ABTms

What ABTms does

ABTMS (Associação Brasileira de Telemedicina e Telessaúde), founded in 2003, is a Brazilian non-profit professional association and the only national-level entity exclusively dedicated to telemedicine and telehealth in Brazil. Its core activities center on community convening and knowledge dissemination for the Brazilian telehealth ecosystem: a tiered individual, institutional, and corporate membership program; the recurring annual CBTMS congress (currently in its 12th edition); the peer-reviewed JBT scientific journal (in continuous publication since 2012); and the Prêmio ABTMS recognition award. Its membership base spans clinicians, academics, telehealth nuclei, health-tech startups, students, and corporate entities.

The association's revenue mechanics are characteristic of a professional membership body: recurring membership dues across at least four published tiers (R$40 students, R$120 individual professionals, R$300 nuclei/institutions, R$1,000 legal entities), supplemented by congress registration and sponsorship income, journal-related revenue, and partnership funding. Distribution is largely direct-to-member via the association's owned digital channels, with no disclosed marketplace or transactional intermediation layer. Operational footprint is small, consistent with a lean non-profit administrative structure supported by member volunteers and a contracted events apparatus.

Strategically, ABTMS is evolving from a pure convening body into a more programmatic organization: a 2024 statute revision has redrawn its operating frame; a partnership with UERJ extends activity into formal master's-level education; engagement with SEIDIGI-MS positions it inside SUS Digital (Brazil's public-sector digital health strategy); and maintained international affiliations with ISfTeH, RECAINSA, and ECHAlliance embed it in cross-border telehealth networks. The underlying "technology" is therefore primarily institutional — brand, journal, congress IP, and policy access — rather than a software platform.

Name

ABTms

Legal name

Associação Brasileira de Telemedicina e Telessaúde

Website

https://abtms.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ABTMS is the Brazilian national non-profit professional association for telemedicine and telehealth, founded in 2003. It serves clinicians, academics, telehealth nuclei, startups, and corporates through tiered membership, an annual congress, and a peer-reviewed journal.

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Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership dues (Anuidade): ABTMS generates primary revenue through annual membership fees collected at the start of each year, with tiered pricing for individuals, students, student leagues, startups, telehealth nuclei, and legal entities. Revenue is reinvested entirely into member benefits, courses, guidance, congress organization, partnerships, and webinars.
2. Congress and event participation fees: Revenue from discounted event registrations for members attending the CBTMS congress and other events organized or co-organized by ABTMS. Non-members pay full price.
3. Prêmio ABTMS entry and sponsorship: The annual award competition for scientific publications, theses, dissertations, and research projects attracts sponsorship from healthcare and education companies, generating additional revenue streams.

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Core offering

ABTMS is a non-profit professional association that sells annual memberships to healthcare professionals, students, startups, telehealth nuclei, and corporate entities, providing access to networking, educational content, webinars, and discounted event registration. Its flagship offering is the annual CBTMS congress, complemented by the Prêmio ABTMS award program and the JBT scientific journal for telemedicine and telehealth research.

