'Alexa, call the doctor.' Amazon to start voice activated virtual health care for non-emergency casesAmazon already dispenses prescription drugs and is expanding an Amazon Care program.
01 Mar, 2022, 03.40 PM IST
Doctors in UK get telemedicine, virtual ward rounds project going for IndiaMeanwhile, the BAPIO Telemedicine project has received support and clarification from the UK's General Medical Council (GMC) and has alread...
02 May, 2021, 06.06 PM IST
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.
30 Sep, 2020, 09.09 AM IST
Is telehealth a fad or the future? Practitioners eye expansion beyond the coronavirus pandemicConsultations via tablets, laptops and phones linked patients and doctors when society shut down in early spring. Telehealth visits dropped...
30 Aug, 2020, 05.24 PM IST
Decoding Telemedicine: A healthcare reform India sorely neededThe cost of healthcare delivery, especially for individuals in remote areas, will significantly reduce by telemedicine. The eSanjeevani pla...
18 Jun, 2020, 11.17 PM IST
The doctor will see you now – virtuallyBringing relief to patients seeking doctors’ visit amidst a pandemic, telemedicine startups are not only offering easy online consultations...
09 Jun, 2020, 12.43 PM IST
COVID-19: US permits doctors on H-1B work visa to practice telemedicineThe US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued new guidelines enabling physicians holding the H-1B visas to practice teleme...
15 May, 2020, 11.52 AM IST
Glocal Healthcare, Rajasthan government join hands to serve rural poor in the stateThe two jointly intend to set up one hundred telemedicine centres spanning across 31 district hospitals, 19 sub-division hospitals, 6 satel...
05 May, 2017, 05.26 PM IST
BITS Pilani graduates launch patient-physician mobile health app VISITVISIT started with on-demand therapy to break the social taboo linked with consulting a therapist. It has 100-plus top practitioners since ...
21 Mar, 2016, 04.06 PM IST
Brookfield Asset Management’s senior VP Bamasish Paul quits to set up tele-healthcare co Healthenablr“People have already begun adapting to online healthcare and we intend to tap that market,” he said.
03 Nov, 2015, 04.51 AM IST
Google Glass to help patients in community, rural hospitals in remote areasGoogle Glass may be used to effectively extend bedside consults to distant healthcare facilities such as community and rural hospitals to d...
09 Aug, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
Kashmiri Americans offer telemedicine to flood victims in Jammu & KashmirGrand Opinion will be providing the service 24x7 through KOA physician database and all physicians from the world over can participate in t...
16 Sep, 2014, 12.22 AM IST
Indian government working on world's largest health insurance scheme, says Harsh VardhanThe Narendra Modi led-govt is planning to bring about a "complete transformation" of the health sector and is working on the same, said Har...
30 Jun, 2014, 01.07 AM IST
- Max Healthcare starts blackberry app for patients
Max Healthcare has rolled out a unique solution to help its patients reach out to their doctors, even at odd hours, with just one click on ...
11 Dec, 2011, 02.25 PM IST
- 400 hospitals log onto telemedicine
The concept of telemedicine, started about eight years ago in India on a pilot basis, has matured onto the next level.
26 Apr, 2007, 02.27 AM IST
- Apollo, IBM form JV to wire doctors, hospitals
Apollo Hospitals Group has joined hands with IBM for setting up a healthcare superhighway that will connect physicians, hospitals and nursi...
05 Apr, 2007, 02.19 AM IST
- Just stay connected, good health is yours
From dilapidated community health centres to swanky corporate hospitals, India has the entire spectrum of healthcare centres.
07 Jul, 2006, 12.41 AM IST