Novel coronavirus has bought the world to a standstill. Since a vaccine to counter the effects of this virus hasn’t been found, people have made several lifestyle changes to protect themselves. Wearing a mask, staying indoors, working from home has been all part of this new normal.

With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing every day, people have been avoiding stepping out of their homes – even if it is for medical assistance. To help people get timely medical help, without being worried about exposure, most hospitals including Indian Spinal Injuries Centre are encouraging and promoting tele-consultation services, which allows people to get the get medical guidance from the comfort and safety of their homes,

Tele-consultation services are a safe and effective way of remote consultation between a physician and their patient. It amply serves the purpose of providing diagnostic or therapeutic advice through electronic means. In a pandemic like situation, tele-consultation can be an essential tool to assess suspected cases and minimize the risk of disease transmission.

The pandemic saw a surge in the number of people seeking tele-consultation over the face to face visits, here’s why:

Tele-consultation minimizes chances of exposure and spread of the virus:

Tele-consultation is helping all the patients to stay connected with doctors, even in a pandemic situation. With the help of telecommunication, symptomatic patients and people suffering from other medical ailments can receive medical care from the comforts and safety of their homes. The patients need not enter medical facilities, minimizing their risk of contracting the virus. In the case of a patient with chronic disease, it is suggested to schedule tele-consultations to avoid face-to-face clinic visits and hence minimize their risks of exposure to COVID-19.

Reduced risk & pressure on healthcare workers:

The tele-consultation or telemedicine services can help physicians to treat and communicate with symptomatic patients, through virtual channels, helping to reduce the spread of the virus to mass populations and the medical staff on the frontlines. It also reduces hospital support staff’s people management pressure.

Better allocation of resources:

Healthcare institutions have been burdened by the constantly surging COVID 19 cases, and tele-consultation came as a sigh of relief. The tele-consultation will help reduce the influx of in-person visits, allowing doctors to help a large number of patients in less time. With the help of state-of-the-art technology, hospitals have decided to replace their chatbots with conversational virtual assistants to manage phone consultations.

Widespread and cost-efficient

Even before the pandemic situation, tele-consultation was a huge development in the healthcare sector, enabling doctors to help patients in a remote or distant area that lack medical resources. Telemedicine helped boost accessibility, optimizing productivity, and reduce the cost of healthcare.

Easily accessible

Every physician or medi-care institute makes sure that the virtual platform for providing remote care and consultation is easy to use and access. The apps or platform used by the hospital might have a state-of-the-art technology, but are extremely user friendly and easy to operate.

Indian Spinal Injuries Centre is offering special tele-consultation services, to know more about the service, dial 01142255201 or 01142255202.

To book a tele-consultation session, visit https://isiconline.org/online-consultation/, and fill up the online consultation form.