The online consultation is becoming a highly debating issue these days in the medical community. At one hand, it is cost effective and convenient but on the other, it may increase the risk of misdiagnosis, fraudulent issues. This article discusses this debating issue of online consultation in this article to arrive and formulate a proper guideline. Why patients seek online consultation?

For some patients, the travel involved in getting to an appointment is harmful in itself. For instance, patients with physical disabilities find it painful to travel a longer distance to see a specialist physician. Also, as the case of all online formats, nowadays patients prefer online consultation for at least small ailments rather than taking half a day off from the job for 10-15 mins consultation. Also, it seems to be a handy and easy way for patients to seek online consultation that can quickly…