Product overview

ABTMS (Associação Brasileira de Telemedicina e Telessaúde) operates as a professional association rather than a technology product company. Its core offerings include the JBT scientific journal, the annual CBTMS congress, the Prêmio ABTMS award program for academic publications, and a membership program offering various categories with benefits such as education access, networking, and event discounts. The organization also publishes educational materials and maintains partnerships with telehealth nuclei across Brazilian universities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JBT - Jornal Brasileiro de Telessaúde: Official scientific journal of ABTMS publishing research on telehealth and digital health. ISSN 2238-3581, created in 2012.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ISfTeH (International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISfTeH is ABTMS's primary international partner organization. ABTMS's 7th Congress (2015) was held simultaneously with ISfTeH's 20th International Conference on Telemedicine and Telehealth, establishing a long-standing collaborative relationship for international knowledge exchange and joint events.
• RECAINSA (Rede de Ação em Saúde Digital para a América Latina e Caribe)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABTMS collaborates with RECAINSA on Latin American digital health initiatives, extending the association's influence beyond Brazil into the regional Latin American telehealth network.
• ECHAlliance (European Connected Health Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECHAlliance is listed as an international partner on ABTMS's website, facilitating connections between the Brazilian telehealth ecosystem and European digital health networks, standards, and innovations.
• SBIS (Sociedade Brasileira de Informática em Saúde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABTMS and SBIS maintain an ongoing collaborative relationship including joint participation in the SIG RUTE (Special Interest Group of the Brazilian Telehealth Research Network). Both organizations co-convene sessions and share expertise in health informatics and telehealth standards.
• SEIDIGI-MS (Secretaria de Informação e Saúde Digital, Ministério da Saúde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABTMS works closely with SEIDIGI-MS on the SUS Digital program, office hours for standardization of telehealth systems, the Second Opinion Formative (SOF) strategy, and the 2025 congress simultaneous events (Simpósio Rede Brasileira de Telessaúde SEIDIGI MS). The vice-president and other ABTMS directors regularly participate in SEIDIGI workshops and policy discussions.
• UERJ (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUERJ's Telehealth Center is both a founding partner and the host institution for the 12th CBTMS 2025 congress. The university also houses the JBT scientific journal, the master's program in Telehealth and Digital Health (celebrating 10 years in 2024), and ABTMS's president Alexandra Monteiro serves as coordinator of UERJ's telehealth and digital health postgraduate program.
• SES RJ (Secretaria de Estado de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSES RJ is listed as a supporting institution for the 12th CBTMS 2025 congress and co-organizes the 'Simpósio Estadual de Telessaúde SES RJ' as part of the congress's simultaneous events.
• RNP (Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRNP operates Brazil's national research network and is a key partner in ABTMS events and telehealth infrastructure initiatives. The 10th CBTMS was held simultaneously with the RNP Forum, demonstrating a long-standing collaborative relationship.
• ABMLPM (Associação Brasileira de Medicina Legal e Perícia Médica)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerABTMS and ABMLPM have consolidated a partnership focused on the telemedicine and digital health ecosystem. ABTMS was represented at the opening session of ABMLPM's annual congress, with collaboration on medical certification, platform standards, and legal frameworks for telehealth.
• ASSESPRO (Associação das Empresas de Tecnologia da Informação e Comunicação)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerABTMS and ASSESPRO have held meetings focused on innovative training for digital health, exploring potential collaboration between the healthcare and technology sectors to advance telehealth education and workforce development.
• Abstartups (Associação Brasileira de Startups) – health verticalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerABTMS has held meetings with Abstartups with a focus on health innovation, exploring synergies between the association's professional network and the startup ecosystem to accelerate digital health adoption in Brazil.
• SAS BrasilminorOthersSAS Brasil is listed as a startup partner on ABTMS's website and is a sponsor of the Prêmio ABTMS award. The organization develops digital health solutions and participates in ABTMS events.
• HealthfyminorOthersHealthfy is listed as a startup partner on ABTMS's website and is featured among startups at the 12th CBTMS 2025 congress.
• FleticminorOthersFletic is listed as a startup partner on ABTMS's website, developing digital health solutions and participating in the association's ecosystem.
• USP (Universidade de São Paulo) – Telemedicina/TelessaúdecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUSP's telehealth center (sites.usp.br/telessaude/) is listed as an institutional partner of ABTMS. ABTMS board member Suehellen Milhomem serves as a faculty member in telehealth disciplines at USP's Hospital das Clínicas, and ABTMS directors regularly collaborate with USP on events and educational programs.
• UFMA (Universidade Federal do Maranhão)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFMA's telehealth center (NUTEL/telessaude.ufma.br) is listed as an institutional partner of ABTMS, contributing to the national telehealth network.
• UFG (Universidade Federal de Goiás)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFG's telehealth initiative (TeleGOIAS) is listed as an institutional partner. ABTMS Vice-President Alexandre Taleb was involved in launching the Specialization course in Innovation, Emerging and Immersive Technologies for Digital Health at UFG, expanding educational offerings in digital health.
• UFMG (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUFMG's telehealth center is listed as an institutional partner. ABTMS Secretary-General Profa. Alaneir de Fátima dos Santos coordinates UFMG's telehealth center and participates in the SIG RUTE network on behalf of ABTMS, presenting on 'Quality of Telehealth Services.'
• Fiocruz Brasília / UNA-SUSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFiocruz Brasília and UNA-SUS co-organized the 'Diálogos Online sobre o Ensino da Saúde Digital' (Online Dialogues on Digital Health Education) with ABTMS, a 4-week free online event for faculty and researchers in digital health.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society): Global, broader-scope healthcare IT and digital health association with annual HIMSS Global Health Conference, policy advocacy, and membership programs. Serves a much wider category but competes for the same healthcare IT decision-maker attention and budget.
• AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association): US-based professional association for informatics in healthcare with annual symposium, working groups, and policy voice. Overlaps with ABTMS in adjacent clinical informatics scope and offers a model for scaling membership and publications.
• ISfTeH (International Society for Telemedicine and eHealth): International umbrella society for telemedicine and eHealth. Listed as a strategic partner of ABTMS (joint congress in 2015), but operates at a global scale with country-member model rather than individual membership, making it a higher-level incumbent peer.

Others

• CHIME (College of Healthcare Information Management Executives): International professional organization for healthcare IT leaders. Different membership persona (CIOs/executives rather than clinicians), but functions as an adjacent professional association that competes for healthcare-IT member mindshare and sponsorship budgets.

Direct peers

• SBIS (Sociedade Brasileira de Informática em Saúde): Brazilian society for health informatics; organizes CBIS and shares the SIG RUTE network with ABTMS. Operates as a sibling professional association with overlapping but broader scope (health informatics vs. telemedicine/telehealth specifically).
• American Telemedicine Association (ATA): US-based national professional association dedicated to telehealth, with similar membership tiers, annual conference (ATA Annual), policy advocacy, and special-interest groups. ABTMS is the closest functional analog in Brazil's market and a model for internationalization.

Regional players

• ECHAlliance (European Connected Health Alliance): European connected health alliance and ABTMS international partner. Operates as a multi-stakeholder network facilitating cross-border digital health collaboration; comparable as an ecosystem convener but geographically distinct.
• RECAINSA (Red de Acción en Salud Digital para América Latina y el Caribe): Latin American digital health network and ABTMS partner, focused on regional coordination rather than individual membership. Comparable as a peer organization in LATAM digital health ecosystem building, but with a different operating model (network vs. association).

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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