Our aim is to improve and multiply information access among doctors. By increasing knowledge flow between experts and general practitioners or budding specialists, we will cut across barriers such as lack of adequate clinical training and availability of and access to specialists.
Our goal is to ensure a patient, whether in a village or city, receives standard good quality treatment. We want standard treatment approach for common diseases to be disseminated across doctors and improve the clinical outcomes for each patient.
We want everyone to have access to affordable high-quality healthcare. By assisting tie-ups among all the stakeholders in healthcare we will develop a network of organizations that have capability of bringing positive change in people’s lives.
We aspire for all doctors, regardless of distance or infra-structure constraints, to get access to information and support for their patients. By linking doctors to each other, fostering tie-ups with organizations and using technology for patient management we will create a safe and healthy environment for the common man in India.
Health quality and services in India still fall significantly short when compared to our fellow nations. In the past decade, the government spending and the attempt to bridge the infrastructural gap in the health sector has certainly increased. However, major problems still persist.
Doctor-patient ratio: The current state of doctor to patient ratio, keeping the ever-growing population at hand is alarming. A research study published in BMJ found that there is one government doctor for over 11,000 patients in India (Chakrabarty, 2016) as compared to WHO’s norm of 1 doctor per 1000 population.
Current medical education system: Illegal admissions and a small graduating class size compromises not only the quality of healthcare but also creates a major issue for a population of our size. To add to the problem, in India, clinical skills are only tested when the student enters practice (Chakrabarty, 2016).
The dilemma of disparity between states: The difference between state funds, literacy levels, urbanicity, standard of living and other factors have a huge impact over the healthcare provision between states. The HRD ministry's website featured a 2010 report where they found that there is massive disparity found among medical opportunities between among states. For example, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu - account for around 1.3 lakh medical seats out of about 2.4 lakh seats across India.
Disease burden on a general practitioner: India lacks about 81% specialists at rural and overall community level. This leads to an immense patient burden on general practitioners and other medical professionals. Additionally, the range and depth of diseases being treated at the primary care level also increases creating a demand for skills and knowledge which is generally acquired at a doctorate specialist/ super-specialist level.
Increasing cost of healthcare: Due to the lack of doctors and hospitals the cost of healthcare has been steadily increasing. Furthermore, severe cases which require specialist care get delayed or are just unable to get access to the right help due to financial constraints and other logistical issues. Ensuring affordable and reasonable level of care becomes tough and has a profound impact over patient healthcare outcomes.
Absence of standardized clinical protocols: India currently lacks standardized protocols for doctor patient interaction and uniform framework which can bring structure and homogeneity in medical practice. In developed countries such as USA, doctors are regulated through insurance and strict governmental policies. In India, even though government policies are in place there is lack of observation over the execution and implementation. Patient data record management is crucially significant for empowering patients as well as doctors.
