Telehealth Network of Minas Gerais
Details of the organization
Name *
University Network of Telemedicine - RUTE Project
Country *
Brazil
Website (URL)
http://rute.rnp.br/
Type *
Others
Information about the project
Project title *
Telehealth Network of Minas Gerais
Title acronym
TNMG
Description *
The Telehealth Network of Minas Gerais (TNMG) is a Brazilian public and sustainable telehealth initiative that offers telediagnosis and teleconsultation services mainly for primary care of small and remote municipalities. The Telehealth Network relies on low-cost technical equipment easily accessible to poor villages: computers, printers, digital electrocardiographs, digital cameras (e.g. for photographing skin lesions), webcams and low-band-width internet. All teleconsultations take place among health-care professionals, since Brazil does not authorize teleconsultations between physicians and patients. The service started in 2005 as a research project in 82 villages and nowadays operates in 710 municipalities. By July 2014, 1.8 Million EKGs and 60,000 teleconsultations were performed. A cost-benefit analysis showed that for each dollar spent, four dollars has been saved.
Project website
http://www.telessaude.hc.ufmg.br
Geographical coverage *
Local implementation: Brazil, Minas Gerais
Status *
Fully implemented and active
from 01/01/2005
Partners
State Government of Minas Gerais, by its Health Department [Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Minas Gerais] and its research agency FAPEMIG [Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa de Minas Gerais], and by the Brazilian Government, including the Health Ministry and the Science and Technology Ministry and its research and innovation agencies, CNPq [Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico] e FINEP [Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos].
eHealth information
Target beneficiary groups *
no specific target
Target user groups *
Physician
Health topics addressed *
Ageing
Chronic diseases
Immunization
Injuries, Traffic
Maternal, newborn, infant and child health
Mental health
Nutrition
Obesity
Pregnancy
Reproductive health
Many health topics potentially addressed
Diseases addressed *
Cancer
Cardiovascular diseases
Cerebrovascular diseases
Diabetes
Diarrhoeal diseases
Hepatitis
HIV/AIDS
Malaria
Neonatal infections
Polio
Tropical diseases
Tuberculosis
All dieases potentially addressed
eHealth applications *
Access to information and services
Decision support systems
Diagnostic and treatment support
Healthcare management
Telehealth/telemedicine
ICT infrastructure *
Wired network
Wireless network
Equipment and devices *
Audio-visual
Computers / Servers / Tablets
Mobile phones
Smartphones
Video cameras
Other technologies
digital cameras
Standards
None
Programme evaluation *
This project is evaluated?
No