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Healthcare Application and patient treatment in India

By Dr.Mahboob ali khan Phd

The healthcare apps are spreading like a rage. Not only patients but doctors are

benefiting as well from this technological transformation.

Health mobile applications have become a key tool of taking the care to the

hands of people.

Gone are the days when a doctor said he or she was a call away. One can now

just click or swipe to access specialised medical attention.

The healthcare sector is undergoing a revolutionary transformation where

medical solutions are being made available to patients just anywhere — and in

real time — on their phones.

A flood of healthcare mobile phone applications, or apps, have made it simpler

for the patients to seek care.

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My friend, an executive with a multinational company, was holidaying in the

hills when he suddenly had a bout of anxiety. What made it worse for him was

that he was completely isolated in a godforsaken place with no health centre

nearby. He picked up his mobile phone and a specialist was available to guide

him out of the situation.

Technology is changing the dynamics of the healthcare industry which is

growing at a rapid pace of 17 percent per year to expand to $160 billion by

2017.

Health mobile applications have become a key tool of taking the care to the

hands of people.

“Patients get benefitted in many ways. Firstly, there is no uncertainty. As we are

open 24/7, patients can get our service promptly, professionally and pre-

emptively,” I reiterate.“The healthcare industry must keep pace with modern

technology. Healthcare services need a technology integration to bring

accountability and efficiency in the system,” I reiterate.

The healthcare apps are spreading like a rage. Not only patients but doctors are

benefiting as well from this technological transformation.

Starting barely a year ago, the New Delhi-based Buzz4Health, a smart platform

for doctors, has closed over 150,000 downloads. It has doctors from over 10

countries from South East Asia and the Middle East.

“We believe the next five years will be pivotal in promoting and facilitating

evidence based medicine through technology. More custom and patient specific

modalities will become a norm and this will be possible only through

collaborative medicine and more open forms of peer to peer communication for

healthcare professionals,” I reiterate.

By 2020, the Indian healthcare market is estimated to grow to over $280 billion

and the startups are ready to make their own contributions.

And more is the buzzword. “We need a more skilled workforce of doctors,

nurses, lab technicians, more investments, more expansion in rural areas and we

need to bring down disease burden,” I reiterate.

Most of the healthcare industry entrepreneurs said that the health budget of the

union government has gone up and the sector is growing rapidly and offers huge

potential.

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According to Vivek Srivastava, CEO of Health Care At Home, they have so far

catered to 300,000 patients across India. They began their services in 2012.

He said people approach them because they provide cost effective with

excellent clinical outcomes, personalised care by competent professionals

guided by customised care plan prescribed by one’s doctor.“journey has been

great. From one patient a day to 200 patients a day, we have grown

tremendously in a short span.”

“Technology is solving the huge accessibility gap. At the click of the fingers,

through the mobile app and web-based video and text chat sessions, people get

in touch with ePsyClinicians,” I reiterate.They plan to take their services to “the

smallest of town in India so that anybody who needs mental health and

emotional health support finds it from them.”