MedTel Healthcare

  India, one of the world’s biggest countries and the largest democracy, has a rural population of around 70% of its total population. However, access to timely and quality care is severely lacking. In fact, the gap between need and provision is so wide that it’s a crisis that no other social sector matches. Healthcare services lean heavily towards the urban areas even though the population makes up only about 30% of the total population. This small number enjoys access to over 60% of hospital beds while the rural population has access to only a third. And, with the pandemic in full swing, rural areas are bearing the brunt as they scramble to tackle COVID-19 by banking on a fragile healthcare system. Despite the doom and gloom, there’s a sliver of hope, and it's thanks to technology and digitization. 2020 has already seen digitization take healthcare by storm. The Indian government’s release of Telemedicine Practice Guidelines has also spurred growth as it has legalized telemedicin...

We are thick in the age of the internet. Devices as tiny as the size of a coin can be internet-enabled. In fact, so common are internet-enabled devices that by the year 2030, there will be an estimated 50 billion connected devices around the world. This network of internet-compatible devices is known as the Internet of Things (IoT) and comprises everything from consumer electronics to automobiles and even traffic lights. A growing number of devices are aimed at a certain sector with the capacity to truly revolutionize the world: healthcare. Thanks to this connected ecosystem, also known as the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), doctors are able to track patient metrics and administer care, all in real-time. According to Fortune Business Insights, the IoMT market is estimated to hit USD 142.45 billion by 2026. This growth is driven by an increase in chronic diseases and better healthcare infrastructure worldwide. The IoMT and Connected Care Ecosystem Internet-enabled healthcare devices ...

Telehealth Monitoring Devices is one of the fastest-growing areas of the health care industry. Telehealth monitoring devices allow you to monitor your health remotely, meaning you can remain at home, in your own bed, without having to go out to a healthcare facility. This allows you to consume fewer healthcare services, as you can monitor your health at home, and allows you to schedule your healthcare services, which means you can better manage your health. This blog will look at some of the most popular telehealth monitoring devices on the market. 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 prom...

Remote patient monitoring is a way to cut medical costs by helping patients manage their health. Health technology companies like Peppertype have remote patient monitoring platforms that have a lot of potentials to change the way healthcare is delivered. This blog will look at how these companies are looking to help these insurance companies and how they can help change the face of healthcare. 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 technologi...

Healthcare is one of the most critical sectors right now, and with the advancement of technology, healthcare is changing at a rapid pace. With connected healthcare solutions, doctors and healthcare providers can be connected to the rest of the world and have access to relevant and timely information. This blog talks about the latest connected healthcare solution, which is MedTel Healthcare. Better connectivity is facilitating hospitals to influence new technologies, enhance clinical results, and drive physician and patient satisfaction. In today’s time, people are living with complex health conditions. However, medicines are costing thousands of dollars or even more. Some of the developed nations are carrying nearly 40% more surgical interference now than a decade ago. From big hospitals and health care units to small groups of physicians, there has been a huge surge in connected healthcare systems. Technology has crept into healthcare systems in a big way. Connected healthcare is tran...

  Doctales provides testing and teleconsultations in remote areas and villages by sending minivans to these locations, with devices that are needed for testing and a doctor available for teleconsultations. They constantly stream the doctor's video and aim to replicate an in-clinic experience for patients in an online teleconsultation setting. They plan on connecting a doctor to every village so that patients receive healthcare that is easily accessible and the doctor-patient relationship is maintained. Delivering quality healthcare in remote areas! Devices such as Body Composition analyzer, hemoglobinometer, lipid profile analyzer, HbA1C Analyzer, Spirometer, Otoscope, etc. can be connected to the MedTel app, through which the data is captured and updated at the doctor’s end. Based on the previous data and current vital reading trends of the patient, the doctor gets aggregated data through which they can arrive at conclusions to improve patient health. Also, the teleconsultations h...

