco emphasize the former telehealth experience of Universidade Federal de Pernambuco and the motion for its formulation in other brazilian universities. The lack of political articulation in this state, the high turnover of health professional and the difficulty of connection to the internet are problems that slow down the PTBR-Redes working. We recommend that deep evaluation of this program should be done, insofar as it is essential for its sustainability.
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