This document summarizes a case study of a telemedicine initiative in rural India. An NGO partnered with eWaveMD, a telemedicine solutions provider, to deploy their virtual consultation platform (VCP) across 30 villages. The platform allows local technicians to perform basic medical tests and connect patients to a network of nurses, doctors and specialists for virtual consultations anytime. This has reduced transportation costs, improved access to care, and created jobs. The document outlines eWaveMD's business model of setting up and maintaining such telemedicine systems on a monthly fee basis to bring healthcare services to remote populations.
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a web based Virtual Medical Consultation
platform that delivers low-cost preventive
healthcare services to rural populations
24/7 medical advice, professional diagnostics,
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3. eWaveMD Telemedicine Case Study:
Remote Virtual Consultation in a Rural Environment
The Challenge
The State of Orissa is located on the east coast of India and has a population of almost 40 million people. The Government of Orissa
strives to provide adequate health care for its population – catering to the health needs in rural areas, especially the poor and
marginalized groups such as women and the vulnerable sections of society.
The Solution
OTTET, a local NGO, established India’s first community-centric program to provide preventive healthcare and disease management
via telemedicine. OTTET naturally approached eWaveMD, as a leader in telemedicine solutions, to deploy the infrastructure for this
project. The outcome was a partnership between eWaveMD and OTTET for the implementation of the VCP.
In the initial stage, eWaveMD installed its e-Health platform in 30 villages, using a modern ICT platform and network. The program is
managed by local non-medical technicians. Primary medical tests are performed in a simple and efficient manner, within the village,
at any time, day or night.
Support is provided by a professional network (nurses, general practitioners, and specialists), offering two-way video and audio
conferencing, and full access to test results, and medical files.
The Bene ts
OTTET’s program has already delivered the following visible benefits:
Reduction in transportation costs of patients to remote medical units
Increase in general well being of the population
Extending access to integrated primary health care
Connecting remote clinics with hospitals for consultation
Promotion of healthy life styles
Creation of employment
eWaveMD is a leading service provider and system integrator that has been furnishing secure SaaS Web-based solutions to health
care organizations since 1999. eWaveMD specializes in implementing comprehensive project-based deliveries that furnish local
populations with a broad range of previously unavailable medical services.
eWaveMD’s innovative systems provide robust and cost-effective tools that deliver primary medical care to indigenous populations.
eWaveMD delivers a "Build and Maintain" business model in which monthly fees are charged for set-up and maintenance of
the system.
Virtual Medical Consultation
eWaveMD Telemedicine solutions deploy inventive medical technologies to transmit medical information from remote locations to
central clinics and hospitals. eWaveMD Telemedicine is always accessible, even in the most remote locations, day or night. Primary
care is always available.
Disease Management Solutions
eWaveMD Disease Management Services incorporate telephonic and video communications, and data warehousing to manage and
disseminate information about high-prevalence diseases.
Electronic Health Records (EHR) Solutions
eWaveMD’s EHR solution is used by small medical practices as well as HMOs to handle clinical, logistic and administrative processes
involved in maintaining medical records.
For more information on how to implement our Virtual Medical Consultation
please contact: info@ewavemd.com Tel: +1-646-383-7553
eWaveMD www.ewavemd.com