What are the future telemedicine trends to look out for in India?
Telemedicine is also referred to as “telehealth” or “e-health”. Rapid advancements in connected care technology, big data and analytics are continuing to move telemedicine into the mainstream as it allows healthcare professionals to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients in remote locations using telecommunications technology. The approach towards this has evolved over the last decade and its adoption rate has significantly improved. Covid-19 has certainly changed the telemedicine future trends! Though traditionally telemedicine is viewed as a tool to bridge the accessibility gap to provide care to remote areas, the capabilities and full potential of telemedicine are yet to be realized. A patient-centric way to provide quality healthcare services, telemedicine has yielded an opportunity for standardization and equity in the provision of healthcare. As India is striving to achieve sustainable development goals, using all the available resources is important to be able to provi...