Abstract
Objective: To describe the relevance of the professional nurse in a health care provider, in the management of disease prevention and cost control through telehealth. Methods: It is an exploratory, descriptive research with a qualitative approach. study was carried out in an operator of the supplementary health network, data were collected through interviews with 10 nurses working in telehealth. Results: This, study showed the nurse as a fundamental professional and responsible for the prevention of diseases and cost reduction. For the interviewees, the use of information technologies combined with the knowledge acquired about disease prevention and health promotion, generated a tool where nurses have full autonomy to develop activities within their competence and carry out portfolio control. Conclusion: Despite the difficulties due to its undervaluation, it is possible to see that nurses manage to show themselves as an efficient manager, developing permanent and modifying actions that promote health.