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New Delhi, April 11, 2020 :
The Coronavirus outbreak has shaken the entire world. People have been locked down in their homes and are having to fight not just the virus, but also any other diseases or illnesses with utmost care. People who are suffering from other illnesses are even scared of coming out of their homes to visit any doctors / hospitals to avoid the risk of getting infected from Coronavirus.
Do you think this situation is temporary? What makes you believe that once Coronavirus is gone, social distancing will be a thing of the past? Could there be a possibility of another such disease / virus that threatens human life in future and pushes everyone back to their homes? Possibilities are immense and the world needs to gear up to face such challenges in future as well. One effective way of getting access to doctor consultation and healthcare services is through the digital medium. This wireless and internet-based method of delivery of healthcare services is referred to as telemedicine.
And telemedicine services in India or any part of the world, are useful not just in relation to the current lockdown scenario amid this Covid-19 outbreak. Imagine a situation where your parents or grandparents are at your village or in a remote town, whilst you are staying in a metropolitan city or even based out of India for a short-term or long-term client project. To ensure that you provide them access to better health advisory and consultation services, you can make use of telemedicine.
So, while telemedicine has been in existence for a long time, there has never been a big surge in demand for it in recent years, as the world has gone digital in a big way. In this article, let us understand how telemedicine is revolutionizing the healthcare industry.
Top 5 Benefits of Telemedicine :
1.Access to Highly Qualified Doctors and Specialists
You or some of your family members might be living in an area, where you may not always have access to a large pool of healthcare providers, or certain specialists in case of rare diseases / illnesses. Telemedicine opens up access to a wide range of highly qualified doctors and healthcare specialists through telecommunication technology. For example, you have one of the best doctors for a particular specialty residing in a far away area, and telemedicine provides you access to his expertise and healthcare solutions.
2.Save Energy
Imagine you are down with an illness that has led to plenty of weakness in your body. How would you react if someone asks you to stand up, visit a clinic nearby, wait in the queue for your turn to arrive and then get the consultation from the doctor? Instead imagine if you are asked to stay in bed and simply switch on an app in your smartphone that connects you with a doctor online for immediate consultation. This is exactly where telemedicine helps you to get remote consultation from top rated doctors (just like with SeekMed Telemedicine app), while you stay within the comfort of your home, and save energy.
3.Avoid Long Distance Travel and Risk of Infection
Consider the situation of a patient suffering from symptoms of Coronavirus. If such a patient travels a long distance, there is the risk of him / her spreading the infection to many others along the way. Similarly, there are other diseases or illnesses where you might spread the infection further or even get some other infection while travelling long distance to meet your preferred doctor. In such situations, telemedicine is an effective way of getting that initial consultation done with the doctor.
4.Easy Sharing of Medical Reports (Present and Historical)
Have you ever arrived at a clinic for consultation with a doctor only to realise that you have forgotten the blood report or your previous health check-up / consultation reports at home? With telemedicine, you can simply send your reports to your doctor before consulting with him / her online. You can even scan real-time reports and get the views of your doctor immediately, instead of worrying about waiting in long queues just to get views on the reports.
5.Save Costs
There are people who will spend big money and considerable amount of time on travel, just to get consultation from a top-rated doctor who is based far away. And it makes sense too as there is nothing more important than health! With telemedicine facility, you can cut down the travel costs completely and still manage to get treatment advice from any top-rated doctors, who are not from your town / city.
Final Word
As seen above, tele-medicine has numerous benefits for patients and healthcare seekers. Moreover, it allows patients to take better control of his / her medical decisions by evaluating different treatment options from the comfort of their homes. And the situations arising during Covid-19 era have only re-emphasized the importance of telemedicine. We are likely to see an even further surge in demand for telemedicine in years to come!
With a user-friendly telemedicine platform like SeekMed, patients from anywhere in the world can get connected to some of India’s top rated doctors of national as well as international repute. You can simply install the app, register on it as a patient, search for your preferred doctor, and send a request for video consultation appointment. Isn’t that easy?
The online consultations are always an option you can turn to for convenient medical advice specially when you face crisis situation like COVID-19 and have no easy access to the outside world. Furthermore, most common acute conditions can be handled through online consultations.
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