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Virtual Care to Augment Traditional In-person Care A study by EY has stated that India’s healthcare industry must transition from in-person doctor-patient interaction to remote consultations. It found that 64 percent of consumers were keen to adopt teleconsultation even after COVID-19 while around 80 percent of doctors were being consulted via audio/video and text. The study further found that 15 to 20 percent of healthcare is pegged to shift to virtual care. This includes consultations, home health, and remote patient monitoring, among others. Patient Privacy to Be the Need of the Hour Technology has transformed healthcare post-COVID-19, but it has thrown up several concerns. The key among them is patient privacy. While healthcare providers perform remote consultations and treatments, there is a crucial need to safeguard patient privacy and security. Customer expectations will drive this demand which in turn will help build patient confidence. Integrated Ecosystem to Drive Adoption of...

With the world gripped in the clutches of COVID-19, countries have been compelled to reassess their healthcare infrastructures. Even those that lead the world in healthcare are grappling with a crisis that has had numerous ramifications for society and the economy. The increasing cases in this COVID-19 pandemic have caused several patients, especially those suffering from chronic illnesses, to avoid seeking care. While many healthcare workers shut down and pooled their resources to fight the pandemic, others have a list of cancelled appointments from the fear of the virus. Remote Patient Monitoring  or RPM saw a steady rise due to these unfortunate circumstances. In India, the rise of innovative startups creating products that use disruptive technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) is enabling more patients to be remotely monitored at home. According to a report by Reportlinker.com – The global  Remote Patient Monitoring  market is expected to hit $117.1 billion by ...

  some of the key benefits of  connected care solutions: 1.  Agile Treatment Plans – When you fall sick out of the blue, the worst thing to happen is to wait for an appointment and then for the doctor to see you. After that, you have to visit another place to collect your medication and there is a follow-up with the doctor also involved. Connected healthcare is all about getting care and treatment whenever and wherever you need it. You do not have to physically visit a healthcare specialist. A  connected medical devices  healthcare system offers you treatment even if you are at your workplace or your home. Diagnoses of a problem and medical advice are given via wearable. Now, the huge benefit of this is that hospitals are free up for people who need to be admitted. This also reduces the risk of transferring illnesses and diseases between patients. 2.  Prevention Of Hereditary Conditions And Disease – Prevention is the best cure and connected healthcare spac...

  Need of Investing in RPM Telehealth and RPM is a new standard in the  healthcare industry  and are offering immense benefits to the patients as well as the providers. Below mentioned are the ways how investors are investing in RPM and getting benefited through this. Personal Care: With  RPM and Telehealth solutions , the investors can personalize the treatment plan as per the needs of the patients. The healthcare providers can provide modified incentives and treatment experience on the basis of an individual’s interest and convenience level. Besides, RPM solutions can be based on every patient’s current condition, collected, and risk profile. This turn helps the patients to get treatment in a proper way rather than an all-around approach to treatment. Self-management and Reduction in Hospital Admissions RPM tools allow patients to be more active in their personal care plans. Approximately 81% of Americans use Smartphones and they are able to monitor their biom...

  What does Digital Health Include? It applies to digital transformation in healthcare including mobile health apps (mHealth), wearable devices, telehealth, telemedicine, and electronic medical records (EMR’s). In this situation of global concern, where illness due to aging, pandemics, racial discrimination takes place, the usage of connected medical devices continues to expand its significance. Further, buffing the flames of alterations, the COVID-19 pandemic has also increased the usage of these medical devices. As per the Forrester Research, the most useful technologies used during this pandemic are  remote patient monitoring (RPM)  and Telehealth. One more trend that is picking up its pace is the execution of medical sensors. The rising price of healthcare has forced providers to collect medical data via real-time sensors to enhance their decision-making power. Generating excellent algorithms and engaging interfaces for the medical sensors has now become the priority ...

  Nearly everywhere one turns, the topic of discussion seems to lean towards technology. Whether it’s social media, construction, design, real estate, education – the future really is tech-driven. Another area that has been strongly influenced by technology in healthcare, especially in the private sector. The Evolution of Healthcare In the past three decades, the Indian private healthcare sector has witnessed an evolution with Healthcare 1.0 and Healthcare 2.0. During the era of Healthcare 1.0, there was not much awareness about healthcare among the general population. The model was largely practitioner-led. As technology advanced and the demand for secondary and tertiary care rose, the private healthcare sector witnessed increasing investment. The government’s involvement in the form of initiatives like the National Health Mission also fuelled this evolution. Today, we are in the Healthcare 2.0 era where there are excellent healthcare facilities and highly skilled care providers. ...

