Current Trends in Telemedicine in India

The word “telemedicine” refers to a broad range of practices including remote patient diagnosis and medication administration from remote locations using innovative technology. It is changing the way the traditional healthcare system appears and has been shown to be beneficial in resolving the issue of inadequate infrastructure in public healthcare. Due to a number of issues, including inadequate funding, unequal resource distribution, geographic barriers, inadequate infrastructure and treatment, under qualified medical personnel, a lack of public awareness, antiquated working conditions, and others, the current healthcare system is unable to guarantee access to health and equity in healthcare. In this article we consider the history of telemedicine in brief, growth of telemedicine and telemedicine business model in India along with short summary and profiles of tech companies which are focused on the telemedicine business and their impact on improving the healthcare system in India. We also provide state of the art of telemedicine business in India and suggestions to improve itfor better healthcare facilities in India