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  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. ...

  In the era of COVID-19, telemedicine has seen a huge surge in popularity. With people confined indoors and sceptical 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...

  The sudden outbreak of the pandemic forced humans to adopt unprecedented methods to deal with it. Rapid deployment of telehealth to ensure an uninterrupted healthcare delivery system is one such method. According to the Mckinsey Report of May 2021, telehealth utilization was 38 times more than it was during the pre-covid times. Even though the deployment of telehealth in various specialty departments is variable, the overall increase is promising and is an indication of the sustenance of telehealth post-pandemic. Telehealth is an all-encompassing term that includes both clinical and non-clinical services. Healthcare delivery systems like  Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Digital Therapeutics, and other clinical services are all different telehealth solutions whose usage have accelerated since Covid-19. The Reason for the Sudden Surge in the Use of Telehealth Just like the old saying, it was a necessity that resulted in this sudden increase in telehealth usage. “This utilizat...

  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...

Digital healthcare is a broad concept that incorporates concepts that are connected between technology and healthcare.  Connected medical devices  play a major role when a patient’s health is to be monitored remotely. These devices are truly revolutionizing the healthcare industry by effortlessly connecting patients and healthcare providers with medical information. Since a decade or so, the technological uprising has witnessed the emergence of digital healthcare devices that allows the patients and providers to lessen the communication gap. Smartphone apps like connected BP monitors, oxygen levels keep track and generate important data. Most of the connected devices are developed with varied capabilities such as real-time monitoring plus high-resolution imaging. This in turn helps to improve patients’ health. With  digital health  technology, it is possible for patients to receive care from any corner of the globe. What does Digital Health Include? It applies to dig...

  Digital technologies like IoMT have incredible potential to help. The detailed analysis of growth opportunities in IoMT showcases several ways that can provide enhanced care for the patients and also control medical costs. The providers can get a clear picture of what are the factors of improvement or deterioration in a patient’s condition. Basically, the purpose of IoMT is to get people, data, and progressions together with the help of medical devices / mobile applications and check patients’ health outcomes. The most common and useful  IoMT Connected device  to supervise patients’ health is  Remote Patient Monitoring . The devices are connected to the network of the healthcare providers to pass on the data to cloud internal servers. Owing to the IoMT networks, the most significant element is communication security to ensure the protection of patients’ privacy and safety. No doubt, IoMT is the best way to rationalize clinical workflow management and improve patien...

  Connected care has emerged as a major driver of healthcare’s  digital evolution . Technologies like AI and Big Data are giving care providers valuable data to work with to help them streamline care and make it more patient-centric. Among the  digital health technologies  in widespread use today – wearable sensors, electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine, to name a few – one is fast becoming an indispensable tool for doctors:  remote patient monitoring  (RPM). Revolutionary and with the capability to significantly alter healthcare delivery, it bridges the gap between doctors and patients. Here are a few top reasons   remote patient monitoring   is loved by physicians – and why you should too! Increases Access to Care India has huge inequality in healthcare distribution. Around 75% of the population lives in rural areas where access to basic healthcare is lacking and doctor shortage is rampant.  Remote patient monitoring connects ...

  An affordable virtual care solution that would allow care providers in remote areas to perform a wide range of basic diagnostics for patients. This provides the tools to gather and forward patient information. The real-time information enables the care provider to take better & informed decisions and thus results in a superior prognosis for the patient. Resource URL:-  https://medtel.io/telemedicine-digital-health/  

  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...

  Digital healthcare is a broad concept that incorporates concepts that are connected between technology and healthcare.  Connected medical devices  play a major role when a patient’s health is to be monitored remotely. These devices are truly revolutionizing the healthcare industry by effortlessly connecting patients and healthcare providers with medical information. For a decade or so, the technological uprising has witnessed the emergence of digital healthcare devices that allows the patients and providers to lessen the communication gap. Smartphone apps like connected BP monitors, oxygen levels keep track and generate important data. Most of the connected devices are developed with varied capabilities such as real-time monitoring plus high-resolution imaging. This in turn helps to improve patients’ health. With  digital health  technology, it is possible for patients to receive care from any corner of the globe. What does Digital Health Include? It applies t...

The past decade has seen rapid advances in the digitization of healthcare. Emerging technologies have accelerated drug development and care delivery. COVID-19 has only expedited this as care providers switch care delivery models and researchers turn to virtual clinical trials. One constant that has been at the center of these trends is   remote patient monitoring   (RPM). Yet, for all its benefits,   remote patient monitoring   has not been fully embraced. There are misconceptions about its effectiveness, cost, and security. Here are 7 of the most common – and why they’re unfounded.   Misconception: It’s Expensive To the uninitiated,  remote patient monitoring  can seem expensive. Wearable devices,  telehealth software , tech training, etc. can appear to warrant high cost. However, this is a myth as RPM can drive down healthcare costs in the following ways: It eliminates unnecessary visits: With care providers being able to monitor patient health ...

The sudden outbreak of the pandemic forced humans to adopt unprecedented methods to deal with it. Rapid deployment of telehealth to ensure an uninterrupted healthcare delivery system is one such method. According to the Mckinsey Report of May 2021, telehealth utilization was 38 times more than it was during the pre-covid times. Even though the deployment of telehealth in various specialty departments is variable, the overall increase is promising and is an indication of the sustenance of telehealth post-pandemic. Telehealth is an all-encompassing term that includes both clinical and non-clinical services. Healthcare delivery systems like  Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM), Digital Therapeutics, and other clinical services are all different telehealth solutions whose usage have accelerated since Covid-19. The Reason for the Sudden Surge in the Use of Telehealth Just like the old saying, it was a necessity that resulted in this sudden increase in telehealth usage. “This utilization ref...

Digital technologies like IoMT have incredible potential to help. The detailed analysis of growth opportunities in IoMT showcases several ways that can provide enhanced care for the patients and also control medical costs. The providers can get a clear picture of what are the factors of improvement or deterioration in a patient’s condition. Basically, the purpose of IoMT is to get people, data, and progressions together with the help of medical devices / mobile applications and check patients’ health outcomes. The most common and useful  IoMT Connected device  to supervise patients’ health is  Remote Patient Monitoring . The devices are connected to the network of the healthcare providers to pass on the data to cloud internal servers. Owing to the IoMT networks, the most significant element is communication security to ensure the protection of patients’ privacy and safety. No doubt, IoMT is the best way to rationalize clinical workflow management and improve patient healt...