HEALTHCARE
envisages a replication across villages across India .
In line with rapidly changing healthcare scenarios , Apollo is seeking to leverage digital health as a critical success factor for healthcare delivery . ‘ Ask Apollo ’ is Apollo`s endeavour to enable virtual consults and remote delivery of healthcare . It enables patients to consult virtually with 1,000 + doctors across 52 specialties through video , call or email . It is an integrated and advanced online healthcare platform that offers a suite of services such as appointment booking , online consultation , health checks , online health records and homecare services . Jauhari says this was a pioneering effort : “ The doctor appears on your phone screen and based on an appointment schedule one can have a virtual consultation sitting in the comfort of one`s home . The doctor writes the diagnosis and the prescription is mailed across .” Not only does it mean people don ’ t need to step foot inside a hospital , it also makes sense given that India has around 350mn Smartphone users who could use such a remote healthcare platform .
India`s top private hospitals today face an acute shortage of critical care doctors , and in such circumstances , Apollo has undertaken expanding of remote management of intensive care units . Apollo runs electronic intensive care units ( e-ICU ) that enable top intensive care specialists to monitor ICU patients , help and guide doctors at smaller hospitals to treat a critical patient even if they are located in another city . Clinical staff monitors patients remotely using cameras , video , and microphones . Apollo
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