Telemedicine was slowly developing in Brazil, but with the advent of Covid-19 it gained momentum and is today one of the main forms of medical care available, particularly for people with health insurance.
It has contributed to significant advances in healthcare by breaking down barriers, eliminating geographic distances, making healthcare accessible anytime, anywhere, and connecting specialists with other healthcare professionals, healthcare facility administrators and patients.
Basically, it involves the advanced care of the patient by doctors (teleconsultation) remotely, in addition to their monitoring, exchange of medical information and analysis of the results of different exams.
These exams are evaluated and delivered digitally, offering support for traditional medicine.
This advance is possible thanks to the use of modern technologies such as the Internet, audio, image and video systems.