Introduction: In this article, we describe a pilot telehealth project for identifying women at risk of developing serious complications early and for instituting timely, appropriate, and up-to-date management even in situations with limited resources and skilled obstetric services. Maternal mortality remains unacceptably high, with less than two-th...

By NARMADHA KUPPUSWAMI, SURESH SUBRAMANIAN, KARENNA J. GROFF, RADHA RANI RAVICHANDRAN

The Telemedicine Practice Guidelines (TPG) released in 2020 provide legal framework for registered medical practitioners (RMPs) to consult with patients deploying Information and Communication Technology. Necessary compliance requirements have also been included. This article analyses the effectiveness of the ‘Train to Practice’ course ...

By SUNIL SHROFF, BAGMISIKHA PUHAN, LAVANIAN DORAIRAJ, MAYANK AGARWAL, MANICK RAJENDRAN, RAVI MODALI, SUCHITRA MANKAR, PERMACHANAHALLI SACHIDANANDA RAMKUMAR, SANDEEP PATIL

Objective: During the coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) times, we have all learned to appreciate the advantages of communicating with each other on the digital or virtual format. This included both social, commercial and professional settings. This was necessitated through the restrictions on direct physical contact mandated by the pandemic. Through inno...

By PARTHA S. RAY, NIRMAL SURYA

We are in a stage of transition as artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used in healthcare across the world. Transitions offer opportunities compounded with difficulties. It is universally accepted that regulations and the law can never keep up with the exponential growth of technology. This paper discusses liability issues when AI is...

By KRISHNAN GANAPATHY

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By AMAR GUPTA

Background: Scarcity of primary care is felt most in underserved communities. Telemedicine (TM)-enabled clinics bridge the gap in such scenarios. There was a need to understand how the same TM model would work in different settings. Aim: The aim was to study outcomes in three identical TM-enabled clinics in different geographies so as to understand...

By SUCHITRA MANKAR, NIKHILESH PARADKAR

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By KRISHNAN GANAPATHY

Objective: To provide a glimpse of various digital programs and modules that are being implemented across the country by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India (an institution of national importance under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; one of its mandates is to develop ...

By GOPI GAJERA, BARIKAR C. MALATHESH, LAKSHMI NIRISHA P., CHANNAVEERACHARI NAVEEN KUMAR, NARAYANA MANJUNATHA, SUCHANDRA H.H., SUJAI RAMACHANDRAIAH, CHETHAN BASAVARAJAPPA, RAJENDRA GOWDA K.M., SURESH BADA MATH

Introduction: Recent advancements in information technology and access to smartphone have expanded the scope of healthcare delivery services across the globe. Telemedicine is making healthcare affordable and more accessible to the needy in situations like the present pandemic. Although telepsychiatry services were underutilised initially in India d...

By HARIHARA SUCHANDRA, DINAKARAN DAMODARAN, BARIKAR C. MALATHESH, LAKSHMI NIRISHA P., NARAYANA MANJUNATHA, C NAVEEN KUMAR, GOPI GAJERA, SUJAI RAMACHANDRAIAH, CHETHAN BASAVARAJAPPA, RAJENDRA GOWDA K.M., SURESH BADA MATH

Objective: Our objective was to provide an eye care service to rural and underserved areas in Chennai, Kanchipuram, and Thiruvallur districts of Tamil Nadu, South India. Design: We conducted eye camps to provide ophthalmic services to the underserved and rural areas, where people cannot afford to go to a hospital due to lack of accessibility, lack ...

By SHEILA JOHN, LAVANYA ALLIMUTHU, RANJITHA KANNAN, RAMESH BABUSEKAR, MARTIN MANOJ MATHIYAZAHAN, PADMAVATHY APPASAMY, SANGEETHA SRINIVASAN

Background: The complexity of today’s healthcare system has led to the growth of an emerging healthcare function known as healthcare advocacy. A telephonic healthcare advocate or advisor can play an essential role in care coordination, a better understanding of health benefits, and ease in navigating the healthcare system. A healthcare advoca...

By JESSICA NAVRATIL-STRAWN, STEPHEN HARTLEY, STEPHANIE MACLEOD, ANDREW LINDSAY

Background: Telemedicine is a fast-emerging health sector in India. While nurses play an important role in delivering healthcare services through telemedicine, little is known about whether nursing interns are prepared adequately. Aim: To evaluate nursing interns’ perceptions of telenursing and to find out their opinion on whether telenursing...

By VIJAYALAKSHMI POREDDI, KATHYAYANI BIDADI VEERABHADRAIAH, SAINIKHIL REDDY, MANJUNATHA NARAYANA, NAVEENKUMAR CHANNAVEERACHARI, SURESH BADAMATH

The Government of India (GoI), during the past 8 years, has been encouraging and supporting start-ups with various schemes, for the purpose of wealth creation, improving economic growth, and employment. There is also a growing support system in India, in the private sector, for funding, mentorship, and techno-commercial support for telemedicine-ena...

By LAVANIAN DORAIRAJ

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By KRISHNAN GANAPATHY, LAVANIAN DORAIRAJ AND SHEILA JOHN

The  COVID-19 pandemic exponentially accelerated adoption of virtual care and heightened consumer expectations, which caused health systems to reimagine their role in virtual care. As a result, adoption of virtual care has empowered health systems to move beyond siloed applications to a comprehensive, whole-person approach that consumers ...

By BRUCE BRANDES, LYLE BERKOWITZ