BENEFITS OF TELEMEDICINE

• Improved Access

Covers previously unserved or underserved areas.

• Improved quality of care

Enhanced decision making through collaborative efforts.

• Reduced isolation of healthcare professionals

Peer and professional contacts for patient consultations and continuing education.

• Reduced costs

Decreased necessity for travel and optimum uses of resources.

BENEFITS TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

• Improved diagnosis and better treatment management
• Continuing education and training
• Quick and timely follow-up of discharged patients
• Access to computerized comprehensive data of patients, both offline & real time

HEALTHCARE IN RURAL INDIA

• 70 % of India’s population live in rural areas
• 90% of secondary & tertiary care facility are in cities and towns
• Low penetration of healthcare services
• Lack of investment in health care in rural areas
• Inadequate medical facilities in rural areas
• Problem of retaining doctors in rural areas specially the specialist doctors

SUPERSPECIALITY SERVICES REQUIRED (besides the basic medical health services)

PUBLIC HEALTH CARE DELIVERY MODEL

	242 Medical colleges 205 Dental colleges
	3,346 CHC 4,400 Dist. Hospitals 1200 Other Public Hospitals
	23,236 PHC 1,46,026 Sub centers

Source : K. Park, 20th Ed.