E-HEALTHCARE

Eliminate Patient/Professional Barriers

  • 15 june 2017
  • By Garima Singh

E-Healthcare can help you connect with your doctor for minor ailments – without the need of travelling.

Unprecedented growth in demand due to an aging population and record numbers of chronic diseases - are forcing healthcare providers to offer some additional care models to increase efficiencies.

The healthcare industry, which has traditionally lagged in terms of technology adoption, is waking up to the potential of connected health.

GROWTH OF ONLINE HEALTHCARE

  • The U.S. home health care market The U.S. home health care market was valued at $77.8 billion in was valued at $77.8 billion in 2012 and is projected to grow to $157 billion by 2022.
  • The Indian healthcare market, which is which is worth $100 billion, is likely to grow at a 23% CAGR likely to reach $280 billion by 2020.
  • Technology will play an increasing role in healthcare consultation, patient care and medicine delivery.
  • By 2020, over 78 million consumers are expected to use home health technologies, a dramatic increase from 14 million.

Why Healthcare Industry Requires Embedded Communications?

Physicians Shortage
The demand for healthcare is at all-time high. If the system for delivering primary care remains the same as today, it is estimated that there will be absolute shortage of more than 2.3 million physicians & nurses worldwide

Cost-effective
Increased strain on healthcare systems is putting huge financial pressure on providers. Studies have shown that Medicare could save huge if in-person urgent care services were replaced with a online health visit.

Time Consumption
Patients are looking for more convenient and immediate solutions, in line with consumer expectations across industries. Recent Survey says that 75% of respondents would like to use digital healthcare services instead of visiting a doctor in-person

  • By 2020, over 78 million consumers are expected to use home health technologies, a dramatic increase from 14 million in 2014
  • Video consultations are set to increase from 19 million per year in 2014 to 158 million per year by 2020.”
  • To make healthcare more accessible, cost-effective, and convenient, embedded communication connects healthcare remotely

Embedded Communications In Healthcare

Embedded communications are one of the key solutions fueling this digital revolution in the healthcare industry.

It allows healthcare providers to directly embed live video conferencing platform into websites, making it possible to integrate real-time communications into any context, including patient data, health records or medical images. Connected health solutions include:

Home
Care

Remote
Monitoring

Virtual
Consultations

Virtual
Therapy

Tele
coaching

USE CASES

Virtual Visits

Patients can connect with physicians around the world quickly and securely through virtual office visits, all within the context of their existing workflow. Companies such as Babylon and Maven are significantly improving patient experience through virtual visits

  • Increased ease of care
  • Enhanced Quality
  • Reduces Your Costs
  • Improved patient outcome

Specialist-to-Specialist Consultation

Clinicians can ask other specialists for real-time help in diagnosis or hold a routine meeting that can be enhanced by screen and content sharing.

  • Boosts efficiency
  • Enables healthcare professionals to share important medical data
  • Connects doctor & specialists in a click
  • Increases security

Support Groups

Through online support groups, people can receive support from peers or specialists from the comfort and privacy of their own home through multi-party video and voice chat. Patients can share their experiences, which will help new patients find the perfect doctor for them.

  • Boosts efficiency
  • Enables healthcare professionals to share important medical data
  • Connects doctor & specialists in a click
  • Increases security

Revolutionizing The Healthcare Industry With Real Time Communications

INDIVIDUAL DOCTORS

GC-Collab can help Individual Doctors to be more efficient. Integrating GC-Collab into your website will help you avail many benefits including:

  • Your patients book appointment directly from your website
  • You can custom time slots in which patients can book appointments
  • Online consultation can be started in a click
  • You & your patient can share prescription, reports, or other files easily
  • You can check any patient details, anytime directly from your dashboard

SMALL HOSPITALS

Small Hospitals can offer online consultation to their patients by integrating GC-Collab into website. It will help them avail many benefits including:

  • Patients can book appointment directly from the website
  • You can add different doctors with their time slots in which patients can book appointments
  • Doctors & patients can share prescription, reports, or other files easily
  • Doctors can check their patient details, anytime directly from their dashboard

Multispecialty Hospitals

GC-Collab can help multispecialty hospitals in satisfying the increased demand for online care whilst still maintaining the same levels of quality and trust offered to patients during in-person visits. With GC-Collab,

  • Specialists can advise/guide surgeons or other doctors.
  • Physicians from one location can communicate with the specialist or physician from other hospital – without the need of travelling.
  • Patients can book appointment online directly from the hospital website with their favorite doctor.
  • Doctors, nurses, & patients can share reports, prescription, and other files easily.

ABOUT GC PLATFORM

GC-Collab is a high-quality real-time communications solution for embedding live video, voice, and messaging into websites and mobile applications.

Integrating the platform into your website or mobile application empowers you for offering better customer service experience, improved team management, and instant collaboration.

Core Features of GC Platform:

  • No downloads or plug-ins
  • Audio, Video, & Messaging
  • One-to-one & One-to-many calling
  • File Sharing
  • Whiteboard
  • Easily Note Making
  • Screen Sharing