Telemedicine: Health Goes Digital In India

Indiatimes: The article gives an overview of how healthcare is going digital. Telemedicine is one of the most evolving technologies in the healthcare delivery space in India. Telemedicine allows healthcare professionals to use connected medical devices in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of patients in other locations. These devices are enhanced through the use of telecommunications technology, network computing and videoconferencing systems.
India was the first country to deploy telemedicine systems in response to the tsunami crisis, when the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), equivalent of US’ NASA, brought the three hospitals in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands into its network with other super-speciality hospitals. It has plans to connect all the hospitals in the country over the next three to four years.
Specialised application software, data storage devices, database management software, and medical devices capable of electronic data collection, storage and transmission are all key components of the telemedicine infrastructure.

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