Online medical consultation: a review

Authors

  • Ajeet Pal Singh Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Hari Shanker Joshi Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Arun Singh Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Medhavi Agarwal Department of Community Medicine, Rohilkhand Medical College and Hospital, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Palveen Kaur Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi, PHFI, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20181195

Keywords:

Virtual health, Telehealth, e-health, Telemedicine

Abstract

The Internet has been a steady source of medical data previously; it has just as of late been utilized for online private patient-doctor consultations. As of late, the market has seen a surge in applications providing healthcare services on the go. An online consultation has secured a foothold in the market and individuals are opening up to the likelihood of substituting a visit to a physical facility with an online option. This study reports a review of the literature on online medical consultation from various databases as well as various surveys and reports published. As per published work/reports/surveys, the various factors which led to a sudden surge in the online medical consultation are the convenience, shift in disease patterns, cost-effective, privacy and second opinion.

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Published

2018-03-23

How to Cite

Singh, A. P., Joshi, H. S., Singh, A., Agarwal, M., & Kaur, P. (2018). Online medical consultation: a review. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 5(4), 1230–1232. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20181195

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