The doctor will see you now, virtually! Is telecommunication the future of healthcare?
Local searches for ‘doctor near me’ have reduced by 30 per cent.
By ET Bureau | Updated:
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As the intensity of the Covid-19 pandemic escalates, digital health tools are being deployed to address the twin goals of social distancing and health care in a ‘no-touch’ emergency state.
Local searches for ‘doctor near me’ have reduced by 30 per cent. Online consultations have gone up by 200 per cent in the same period, showing that there has been a clear shift towards teleconsultations.
In India, where our physicians are Local searches for ‘doctor near me’ have reduced by 30 per cent. already burdened, it is becoming vitally important to develop healthcare technologies and solutions which, apart from being accessible, are also affordable to the majority of the country’s population.
At the recent ET Healthworld.com Connect@Health Conclave, supported by CONNECT2CLINIC, where 12,000 doctors were in attendance, experts explored the future of telehealth and other digital tools such as remote patient-monitoring, current gaps, and challenges.
They discussed the merits and challenges of virtual consulting, telemedicine, understanding physician and patient barriers to use, and the way forward.
Dr Shashank R Joshi
MD, DM, FICP, FACP, FACE, FRCP
Dr Tiny Nair
MD, DM, FACC, FRCP (Edinburgh), FESC
“Telemedicine is one area that gives the freedom to take a second opinion from the doctor. There is a big boom because of all the features telemedicine offers.”
Dr Hrishikesh Pai
MD, FRCOG (UK), FCPS, FICOG, MSc (USA)
“FOGSI with the ICMR came up with the guideline, wherein we minimised patients’ visits from 10 to 4 on an average. The rest of the consultation is done through telemedicine. My last 300 patients were totally managed by telemedicine. “Currently, there is no synergy in data collection. This platform will help us collect the data and also interact with patients and colleagues. It will also help us create an algorithm for treatment in the future.”
Dr Hemant Thacker
MD (Bom), MRSH (Lond.), FACE (USA), FACP
Even in the future, once Covid-19 goes away, we are going to have a consultation in the clinic once, and the rest of the following can be done on CONNECT2CLINIC. All the reports and records on it are properly encrypted. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. I want everyone to try CONNECT2CLINIC and then you will see how good and convenient it is.”
Dr IPS Oberoi
MS (Orth.), MCh Orth. (Liverpool, UK)
“Patients with joint, knee, back pain, and especially elderly patients have restricted mobility. Telemedicine will help in cutting their visits to the clinic for follow-ups.”
Ganesh Ramachandran
Global CIO
Dr Ketan Mehta
MD (Medicine), FCPS, FICP, FISE
“Be it corona or coronaries, be it a cardiologist to covidologist, CONNECT2CLINIC will have all your data at your fingertip.”
Dr Ambrish Mithal
MD, DM (Endocrinology)
“The fundamental purpose of telemedicine is the delivery of healthcare services where patients and providers are separated by distance. Since the pandemic started, I have personally done around 2,000 video consultations.”
Local searches for ‘doctor near me’ have reduced by 30 per cent. Online consultations have gone up by 200 per cent in the same period, showing that there has been a clear shift towards teleconsultations.
In India, where our physicians are Local searches for ‘doctor near me’ have reduced by 30 per cent. already burdened, it is becoming vitally important to develop healthcare technologies and solutions which, apart from being accessible, are also affordable to the majority of the country’s population.
At the recent ET Healthworld.com Connect@Health Conclave, supported by CONNECT2CLINIC, where 12,000 doctors were in attendance, experts explored the future of telehealth and other digital tools such as remote patient-monitoring, current gaps, and challenges.
They discussed the merits and challenges of virtual consulting, telemedicine, understanding physician and patient barriers to use, and the way forward.
Dr Shashank R Joshi
MD, DM, FICP, FACP, FACE, FRCP
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“CONNECT2CLINIC offers us a solution that is compliant and protected both confidently and medico-legally through a digital pathway. All data will be computed in a better way. There are many small advantages when it comes to the CONNECT2CLINIC model and digital care is going to stay and unlikely to go away. “In the Covid-19 era, everything follows the no-touch technique. That’s what CONNECT2CLINIC does: It connects you digitally without a touch but it’s still a very reassuring thinDr Tiny Nair
MD, DM, FACC, FRCP (Edinburgh), FESC
“Telemedicine is one area that gives the freedom to take a second opinion from the doctor. There is a big boom because of all the features telemedicine offers.”
Dr Hrishikesh Pai
MD, FRCOG (UK), FCPS, FICOG, MSc (USA)
“FOGSI with the ICMR came up with the guideline, wherein we minimised patients’ visits from 10 to 4 on an average. The rest of the consultation is done through telemedicine. My last 300 patients were totally managed by telemedicine. “Currently, there is no synergy in data collection. This platform will help us collect the data and also interact with patients and colleagues. It will also help us create an algorithm for treatment in the future.”
Dr Hemant Thacker
MD (Bom), MRSH (Lond.), FACE (USA), FACP
Even in the future, once Covid-19 goes away, we are going to have a consultation in the clinic once, and the rest of the following can be done on CONNECT2CLINIC. All the reports and records on it are properly encrypted. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. I want everyone to try CONNECT2CLINIC and then you will see how good and convenient it is.”
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Dr IPS Oberoi
MS (Orth.), MCh Orth. (Liverpool, UK)
“Patients with joint, knee, back pain, and especially elderly patients have restricted mobility. Telemedicine will help in cutting their visits to the clinic for follow-ups.”
Ganesh Ramachandran
Global CIO
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“CONNECT2CLINIC is a one-stop solution that promotes 3 Es: Enabling – allows patients to have smart follow-ups; Educating — customised medical content for doctors and patients; Enhance practice — outreach patients on a digital platform. CONNECT2CLINIC offers the benefits for a virtual clinic with its 1. Flexible slot, separate slots for regular and follow-up cases 2. 24x7 customer support 3. Follow-up from the doctor’s side 4. Speedy dispersal of payment 24 hours post the consultation.”Dr Ketan Mehta
MD (Medicine), FCPS, FICP, FISE
“Be it corona or coronaries, be it a cardiologist to covidologist, CONNECT2CLINIC will have all your data at your fingertip.”
Dr Ambrish Mithal
MD, DM (Endocrinology)
“The fundamental purpose of telemedicine is the delivery of healthcare services where patients and providers are separated by distance. Since the pandemic started, I have personally done around 2,000 video consultations.”
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