Article: Telemedicine in Brazil: Current law and the future. Investment possibilities?

Ronaldo BEHRENS

Licencié (1995) en droit par l’Université Fédérale de l’État du Minas Gerais – UFMG ; Docteur en droit public – Lille 2 – France ; Titulaire d’un Master en Gestion d’affaires par la Fundação Dom Cabral ; Titulaire d’un Master en Gestion stratégique des municipes par la Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-RJ). ­­Membre de l’Associação Latina de Análise dos Sistemas de Saúde (ALASS) ; Coordinateur à la Câmara Setorial do Setor da Saúde da Câmara Mineira de Mediação e Arbitragem (CAMINAS) ; Professeur à la Fundação Unimed.

Abstract

Health in Brazil is still very inefficient and requires a lot of investments, taking into account the evolution of the demographic profile of the population. Therefore, telemedicine is still underdeveloped but has been growing for the last 10 years. Although telemedicine is not itself a novelty, allowing a reduction of costs in healthcare, it represents an excellent opportunity of investment in Brazil, despite the immature level of the legislation and the debates thereof.