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Role of Telemedicine in Medical Tourism

Role of Telemedicine in Medical Tourism. Dr. SB Bhattacharyya MBBS, ADHA, MBA GE Healthcare IITS & IAMI, India. Medical Tourism. Very serious business

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Role of Telemedicine in Medical Tourism

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  1. Role of Telemedicine in Medical Tourism Dr. SB Bhattacharyya MBBS, ADHA, MBA GE Healthcare IITS & IAMI, India

  2. Medical Tourism • Very serious business • Patients are combining a vacation of a lifetime while receiving care abroad at a cost lesser than the cost of receiving the care in home country

  3. Telemedicine • Links up patients and their care providers separated by geography • Essential cog in the wheels of medical tourism

  4. Facts & Figures • Size of healthcare industry globally in 2003 was USD 4 trillion • Indian figures • Growth rate of this industry in 1990s – 13% • Size in mid-2004 was INR 1500 billion • Represents 6% of GDP • Size of medical tourism (currently) – INR 12 – 15 billion • Growth rate of medical tourism – 30% • Predicted growth rate of industry (CCI) over next 6 years – 13%

  5. Medical Tourism Business Process

  6. Telemedicine Business Process

  7. High Level Requirements • Role Based Access Control (RBAC) • Audit Trail • Referral Module • Appointment Scheduling Module • EMR • Clinical Notes • Medical Administration Record • Results Review • Discharge Summary • Follow Up Visit Records • Online Teleconsultation (including video-conferencing)

  8. EMR in Telemedicine • Allows the stakeholders to exchange information quickly and efficiently • Quick access • Quick search for appropriate information on-demand • Quick add, edit, store, transfer and display/view • Allows patients to carry their medical records much easily • Greatest challenge today – lack of acceptable standards

  9. Conclusion • Both medical tourism and telemedicine are here to stay • Today a “want”, tomorrow a “need” • Without telemedicine, the medical part of medical tourism is incomplete • By allowing patients and their care providers to remain in touch on-demand, the process becomes more efficient and workable

  10. Thanks!

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