*Dean & Chair Person, Department of Research & Studies in Business Administration, Tumkur University
**Research Scholar, Department of Research & Studies in Business Administration, Tumkur University
Online published on 24 October, 2019.
Telemedicine activities in India took off in 1999. The Indian Space Research Organization has been a pioneer, deploying a nation-wide SATCOM-based telemedicine network. The Union government of India has also implemented various projects and has in fact extended telemedicine services to South Asian and African countries. The high demand for telemedicine in India has initiated a lot of activity among regulating bodies: the Department of Information Technology has defined the Standards for Telemedicine Systems and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has constituted a National Telemedicine Task Force. Activities have also picked up in curriculum and non-curriculum telemedicine training programs. These efforts are consistent with India's goals to make healthcare accessible and affordable to all. In this background, the research paper is trying to focus on the various opportunities, challenges and future trends of telemedicine in health care sector in India.
Telemedicine, Healthcare, Medical professionals, Patients, Information Technology
