Health Issues India

Telemedicine can provide a useful route for patients getting a consultation who otherwise face difficulty in seeing a doctor. However, the country’s apex doctors’ network has called for clear guidelines on the practise amidst legal uncertainty following a recent court case. Two doctors were found culpable by the Bombay High Court (BHC) in the death of a new mother for whom they prescribed medicines over the telephone. The woman was actually suffering an embolism (a blockage in a blood vessel), which - owing to the lack of a physical consultation - went undetected and untreated and ultimately proved fatal. This case of ostensible medical negligence has been interpreted by some as triggering a backlash against telemedicine. This involves using electronic methods of communication to treat patients when a doctor is not physically available. "Telemedicine can provide a useful route for patients getting a consultation who otherwise face difficulty in seeing a doctor" The … Read Full Article about Regulate telemedicine, doctors say