This document provides an overview of telemedicine, including its origins, definitions, types, equipment, staffing, benefits, and future directions. Telemedicine allows for the delivery of healthcare services via technology where distance is a factor, including video conferencing between patients and doctors, monitoring patient vitals remotely, and transferring medical data between hospitals. It has various applications like tele-radiology, cardiology, and psychiatry. Establishing telemedicine departments requires equipment like telescopes, ECG machines, displays, and software, as well as staff like technicians and program managers. The benefits are providing expert care to remote areas, reducing costs and travel times. The future of telemedicine includes more robotics, remote surgery, and monitoring via

1. TELEMEDICINE
Presenter :- Aditya
MBA(HA)

2. To

3. CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Aim
• Objective
• Function
• Types Of Telemedicine
• Location And Layout
• Equipment
• Staffing
• Benefits Of Telemedicine Department
• Future Of Telemedicine

4. INTRODUCTION

5. ORIGIN OF TELEMEDICINE
Science Fiction in 1924

6. FATHER OF TELEMEDICINE
Dr. Jay Sanders MD
President and CEO of The
Global Telemedicine Group
First setup of telemedicine
Boston Logan Airport to Massachusetts
General Hospital 1967

7. Definition by WHO
Delivery of healthcare services, where distance is a critical
factor, by all healthcare professionals using information and
communication technology for exchange of valid information
for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases and
injuries, research and evaluation, and for continuing education
of healthcare providers, all in the interests of advancing the
health of individuals and their communities.

8. TELEMEDICINE IN INDIA
• One of the oldest known Telecardiology systems for
Teletransmissions of ECGs was established in Gwalior, India in 1975
at GR Medical college
• The first Ayurveda telemedicine center was established in India in
2007 by Dr.Partap Chauhan, Director of Jiva Ayurveda

9. AIM
To deliver specialized medical care
and advice with in reach of patient
at distant places

10. OBJECTIVES
• To provide specialized medical advice
• To monitor patient condition
• To guide other medical staff about treatment
procedure
• Share patient data among institutions for
research purpose

11. FUNCTIONS
• Video Conferencing between patient and specialist doctors
• Video conferencing between different specialist and other
healthcare professionals
• Monitoring patient vitals and statistics in ICU’s
• Security in data connection
• Transfer of Patient’s medical data among hospitals
• Storage of information

12. TYPES OF TELEMEDICINE
1.Interactive telemedicine services
2.Specialist and primary care consultations
3.Store-and-forward telemedicine
4.Remote monitoring
5.Imaging services

13. LCD Monitor
ECG- Machine
Digital camera
Digital Microscope Scanner
Desktop PC
Essential Equipment's

14. Necessary Equipment's
Medical Equipment's
i. Tele-Microscope
ii. Tele-ECG Machine
iii. Tele-Stethescope
iv. X- RAY machine
IT Equipment's
i. X-ray Digitized Scanner
ii. Photo-Scanner
iii. Color Printers
iv. Switches/Hub
v. LED Displays
Software
i. Sanjeevani
ii. Mercury
iii. OTRI
iV. IDSP student
V. Telivital

15. LOCATION
Can be located at any non prime location away from the
patient traffic near to communication system satellite
LAYOUT
• Reception
• Telemedicine conference hall
• Telemedicine library
• Cafeteria
• Restrooms

16. STAFFING
• Head of the department
• Consultant
• Network manager
• Program manager
• Web developer
• Telemedicine technician
• Telephone attendant

17. BENEFIT OF TELEMEDICINE
1.Window to expertise care
2.Economic for hospital and patient
3.Reduce the stress in patient and relatives
4.Save travel time of specialist and patient
5.Good for education and research purpose

18. Example Of Telemedicine Expansion In India
2003 2007
2011

19. TELE- SPECIALIZATION
Tele
Radiology
Cardiology
Psychiatry
Pathology
Dentistry
Pharmacy

20. Robotics
Remote Surgery Live Monitoring via Cell
Phones
FUTURE OF TELEMEDICINE DEPARTMENT