The telemedicine experience of Care Hospitals

Telemedicine is one of the latest evolutions of ICT. Telemedicine can be used as the effective means of delivering the quality healthcare to the rural people. The resource availability is comparatively less for making the healthcare to reach rural masses. Telemedicine helps the rural people access the expert advice and reducing their health risks. Andhra Pradesh Vaidhya Vidhana Parishad (APVVP), the supervisory body of all the government hospitals in Andhra Pradesh is spearheading the telemedicine implementation at 24 district hospitals with the help of Care and Apollo hospitals. These services are heavily relied on the Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) for making the quality health care to reach the rural. This paper analyzes the application of telemedicine technology towards benefiting the rural people.