Virtual Doctor

About This Project

Virtual Doctor or Telemedicine is defined as, the delivery of e -health services, where distance is a critical factor, by all e -health professionals using telecommunication technologies for the exchange of medical information for diagnosis, treatment, prevention of di seases and injuries all in the interests of advancing the health of individuals and their communities. In simple words, telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patient’s c linical health status. Telemedicine includes a growing variety of applications and services using two -way video, email, smart phones, wireless

Key Features

• Virtual Doctor will be a web based application providing following tasks:
• Appointment Request: A patient will have to register an appointment request. A local staff member will help patient in requesting such appointment which based on the patient will enter patient’s personal information and will assign him to a virtual doctor at central location.
• Virtual Waiting Room: Virtual Waiting Room will simulate the real world hospital waiting room where patients wait for their turn to meet the doctor. Virtual waiting room will help doctors to find all of the patients waiting for them and call their next patient.
• Virtual Diagnosis: Once the patient is called by the do ctor (through proper messaging system on the remote computer), patient will go live with the doctor who based on patient history may suggest certain
• Patient Data Entry: Proper interface will be provided to enter patient data and medical history .e.g blood pressure, sugar level, temperature etc. each patient will be given a unique registration key which will remain same and will help track patient history. Similarly Interface will be provided for all suggested tests.
• Emergency: In cas e of emergency treatment required, the doctor can skip any number of patients and immediately treat the patient who needs urgent treatment.
• Home care: Later versions will also provide interface to connect a patient from home. Such patients will be billed for any type of treatment they get.