Demand Analysis
 

Medical science is a very old science. Its aim is benefit of mankind. Every human being, rich or poor, wherever he or she may be live, be it a rural or an urban area, needs medical services during his or her life span. People living in remote areas in developing country are struggling for expert medical services. Development of information technology has crossed geographical boundaries and reduced the distances. IT can now help unite mankind and aid underprivileged people by giving them access to the Specialist Medical Services of developed areas or countries. This process is based on modern Information Technology and is known as Telemedicine.

  
 Telemedicine has the potential to make a difference in the lives of many people. In rural areas the distance between the patient and the nearest health care provider can be hundreds of miles. In such cases Telemedicine can mean access to quality healthcare. In cases of emergency, this access can mean difference between life and death. Cases where fast medical responses and specialty care are needed are best handled by telemedicine. Telemedicine allows users to share superior health care by offering access to specialist care through utilization of technology. Some telemedicine applications can significantly reduce the time and cost of patient transportation by transmitting images to tertiary care medical centres across long distances for evaluation by appropriate medical specialists. Telemedicine also permits physicians doing clinical research to be linked together despite geographical separation. Charting patient records and diagnostic images becomes easier. Telemedicine helps improve medical education for rural healthcare professionals. In such cases several community hospitals are linked with the sponsoring Medical Schools.