  Pregnant women, wish to routinely be updated and reassured about their health and their child’s health to feel more involved and safe during their pregnancy. But, they often feel a sense of disconnect with their doctors and find themselves anxious and confused because of the lack of reliable information and resources. We, in collaboration with preggerz, aim to help them monitor and learn about their pregnancy themselves and connect them to their doctors so that they can feel more empowered and reassured. Empowering mothers to take charge of their pregnancy! Pregnant women are given a device kit, containing a Glucometer, Blood Pressure Monitor, Body Analyzer, Hemoglobinometer, Fetal Heart Monitor, and also given a smartphone app. These devices can be connected to the app via Bluetooth and readings are transferred, analyzed and insights are displayed to the doctor and the patient. Along with this, there are regular nudges to help the lady follow her schedules for testing, consultat...

  The JSW primary health centers and dispensaries at Keonjhar and Paradeep (Odisha) are now equipped with IoT-based medical devices which enable instant Point of care testing and immediate diagnosis. Also, these centers are digitally empowered with telehealth solutions with which patients can now consult with specialists and super-specialist doctors from big cities. This also helps in digitizing all the patient data, and ensuring that health records are analyzed to get meaningful insights. Advanced tests in tribal areas With these IoT based Point of Care devices, like Body Composition analyzer, hemoglobinometer, lipid profile analyzer, HbA1C Analyzer, Spirometer, Otoscope, etc., which are connected to our mobile app, paramedics and doctors can do tests like Blood pressure monitoring, blood sugar monitoring and advanced tests like ECG and HbA1C. The reports of these tests are generated instantly and can get analyzed through a doctor remotely. In tribal areas, aggregating data from d...

  Pregnant women, wish to routinely be updated and reassured about their health and their child’s health to feel more involved and safe during their pregnancy. But, they often feel a sense of disconnect with their doctors and find themselves anxious and confused because of the lack of reliable information and resources. We, in collaboration with preggerz, aim to help them monitor and learn about their pregnancy themselves and connect them to their doctors so that they can feel more empowered and reassured. Empowering mothers to take charge of their pregnancy! Pregnant women are given a device kit, containing a Glucometer, Blood Pressure Monitor, Body Analyzer, Hemoglobinometer, Fetal Heart Monitor, and also given a smartphone app. These devices can be connected to the app via Bluetooth and readings are transferred, analyzed and insights are displayed to the doctor and the patient. Along with this, there are regular nudges to help the lady follow her schedules for testing, consultat...

The JSW primary health centers and dispensaries at Keonjhar and Paradeep (Odisha) are now equipped with IoT-based medical devices which enable instant Point of care testing and immediate diagnosis. Also, these centers are digitally empowered with telehealth solutions with which patients can now consult with specialists and super-specialist doctors from big cities. This also helps in digitizing all the patient data, and ensuring that health records are analyzed to get meaningful insights. Advanced tests in tribal areas With these IoT based Point of Care devices, like Body Composition analyzer, hemoglobinometer, lipid profile analyzer, HbA1C Analyzer, Spirometer, Otoscope, etc., which are connected to our mobile app, paramedics and doctors can do tests like Blood pressure monitoring, blood sugar monitoring and advanced tests like ECG and HbA1C. The reports of these tests are generated instantly and can get analyzed through a doctor remotely. In tribal areas, aggregating data from differe...

Our collaboration with eHealth System brings large-scale population health screening for public health systems. With this, we collect, gather, analyze a large pool of data of patients and provide epidemiological insights and analytics to policymakers, administrators, and program managers! Wi Point of care devices for regular screening! Health screening is conducted through paramedics in Primary Health Centers, Community Health centers and Sub-centers through IoT-enabled devices that are connected to our smartphone app, which helps them collect a large amount of patient data. With their high accuracy and ease of use, these are easily deployable in remote and rural areas for large-scale testing. Population data analysis for data-backed decision-making! Once an abnormality is identified, the patient and their abnormality are flagged. At an individual level, this allows quick identification of patients who have any illness and are connected to a doctor immediately. When this population dat...

  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 canceled 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 billi...