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Healthcare is the New Gift of Technology

Be it a young generation or be it the older generation, technology is now for all. And with this wide acceptance of technology comes decision making power. The healthcare practice in India is now centering itself from physicians to patients. The earlier scenario was patients following doctor advice which is good, but they themselves were not aware of their own health. Now is the time, when people have started taking charge of their own needs and health issues. E-health being a boon to our country is helping the patients especially those residing in tier-2 and tier-3 cities gain confidence. Online medical consultation and doctor advice are bridging the gap between doctors and patients. Sitting in one place can help you seek medical advice from doctor sitting at the other corner of the world. And it is just very easy and one needs to start with a very simple step of uploading his medical records in a personalized cloud space, selecting the doctor and take a consultation. Subsequent follow-up consultations can also be taken either via telephone or fixing up a meeting with the doctor.

Platforms like Medical Second Opinion have made life really easy. With live advice coming directly from doctors, one can get easy and quick access to solutions. Patients are now having economical access to top doctors like Dr. Naresh Trehan, (leading Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgeon in India) who are not available easily otherwise.

The main reason why the country is becoming a platform for E-health is increased awareness. An aware patient greatly helps to reduce the burden of healthcare on the country. Maximizing the value of healthcare is the de facto idea and time is not far when online healthcare practice would reach every possible corner of the country.

VIRTUAL APPROACH TO HEALTH

They say “health is wealth” and what if you earn this wealth sitting at your home?

The Internet has become a part of everyone’s life these days in one or the other way. Right from picking clothes of your choice to finding vegetables for your kitchen, everything is now available with just one click. All you need is AWARENESS.

Now, when it comes to health you cannot compare with buying groceries for your home. It needs a lot of care and attention. You need a confirmation from your own self to go ahead and also ensure if you are moving in the right direction. And for this, you also need to know that getting online doctor advice in India as well as other countries can be as safe as buying groceries. Yes, I know it might be surprising but it is true. Getting online medical help is nowadays gaining a wide acceptance among users. Sitting at their respective places, people can discuss their health problems either with the patients having a similar condition as well as taking a confidential consultation with the doctor of their choice online. And the fact is that patients have found this method of consultation very convenient and user-friendly. Now, you do not have to worry about getting prior appointments, travel long distances, pay hotel bills for longer stays and wait in long queues to get treatment from the best doctor. All you have to do is navigate the website, choose a doctor, explain your medical condition and upload your reports online (which is totally confidential). Now, what comes next?

Technology Drives country towards E-Health

The year 2015 is said to be the year of E-Health and this statement is holding true to date. As the year is on the verge of ending in a few months, E-health and its acceptance among users have reached a remarkable peak. With E-health comes technology and this technology has not only been an advantage to the patient but has been a helping hand to the doctors too. The online doctor advice in India is gaining wide popularity as the patients and doctors are now able to connect with each other on an online platform. Ease for both has lead to a boom in the sector of E-health. Doctors like Dr. Devi Shetty have also been a part of this interoperability platform and have extended their expert services and online medical help to patients all over India.
Also, with various doctors available in the country, patients now make a choice depending on factors such as geography, procedure, reviews and cost factors.

With E-health, maintaining the medical records has also become a child’s task.  The facility of maintaining free health records on a personalized cloud space has freed the patients of all the hassle of paperwork. These records can be accessed from anywhere by the patients and add on advantage is that it can be shared with the doctors anywhere in the world. For doctors also, it is an easy task now. They can have a quick access to the records of their patients and modify the line of treatment as and when required.

This introduction of technology into the healthcare services holds the potential and is putting more ease to this overall process. The power of decision is now being driven towards the patients from “the only option” to having “many choices”.

Second opinion: Need of The Hour

Imagine a situation when you are buying yourself some expensive dress. Would you not take a second a second opinion before investing your money in that cloth piece? Of course yes! When it comes to personal grooming, we are always wanting an expert advice. So what happens to us when it is about our health or a seriously diagnosed condition or an operating procedure? Health always comes first and hence taking a second opinion in regards to your healthcare should always be your topmost priority.

