siliconindia | | August 20208ealthcare industry across the world has faced enormous setbacks in the past few months when the novel coronavirus affected a million lives in most fatal manner. The industry was all set to conquer the world when an unknown disease put public as well as private health sector companies in a difficult situation.As social distancing becomes the new normal, here's how the healthcare and technology could change in a post pandemic world:Telemedicine: Telemedicine is a comprehensive term for giving remote medicinal services exchange between the patients and the doctors. Data and communication, involving the internet technology, are utilized for recording patient's history, past or ongoing clinical diagnosis or treatment and reviewing the reports. Telemedicine-empowered machines convert the patient's location into a fully equipped clinic. The prognosis is communicated to the patient via internet alongside consult and a prescription, meaning geography will not prevent them from having access to medicine. Medical experts report how patients are gradually taking interest in tele-medicine services. While it is still believed that tele-health industry may be an obstruction when it comes to doctor-patient relationship, current situation has demonstrated that it really improves this relationship instead, with high degrees of fulfillment, particularly as it gives patients quick and consistent access to their confided in clinician.In a world after the pandemic where social distancing must be strictly followed, tele-medicine can prove helpful. We are looking at a future in which allied services such as nutrition consult, physiotherapy, and psychology will move from clinics to at-home facilities. Tele-medicine increase doctors' capacity for providing health care, even to remotely situated patients. It will also ensure better productivity on their part as they will be able to treat more patients virtually than they could otherwise. Countries, including India, are taking interests in this sphere and what is now the need of the hour could become a new typical order of the future.Wearable Technology: Researches have claimed that data from a wearable gadget can detect coronavirus side effects days before you even acknowledge you've been infected. That simply changes the purpose of a fitness trackers from counting steps and calories to detecting viruses. The reports suggest that Fitbits and Apple Watches may end up being a viable early-detection framework and they could help revive work and home environments -- and advance from customer tech oddities into health essentials. This will empower patients as with the help of technology and wearable devices, they will be aware of their health and hygiene. As these organizations develop prototypes that are increasingly HOW TECHNOLOGY & HEALTHCARE CAN WORK TOGETHER IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD?HDr. Ruchir Mehra is well versed in healthcare, pharmaceutical and consumer health space with strong communication, analytical and people skills. He completed MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi and PGDM from IIM, Lucknow.By Dr. Ruchir Mehra, CEO & Co-Founder, RemedoIN MY opinionDr. Ruchir Mehra
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