Improving the efficiency of healthcare delivery system in underdeveloped rural areas

2011 Third International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS 2011) Pub Date : 2011-02-17 DOI:10.1109/COMSNETS.2011.5716519

Amarjeet Singh, Vinayak Naik, Sangeeta Lal, R. Sengupta, D. Saxena, Pushpendra Singh, A. Puri

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A low doctor-to-patient ratio in rural areas of under-developed regions results in an inefficient and expensive delivery of healthcare. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) could play an important role in improving the efficiency and making healthcare more affordable. In this position paper, we present an architectural framework to use ICT (specifically mobile technology) for efficient delivery of healthcare to masses. The proposed framework is (1) comprehensive to cover majority of critical diseases (2) sound from medical science point of view, (3) interfacable to Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system, and (4) self-learning in order automatically diagnose and predict future outbreaks. We present preliminary data and share social experiences from a pilot conducted for preliminary detection of Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) in rural areas of Punjab, India. We also propose an outline for future study for diagnosing Leptospirosis in rural areas of Gujarat, India.

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提高欠发达地区农村医疗卫生服务体系效率

在不发达地区的农村地区，医生对病人的比例很低，导致医疗保健服务效率低下，费用昂贵。信息和通信技术(ICT)可以在提高效率和降低医疗费用方面发挥重要作用。在这份意见书中，我们提出了一个架构框架，利用信息通信技术(特别是移动技术)高效地向大众提供医疗保健。提出的框架是:(1)全面覆盖大多数危重疾病;(2)从医学科学的角度来看是合理的;(3)可与电子病历(EMR)系统接口;(4)自我学习以便自动诊断和预测未来的疫情。我们介绍了在印度旁遮普邦农村地区进行的心血管疾病(CVD)初步检测试点的初步数据并分享了社会经验。本文还对印度古吉拉特邦农村地区钩端螺旋体病诊断的未来研究提出了展望。

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