TeleRadiology: Tele Radiology is a branch of Tele Medicine that deals with transmission of digitized radiographic images for interpretation by a specialist. It is one of the fastest-growing areas in health care worldwide. It is one of the most widely deployed uses of telemedicine and also tops the list of outsourced telemedicine services. TeleRadiology helps bring cheaper, faster and high quality radiological services to patients, irrespective of his location. It even helps doctors discuss critical and unique cases across the globe, thereby bringing much needed hope to patients and their families.
iKure proposes to bring forth an affordable and efficient mechanism for teleradiology image management of hospitals in India through its product called DgImage. DgImage complies with international standards such as DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine), thus enabling hospitals to easily interpret each others scans. The digital images are small enough and are easily stored in databases. DgImage coupled with SmartKure (another product from iKure), allows not only doctors but even patients to access their radiology reports from anywhere and at anytime.
Teleradiology helps improve patient care, as it provides access to sub specialists even in remote and underserved areas. The radiographical images taken in rural areas can be sent to hospitals and specialists in the city using WHIMS (a health monitoring product from iKure). Patients do not have to travel far and wide, thereby cutting overall cost of treatment. In a country like India, where the majority still lives in villages, health care is always a challenge. iKure aims to provide them with cheaper and quality healthcare in a self sustaining model.
Some years ago, a study by radiology experts in the US predicted that up to 20% of image interpretation business would soon be provided via teleradiology. Today’s fact is that teleradiology makes up nearly 50% of all telemedicine applications.
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