Telehealth regulation | Public Institutions

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The Ministry modified existing regulation to lower certain requirements and to allow Telehealth solutions to be deployed faster. Changes include for example that patient signatures are not always required for consent or that prescriptions can be scanned and sent electronically.

Country

Colombia

Institution

Ministry of Health