Startup Docty to set up 100 digital health kiosks
Docty claims to offer patient-centric services through a complete set of geo-located digital healthcare solutions, designed to help doctors and hospitals.
Docty claims to offer patient-centric services through a complete set of geo-located digital healthcare solutions, designed to help doctors and hospitals.
Learning that his 81-year-old mother is using WhatsApp to communicate with her doctor, Deloitte Global CEO Punit Renjen exhorted the firm to try it in a much bigger way.
Focus on healthcare is also one of the top demand of the industry ahead of the budget.
Apollo Hospitals is doubling down on its digital healthcare services by building a health super-app. The past year may have been the catalyst, but Apollo’s telehealth initiatives predate the pandemic.
A gap between demand and supply is evident across all aspects of India’s healthcare sector. The shortage of local health professionals represents further evidence.
India’s healthcare is mired in multiple challenges, from efficiency to the need for proper infrastructure. Robots and A.I. will be the solution India needs in order to overcome these challenges.
While the adoption of such services has shot up, the real task is to keep the momentum going after the impact of Covid-19 wears off.
Studies have highlighted the multiple benefits that telemedicine lends to screening, including TB detection, PAP smear for cervical cancer and mammogram analysis for breast cancer.