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Gastroenterology and Digestive Disorders
International Conference on
Journal of Gastroenterology and Digestive Diseases | Volume 3
Opportunities and challenges in the practice of Tele-Gastroenterology
Lavanian Dorairaj
LYNK AmbuPod, India
T
elemedicineallows remote interactionsbetweenhealthcare
providers and patients utilizing technology. With reference
to a quote in a 2017 medical article “Two trends in health care
delivery that will continue unabated are a) reimbursement
pressure and b) increasing demand for our services.”,
telemedicine has helped resolve, to some extent, the latter.
Regrettably, though telemedicinehas beenembracedwidelyby
specialties likecardiology, radiology, dermatology, psychiatryand
general medicine, to quote a few; Gastroenterology has yet to
take full advantage of this technology. Why is this? Is it because
Telemedicine does not suit gastroenterology processes, or it
is simply a lack of information? We discuss, in this article, the
advantages the opportunities and the challenges in utilization
of this technology in the practice of gastroenterology. We also
share a few case studies and the process of setting up a simple
tele-gastroenterology service.
e:
ceo@ambupod.com