India is supporting a telemedicine network that lets cardiologists treat patients nationwide, as well as Indians living abroad. The pilot project is intended to reduce health care costs and improve patients' access to care, particularly in rural areas where specialists may be scarce.
The Indian Space Research Organization provides satellite Internet connections and videoconferencing equipment to the project, which links 19 cardiac care units throughout India with hub facilities in Bangalore and Calcutta. The two facilities may eventually serve as the centerpiece of a government-planned "health city" where various hospitals will specialize in neurosurgery, diabetes care and oncology, the Straits Times reports.
Each of the 19 offsite locations costs about $52,000 to set up and contains six patient beds, as well as equipment to support real-time consultations. The locations can be staffed by as few as two physicians and 10 to 12 nurses, according to Dr. Devi Shetty, the Bangalore-based cardiologist whose family partly funded the project.......Read more
The Indian Space Research Organization provides satellite Internet connections and videoconferencing equipment to the project, which links 19 cardiac care units throughout India with hub facilities in Bangalore and Calcutta. The two facilities may eventually serve as the centerpiece of a government-planned "health city" where various hospitals will specialize in neurosurgery, diabetes care and oncology, the Straits Times reports.
Each of the 19 offsite locations costs about $52,000 to set up and contains six patient beds, as well as equipment to support real-time consultations. The locations can be staffed by as few as two physicians and 10 to 12 nurses, according to Dr. Devi Shetty, the Bangalore-based cardiologist whose family partly funded the project.......Read more
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