Dr Lavanian speaks boldly on the Economics of Telemedicine TMC
- Nov 6, 2009 Dr Lavanian spoke boldly on the Economics of Telemedicine at Telemedicon 2009
held at Pune, India. He spoke boldly on the Economics of Telemedicine at Telemedicon 2009. He spoke on why programs fail and
provided a hard, honest view of what is ailing telemedicine today. He then gave
examples of business
plans for self sustaining telemedicine projects.
Click
here to view the complete presentation.
The term 'telemedicine' has been derived from the Greek 'tele' meaning 'at a distance' and
'medicine' which is from the Latin word 'mederi' meaning 'healing'. This phrase
was first coined in the 70s by Thomas Bird.
"rapid access to shared and remote medical expertise by means of telecommunications and information technologies, no matter where the patient or relevant information is located."
In plain
speak, telemedicine is a process by which a patient is able to communicate
his problems (along with, if necessary, details of medical investigations)
to a doctor many miles away and receive necessary and relevant medical
advice. Imagine the advantages it confers upon a patient who is miles away
from the nearest medical aid post, in some cases this could even be
life saving. In a lighter vein, when your doc, on the phone, told
you to 'take an aspirin and call me in the morning' he was actually
practicing telemedicine!
Telemedicine
is cutting edge technology which has the potential to enlighten YOUR life
whatever your
background. As a patient
it makes life extremely comfortable and brings super-specialist services
almost to your door step, where ever you live. To a hospital
administrator or the CEO of a hospital it means extended
reach, higher efficiency, greater patient satisfaction and higher profits.
As a rural GP
you find the 24 hr advice of specialists not only a great support but also
a relief as it saves many of your patients long trips to the nearest city
hospital. An insurance agency
sees it as a means to cover a larger group of people at lower costs.
Telemedicine
is primarily focused on providing support towards curing an illness. Today
we have expanded the scope of telemedicine to include the preventive and
promotive aspects of healthcare. This new avatar is called Telehealth,
Tele-Health, EHealth or E-Health depending on which group or company you
are from. Bottom line - they all mean the same. To know more about EHealth
or Telehealth please click here. For formal
definitions of EHealth or Telehealth click here.
Whichever
way you see it, it is definitely a winner. Ask your Health
service provider about telemedicine today! Discuss it with your
Hospital superintendent when you next visit your hospital.
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Understand
the true Economics of Telemedicine:
A bold article that provides a no-nonsense look at how any telemedicine
project can be a real success. Examples and business plans provided.
Click
here to view the complete presentation made at the Telemedicon 2009
Conference at The Hotel Le Meridien,
Pune, India.
Implement
EHealth Projects Effortlessly: Learn how to implement EHealth Projects
without destroying your credibility. Click
here to view the complete presentation made at the Marcus Evans
Healthcare Informatics Conference at The Royal Orchid Sheraton, Bangkok
Thailand.
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