  Covid-19 has changed everyone’s life drastically. Numerous systems and platforms have been affected by this and one of the most affected industries is the healthcare industry. The exceptional circumstances of the pandemic served as the great push towards  Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)  and Telehealth. Now, these are considered as the new normal. Many insurance companies, as well as the healthcare systems, are very much prone to this reality. Hence, they are opting to invest in different forms of telehealth technology, like RPM and virtual healthcare. The advancement in these technologies has resolved several issues faced by the health industry, thereby enabling the providers to give the best care to the patients at a significantly low budget. Presently, remote healthcare is the new normal. The insurance companies are catching up with the reality and most of them are investing in different forms of telehealth technology and Remote Patient Monitoring. Whatever issues th...

  In the era of COVID-19, telemedicine has seen a huge surge in popularity. With people confined indoors and skeptical about visiting hospitals, patients and doctors are increasingly turning to telemedicine. According to research in the International Journal of Science and Research, nearly 75 percent of doctors said that telemedicine needs to be a part of daily practice. Almost 80 percent also said that it’s ideal for follow-up patients. A driving factor for this popularity is the ability of care providers to monitor patients in between in-person visits using wearable technology. Devices stream patients’ biometric information to the healthcare provider who can then use it to monitor biometric values continuously and over long periods of time. Scope of Telemedicine in India’s Healthcare Industry While COVID-19 has brought about the demand for telemedicine, what can we expect once the pandemic is over? Is telemedicine here to stay or will we go back to only in-patient visits? Virtual...

  In the COVID-19 pandemic, connected healthcare and remote patient monitoring are important tools for hospitals, poly-clinics, and individual practitioners. They empower clinicians to monitor patients without coming to contact physically. Hospitals & practitioners across the globe are using connected health and remote patient monitoring to great effect during the pandemic. MedTel’s RPM platform incorporates connected diagnostic devices, a smartphone app, and a web-based dashboard for hospital access and review. These devices include the digital blood pressure machine, body composition monitor, glucometer, pulse oximeter, and many more. Our advanced solutions manage diseases like diabetes, hypertension & obesity and endeavor timely interventions. We also provide remote pregnancy care which reduces physical clinic visits and monitors complication parameters We are also launching our new-age solutions for cardiac care, kidney diseases & mental health. Home Health For Hosp...

  young woman doctor in a white coat with a stethoscope around her neck looking at camera confused, smiling spreading arms to the sides standing over orange background Each year, technology gets smarter. Devices are able to perform, monitor and maintain an increasingly wider pool of tasks, giving us – humans – the time to focus on core responsibilities. Nowhere is this more evident than in the healthcare sector. Smart health technologies are quickly being developed to aid in patient care and improve outcomes. These technologies include the use of wearable, built-in, and mobile sensors that continuously monitor patients for diagnoses and treatments.   Why This Boom? Back in 2019, activity trackers occupied the largest share of the wearable healthcare devices market, thanks to the affordability of these trackers, sedentary lifestyles and lifestyle diseases, and a sizable number of tracker manufacturers. According to reports, the wearable  healthcare devices  market, wh...

  Remote Patient Monitoring  had been in the advent even before COVID 19 pandemic due to increasing demand for chronic disease management as well as for superior post-acute care. But now, because of the pandemic, RPM technology has become the top resort for both patients and doctors. Hospitals have increasingly embraced  Digital Health  care technology. The advantages of RPM are several.  The doctors employ this technology to help high-risk patients in the best possible way. It is believed that remote monitoring will surpass in-person monitoring in coming times. RPM is an act of monitoring the health condition of a patient without being present there. Basically, the incorporation of communication technologies has provided the experts with a radical solution of delivering superior medical attention remotely. Also Read:  Remote Patient Monitoring and Telehealth Source: Businessinsider.com Remote patient monitoring trends & health devices in 2021 Mentioned...