There are times when a patient is misdiagnosed or given a treatment and advised surgery which is actually not required. Research says that mandatory second opinion leads to 20% drop in avoidable surgery. This is a figure that cannot be left unseen.  Especially in this era of internet, it has become very easy to consult doctors. You can have access to world-class facilities sitting at your desk. There are various healthcare organizations that are nowadays providing consultation from online top doctors such as  Dr. Harsha Hegde and have proved a boon to the medical field. Free from all the hassle of traveling as well as long waiting time, the doctors and patients can now interact with each other sitting in their respective places. Another add on these days is health tools which are being provided free of cost to the patients online. These free health tools are gaining wide acceptance and have interested a lot of patients. Right from measuring your BMI to total body water requirement and various other parameters, these tools help us to know more about what we are and where do we need to go. A person who drinks less amount of water can actually help a lot with the total body water requirement. This tool will help you to know the exact amount of water your body needs and you can compare it with where you currently are.

With the growing burden of diseases in India and increased healthcare cost, the need for the hour calls for a second opinion. Remember the procedure that you have been advised for may not always be medically necessary. So why take a step further when a second opinion may save you.

Online Medical Services: Silver Lining in Healthcare

As the burden of diseases in India is increasing, people are gaining more awareness and shifting their attention towards health. With wide acceptance to technology, India is advancing more towards e-health. Now what exactly is E-health? E-health is a wider term and a new face which involves the digitalization of healthcare world and the practice is supported by electronic means and communication such as online doctor help, online health records, tele-health support etc. Nowadays, there are portals that are even providing free consultation from online top doctors and also provide personalized cloud space for uploading free health records. In a country like India, people are actually facing the hassle of keeping the huge bundles of medical files, insurance cover files, diagnostic records etc. This is where maintaining medical records online steps in and is gaining wide acceptance among users.

E-health is of great use and advantage when it comes to taking a consultation for a major health condition such as any liver disease. People sitting in any part of the world can have an access to the healthcare cost in India and compare it with their home country. For eg, the cost of liver transplant treatment in india goes to as low as one-twentiethif compared with USA, UK and other European countries. This can in a great way help in reducing the overall costs of a person sitting in a different country.  Not only the people from abroad, but also the people sitting in India can benefit a lot from it and save their overall costs including staying and transportations costs. All we can say is online medical facility is a boon to healthcare in one or the other way.

Why Not Take a Second Opinion When It Is Just a Click Away

As we know, a health assured future is always a better future. Hence, the need of the hour calls for democratization of healthcare. As the nation is progressing and the population is increasing, the healthcare burden on an individual is increasing too. Certain situations arise when the person is diagnosed with some serious ailment and is asked to undergo a surgical treatment for it .Let us take the best example where a person is asked to undergo Liver Transplantation procedure. The Liver Transplantation treatment in India costs around Rs.12 Lac to Rs.30 Lac and it further depends on Hospital, Surgeon and many other variables.

Though we would say that the person is insured but we do not pay attention to the exact amount of insurance money he will be getting. It can still get him to pay out of pocket expenses. And certainly, in some scenarios there is actually no need for that costly surgery but since no second opinion is taken, it may lead to poor economic circumstances. Taking a second opinion about health has never harmed anybody. And if this is an online second opinion facility, it is a silver spoon in mouth.

With advancements in technology, the world is rapidly grooming itself into an E-commerce world. And it goes to the best when you get an online medical consultation regarding your health condition.You do not need to travel anymore when you can get online doctor advice from a renowned doctor practicing in another city. It is a platform that connects the patients with the doctors from all over the world thereby promising effective and efficient healthcare. It also reduces the health related costs to some extent. One of the cost saving methods can be unnecessary diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that a person needs to get done. It also helps to improve the quality of health by providing an easy access to a wide panel of doctors and compare the healthcare facilities provided to them. With personalized cloud space technology available, online medical records in India is gaining a wide popularity.  It stores all your medical history and reports and gives you an easy access to them from any part of the world. Add on is, it is completely confidential and highly secured.

So break the cage of geographical boundaries around you and seek second opinion about your health related issues from the doctors across the world. Make a difference and stand out of the crowd. Taking charge of your own health is the best gift you can give to your body