New technologies has simplified the lives of healthcare professionals and patients in rural areas

Priyadarshi Mohapatra, Founder, CureBay in an interaction with Express Healthcare talks about the emerging trends and latest advancements in the healthcare industry and value technology adding to the healthcare system

How is the health tech sector coping with the challenges related to airborne and contagious diseases?

Any disease produced by a microbe that spreads through the air is considered an airborne ailment. Many clinically significant airborne infections are caused by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. These organisms can get spread by sneezing, coughing, spraying liquids, spreading dust, or any activity that produces airborne particles. It is critical to understand airborne illnesses. Hence, with the help of technological tools and advanced diagnostics, the healthcare sector can cope with the challenges related to the disease.

What are the emerging trends and latest advancements in the healthcare industry?

The healthcare business, like Curebay and most others, is developing at a breakneck pace as a result of technological breakthroughs. The proliferation of emerging healthcare trends such as IoT, artificial intelligence, telemedicine, e-clinics, and so on has created new opportunities for the healthcare industry. These technological advancements have benefited both healthcare facilities and patients. They make it simple for healthcare practitioners to learn about their patient’s symptoms and offer a digital description (if required). These technologies also allow for more accurate and faster diagnosis, which improves overall patient care. In a nutshell, the introduction of new technologies and emerging trends has simplified the lives of healthcare professionals and patients in rural areas, with a wide range of advantages such as cost-effective services, a reduction in travel expenses, and others that these technological developments are bringing to medical services.

What value is technology adding to the healthcare system and how has it improved the healthcare structure in India? Please elaborate.

Over time, the use of technology in healthcare has resulted in better patient diagnosis and treatment. As a result of the introduction of new generation technologies such as AI, ML, data analytics and concepts such as telemedicine and e-clinic, the quality of life has improved over time, and many lives have been saved, whether in rural or metropolitan regions.

To begin with, modern technologies have enabled health practitioners to store and retrieve data from patients’ health records in a single location. It has also improved the transmission of patient information by providing a readable format that anyone can use. As a result, the likelihood of drug mistakes is reduced. Finally, without new health checks, it is now easy to get patient information from a database. As a result, there is no doubt that India’s healthcare structure has greatly improved as technology has gained popularity.

How can we empower rural areas with knowledgeable facts and scaling health awareness among them?

We are living in the ever-evolving era, where is everything is changing at a breakneck pace. In this context, India has achieved great strides in the healthcare industry over the years. The advent of new startups and government programmes has revolutionized the system by bridging the gap between rural and urban regions, as well as between the affluent and the poor. Moreover, by raising awareness of technical breakthroughs and new concepts that are helping the sector redefine the future of rural healthcare,

Spreading information and awareness has surely established an effective path for rural people to realise the potential of new technologies and concepts that can be used to improve their personal well-being. Fortunately, specialists and organisations have effectively shaped rural people’s perceptions of new-age technology and concepts. Rural people are now being treated at e-clinics and receiving consultation at centres. As a result of the paradigm shift, the tools and practices are now better than the top hospitals everywhere. People began to trust the businesses that are attempting to alter the game in rural regions as word of mouth about their triumphs spread quickly.

What are the future plans of the company?

Since the inception of CureBay, we have enjoyed our journey by overcoming every challenge that we have confronted with a positive approach. We are on a mission to close the gap between healthcare services and patients in underserved marked in India.

As far as the future is concerned, we intend to make healthcare services accessible to every patient, whoever and wherever they are, by continuing to build 2/3 clinics every month. We are also planning to expand to over 100 e-Clinics in our pilot area, as well as other circles and states facing similar challenges. Regardless of potential development, CureBay, as a health-tech platform, is employing experienced professionals to provide world class basic healthcare services to its 5k existing consumers and more in the coming future. In addition, we are collaborating with new hospitals that are aiding us in our growth trajectory.

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