Development of telehealth activities in Colombia
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The goal of this paper is to describe the situation of telehealth development in Colombia. The method used was a descriptive study
prepared from a detailed diagnosis done by the groups made up of people related to the Ministry of Health and universities: development
of telehealth projects, development of standards in the context of Colombia and aspects related to human resources training
in telehealth. Colombia have held a national telehealth project involving 140 Health Service Providing Institutions, working on primary
care and semi-intensive care. This project with four years of existence is already quite institutionalized, with normative regulation
frameworks. In the area of telehealth training, several courses are already in place. The discussion regarding standards is only at the
initial stage. Conclusion: there is a well structured telehealth national project in Colombia which is being extended and consolidating
its activities at the moment.
prepared from a detailed diagnosis done by the groups made up of people related to the Ministry of Health and universities: development
of telehealth projects, development of standards in the context of Colombia and aspects related to human resources training
in telehealth. Colombia have held a national telehealth project involving 140 Health Service Providing Institutions, working on primary
care and semi-intensive care. This project with four years of existence is already quite institutionalized, with normative regulation
frameworks. In the area of telehealth training, several courses are already in place. The discussion regarding standards is only at the
initial stage. Conclusion: there is a well structured telehealth national project in Colombia which is being extended and consolidating
its activities at the moment.
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