Telemedicine service ‘eSanjeevani’ completes 7 lakh consultations

Category : Health & Medicine | Sub Category : Health Posted on 2020-11-07 15:53:22

eSanjeevani, the national telemedicine service set up by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has completed 7 lakh consultations today. The last one lakh consultations have come up in 11 days. This novel digital modality to deliver OPD services virtually has been gaining popularity. With over 10 thousand consultations being recorded on eSanjeevani per day, it is shaping into the largest OPD services set up in the country.

An innovative intervention to deliver health services, eSanjeevani has started making impact in smaller towns and rural areas. While telemedicine is beneficial for the patients, it also is favourable for the doctors practicing telemedicine as it limits the contact with patients who are present virtually. 

eSanjeevani has removed the requirement of doctor to be at a specific location to provide services. Patients desirous of seeking medical consultations are placed in a virtual queue and upon their turn can see a doctor who is available virtually but present in another city. Each online OPD consultation generates an ePreion which can be used to buy medicines or go for diagnostic investigations. 

States like Kerala and Tamil Nadu have already issued government orders to ensure that ePreions are honored.

Utilisation of eSanjeevani in States like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka has gone up significantly in the recent past.