Technology fails to replace doctor's personal touch
Hyderabad:At the critical juncture where medicine is about to meet Artificial Intelligence and bring revolutionary changes in healthcare, the popularity for video consultations through telemedicine services still remains low. “During the Covid years, I was in the United Kingdom and about 98 per cent of my consultations happened online,” said Dr Sreekanth Yerram, consultant cardiologist. “We had great difficulty during Covid as we prefer to visit the doctor even for minor issues,” said S. Swathi, a communications professional. While a visit to the doctor is often a collective decision, where family decides together, people also prefer making personal online consultations when it comes to opting for psychological support and therapy. “I always prefer my patients to visit the hospital as there are several parameters that a doctor checks that the patient cannot gauge themselves,” said Dr Dilip Gude, senior general physician and diabetologist.
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