Public Telemedicine Policy in Brazilian Unified Health System: An Impact Analysis-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Public Telemedicine Policy in Brazilian Unified Health System: An Impact Analysis

Published:2024-05-22 Issue:6 Volume:21 Page:657
ISSN:1660-4601
Container-title:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:IJERPH

Author:

Oliveira Angela Maria de¹^ORCID,Valadão Marcos Aurélio Pereira¹,Tabak Benjamin Miranda¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Escola de Políticas Públicas e Governo, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV/EPPG), Brasília 70830-020, Brazil

Abstract

There are several difficulties in evaluating interventions seeking to promote public health policies. In this article, we analyzed the promotion of the use of telemedicine during COVID-19 in Brazil. Using the random promotion method with instrumental variables, we showed that the policy of promoting telemedicine was adequate, with intense use of this type of care. Our results showed that telemedicine works if it is encouraged in the population. We contributed to the discussion of public health policies and their impact on the population’s health in times of health crisis, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funder

Federal District Research Support Foundation

CNPq Foundation

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/6/657/pdf

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