Digital Medical Centre is a modern medical centre with state of the art digital healthcare infrastructure for capturing the patient information in the digital format. In these centres , patient history is collected in text format, heart and lung sounds as an audio album, images of the eye, ear, nose, throat, route slides, X-Ray, ECG, and so on. Videos showing running ultrasonography, cardiac sounds, running ECG, and so forth. Thus, the recorded patient information is considerably superior for diagnosis. This file can be sent nationally and internationally and shared with hospitals and consultants, as well as saved on Google clouds with privacy and security, from where it can be accessed instantaneously from anywhere by the authorised person. While this is not so common in India yet, it is definitely the future of the medical industry.
According to Dr Arvind Aggarwal, Founder & Chairman- Sevatidevi Memorial Digital Medical centers Pvt Ltd, a video conferencing facility, combined with a cloud-based EMR, connects a Digital Medical Centre to the rest of the world. Patients will get access to the top hospitals and doctors in India and all around the world.
A specialist, regardless of where he is in the world, shall be able to communicate with the patient, examine the patient, and observe the patient being examined by a local doctor. The only restriction is that he may not touch the patient.
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What are the pros of a digital medical centre
1. It may be set up at anyplace, all that is required is connection to the internet. The patient information gathered is of very high quality, including minute details and colours. It is in soft format, does not require physical storage space, and can be moved nationally or internationally in seconds and exchanged quickly with consultants/hospitals.
2. The Digital Medical Centre is a MEDICAL MALL that has digital infrastructure for patient examination, an in-house digital lab for routine and specialised investigations, and with instant reports. It is globally linked to all hospitals, labs, and consultants for regular and specialised patient treatment, allowing it to perform all of the responsibilities of a primary healthcare clinic and much more.
3. It may be put up everywhere, including war-prone places, running ships/trains/flying planes, and rural/urban areas.
4. It can be established as a franchise for a professional doctor who will get self-employment, with continuing medical education, and the flexibility to work anywhere, at any time. It can also be put up by an investor as a social cause or for a secure and substantial return on investment.
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Final Word
“It is self-financed, self-managed, improved with cutting-edge technology, it is a replacement for a primary healthcare centre that may be established anywhere at little or cheap cost. In this world of advancement in technology, it is great that the Healthcare sector is using Technology in a very good manner. You can also consult doctors through video conferencing, etc.” concludes Dr. Aggarwal.