ABCIS

What ABCIS does

ABCIS (Associação Brasileira CIO Saúde) is a Brazilian non-profit professional association founded in 2008 by IT managers from five hospitals in greater São Paulo. Headquartered in São Paulo, it operates the largest community of healthcare CIOs and IT leaders in Brazil, integrating technology decision-makers from hospitals, clinics, diagnostic laboratories, health plans, and healthcare operators across the country. The association does not sell technology products; instead, it delivers a portfolio of programs and services including the annual Congresso ABCIS, the ABCIS Summit (launched during Hospitalar 2025), recurring ABCIS Week sessions, the weekly ABCIS Entrevistas interview series, HIMSS delegations, the quarterly Revista Digital Health Brazil digital magazine, training courses (e.g., information security management for healthcare), working groups (Interoperabilidade, Cibersegurança, Governança de Dados, Infraestrutura, CMIO), and specialized publications (Manual do CMIO, Manual de Cybersegurança, Manual para Aquisição de Tecnologia).

The organization is governed by an elected Board of Directors (2024-2026 term: President Alex Vieira, Vice President Felipe Cabral, VP Administrative and Finance Adilson Símplicio, Directors of Digital Education, Legal, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure, plus Executive Manager Josimara Amaral). Its core platform consists of community convening, content publication, and standards collaboration through alliances with HIMSS, HL7 Brasil, and SBIS. Technology stack is non-proprietary — ABCIS is positioned explicitly as an association focused on healthcare IT leadership, education, and networking rather than software development.

The business model is a hybrid membership and sponsorship structure. Individual professional membership for healthcare IT professionals is offered free of charge (with annual fee waiver), while corporate members pay tiered partnership fees (Titanium, Diamond, Silver, Bronze, Partners) to access the CIO network, receive brand visibility at events, and gain marketing exposure to the Brazilian healthcare IT market. Named corporate partners include Memed, Huawei, Shield Security, MV, Plusoft, Fortinet, Added, Tivit, Elsevier, Noxtec, Orpen, Doutor IA, and Gartner. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: the association acquires members through educational programs, certification offerings, annual congresses, weekly content, and partnerships with healthcare technology companies. ABCIS reports 11-50 employees and does not publicly disclose revenue or financial statements, consistent with its non-profit association status under Brazilian law.

Name

ABCIS

Legal name

ABCIS - Associação Brasileira CIO Saúde

Website

https://abcis.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ABCIS (Associação Brasileira CIO Saúde) is a Brazilian non-profit professional association founded in 2008 that operates the largest community of healthcare CIOs in Brazil. It delivers events, publications, training, and working groups to healthcare IT leaders and corporate technology partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

Keywords

• Healthcare IT association
• Professional membership network
• Healthcare CIO community
• Medical informatics events
• Healthcare technology training

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Membership Fees: Technology companies pay membership fees to participate as partners (Titanium, Diamond, Silver, Bronze tiers) gaining access to healthcare CIO network and marketing exposure.
2. Professional Membership: Healthcare IT professionals can join with annual fee waiver (free membership for IT professionals at healthcare institutions), with participation in discussion groups included.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ABCIS (Associação Brasileira CIO Saúde) is a non-profit professional association founded in 2008 that serves as the largest community of healthcare CIOs and IT leaders in Brazil. It provides individual membership (free for healthcare IT professionals) and tiered corporate partnership programs (Titanium, Diamond, Silver, Bronze, Partners), delivering value through annual events (Congresso ABCIS, ABCIS Summit, ABCIS Week), weekly interview series (ABCIS Entrevistas), HIMSS delegation programs, training courses, technical manuals, a digital magazine (Revista Digital Health Brazil), and working groups on interoperability, cybersecurity, data governance, and infrastructure.

Product overview

ABCIS (Associação Brasileira CIO Saúde) is a professional association for healthcare CIOs and technology leaders in Brazil, founded in 2008. Rather than a unified software platform, ABCIS offers a portfolio of programs and services including: events (Congresso ABCIS, ABCIS Summit, ABCIS Week, ABCIS Entrevistas), publications (Revista Digital Health Brazil), training courses (Gestão em Segurança da Informação para o Setor da Saúde), technical working groups (GT Interoperabilidade), and publications/manuals (Manual do CMIO, Manual para Aquisição de Tecnologia, Manual de Cybersegurança). The organization also facilitates participation in international healthcare IT events through HIMSS delegations and provides a membership program for healthcare IT professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digital Health Brazil Magazine: Digital publication covering topics on health technology, digital transformation, interoperability, AI in healthcare, and event coverage from HIMSS and other industry events.

Products and services

• Congresso ABCIS Annual congress event bringing together healthcare IT leaders for knowledge exchange on digital transformation, innovation, and technology in healthcare.
• ABCIS Summit Principal itinerant meeting for innovation, management, and technology applied to healthcare in Brazil, connecting regional leaders with national and global trends.
• ABCIS Week

Quantifiable outcome

• Founded 2008, operating for over 15 years with continuous growth in membership and influence.

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MemedcoreOthersDigital health platform partner. Memed is a digital prescription platform in Brazil. Listed as Titanium partner level.
• HuaweicoreOthersGlobal technology infrastructure company. Listed as Titanium partner level.
• Shield SecuritycoreOthersBrazilian cybersecurity company specializing in healthcare security solutions. Listed as Titanium partner level.
• AddedcoreOthersHealthcare technology solutions provider. Diamond member level. Sonia Poloni serves as Healthcare Industry Manager.
• MVcoreOthersBrazilian healthcare IT company offering hospital management systems. Diamond member level.
• PlusoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationHealthcare software solutions provider. Diamond member level. Sponsored HIMSS 2024 delegation.
• FortinetcoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal cybersecurity company. Diamond member level providing network security solutions.
• TivitminorOthersBrazilian technology services company. Diamond member level.
• ElsevierminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific, technical, and medical content publisher. Claudia Toledo serves as General Manager Brazil. Featured in ABCIS Entrevista series.
• NoxtecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare technology company. CEO Thiago Uchoa featured in ABCIS Entrevista. Sponsored Congresso ABCIS 2023.
• OrpenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare technology company. CEO Rodolpho Pereira featured in ABCIS Entrevista. Sponsored Congresso ABCIS 2023.
• Doutor IAminorOthersAI-powered healthcare solutions company. Diamond member level.
• GartnerminorOthersGlobal technology research and advisory firm. Partner level membership providing industry insights.
• FIAPminorOthersBrazilian technology university/institution. Partner level for educational collaboration.
• HospitalarminorOthersMajor Brazilian healthcare trade show. Partner level for event collaboration.
• HIMSScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal health information and technology organization. ABCIS organizes delegations to HIMSS annual conferences (HIMSS 2024 Orlando, HIMSS 2025, HIMSS 2026) for Brazilian healthcare IT leaders.
• HL7 BrasilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Level Seven International - Brazil chapter. ABCIS interoperability working group collaborates on healthcare data standards (HL7 FHIR).
• SBIS (Sociedade Brasileira de Informática em Saúde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrazilian Health Informatics Society. ABCIS interoperability working group collaborates on national standards.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/abcissaude
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvi_qQYSil4Z1ZRYdyhmpYA
• Facebookfacebook.com/abcissaude
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abcis.org.br
• Instagraminstagram.com/_abcis

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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