Telemedicine is the emerging form of medical practice in India due to its ability to provide optimum healthcare which can be made easily available to patients even in the rural areas where immediate medical facilities are not available. With the availability of modern communication technologies like Internet, broadband coupled with widespread use of smartphones, high level of healthcare could be attained even in rural areas if telemedicine is adopted.
According to World Health Organisation, Telemedicine is defined as, “The delivery of health care services, where distance is a critical factor, by all healthcare professionals using information and communication technologies for the exchange of valid information for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases and injuries, research and evaluation, and for the continuing education of healthcare providers, all in the interests of…
