Pocket Doctor

Efforts By:
Efforts By:
Aswathi Unni (06)
Baiju Desai (08)
Karan Vashee (24)
Ravi Thakkar (34)
Sanyam Sanghavi (35)
Yash Gor (40)
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
 Rural & remote areas continue to suffer from absence of
quality healthcare services
Telemedicine
 Use of telecommunication and IT
 Represents growing sector of health care.
 Usually used to overcome distance barriers and improve
access to medical services that is not available in distant
rural communities.
 These technologies permit communication between patient
and medical staff with convenience and fidelity.
 Telephone, radio, video telephony, advance diagnosed
methods supported by distributed client/server applications
and tele medical devices to support in-home care.
Tele medicine applications

 Emergency health care

 Video consulting
 Tele cardiology
 Tele pathology
 Tele dermatology
 Tele oncology
 Tele dentistry
Plans
 Introduce a medical kit
 Monthly social campaign
 Alliance with online pharmacy firms
 Tie up with global market players
 Co-ordinate with board certified physicians and doctors
 Operating a Provider care group
 Provide a platform where patients can file and track claims
online
 Using live video conferences, doctors can make a patient’s
call virtual
Revenue Generation
 Charge patients per appointment
 Providing software to health systems, where providers will
treat their own patients
 Offering a health insurance plan
 Alliance with online pharmacy companies.
 Local government hospitals and medical centres.
Benefits

 Resource utilization.
 Early intervention.
 Avoids unnecessary transportation.
 Community based cares.
 Cost saving.
 Improved patient documentation.
 Increased range of care.
Limitations

 Patient-doctor relationships
 Patient acceptance
 Fear of technology
 Low rates of utilization
 Infrastructure
 License
 Lack of cable wiring and other kinds of high bundle width
telecommunications
Future of Tele medicine

 Many medical centres in India are now successfully running

telemedicine projects.
 Increase in availability of internet, with new IT policies and
improved telecommunication network.
 80% of population lives in villages where treatment is
provided by unqualified medical practitioners.
Cost of the kit
extras