by Digital Health has become an inevitable part of healthcare systems in India.
Now the majority of the healthcare institutions in India adopts digital methods in their services starting from taking an appointment to the discharge of the patients from the hospital. Thanks to the following reasons, Digital Health has become an important factor.
Healthcare is one of the biggest sectors in India in terms of revenue and employment. Healthcare sector consists of hospitals – primary, secondary and tertiary, clinics, clinical trials, biomedical companies, telemedicine, health insurance sector, medical tourism etc…
Indian health sector is growing very fast due to the government policies, to meet health coverage of all populations, increase in services and expenditure by both public and private players.
India’s healthcare system consists of two components, public and private. India has a very efficient population of healthcare professionals in the world. India is one the most popular destinations for medical tourism, statistics show that there are people travelling to India for surgery – cosmetic surgery, surgery, organ transplantation etc… For example the cost of surgery in India is one tenth of that in the Western Countries.
Digital Health has become an influencing factor in today’s healthcare system. Patients and healthcare professionals use digital networks to communicate.
Heavy internet penetration and reduced cost of smartphones paved the way for easy implementation of Digital Health in India, nowadays people use Mobile APPs, teleconference tools to communicate to their physician. The present pandemic of COVID-19 has shown us the relevance of Digital Health, remote health monitoring, recording and monitoring healthcare conditions via Mobile APPs etc…
Majority of people are aware about COVID-19 it’s mode of transformation, treatment modalities available, whom to contact if there are signs and symptoms of disease. This is all made possible with use of Digital Transfer of healthcare information with other mediums like print and visual media.
