• Kehkasha Shaikh
• Nandini Thota
• Pooja Darda

Telemedicine, also known as telehealth is transpiring itself in the Indian healthcare sector in today’s world. Telehealth comprises of using telecommunications and electronic media to broadcast therapeutic, preventive and pharmaceutical data over communication channels. In traditional healthcare setup, people can face challenges suchlike hindrance in availing medical services, overcrowded hospitals and delay in service. This paper puts light on the impact of telemedicine on rural regions which constitutes about 66.46% of Indian population back in 2017, disparity in the number of patients to the doctors and why telemedicine is the need of the hour for Indian healthcare. It also puts forth the idea of using sensors and mobile based applications for monitoring patient’s current health position remotely.

Keywords: Telecommunications, communication channels, healthcare setup, sensors, mobile based applications.

"How Telemedicine is Changing Future of Indian Healthcare. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.47-51, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907G49.pdf

"How Telemedicine is Changing Future of Indian Healthcare. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp47-51, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907G49.pdf