Department of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communication and IT (MCIT),
Government of India

Realizing the benefits and having the capability in terms of the technical and medical expertise in India, DIT has started Telemedicine projects in different parts of the country. As a facilitator, DIT has taken initiatives for development of technology, initiation of pilot schemes and standardization of Telemedicine in the country. It has established more than 75 nodes all over India and support research and development as under;

• Development of telemedicine software systems under the project “Development of Telemedicine technology and its applications towards optimisation of medical resources” by C-DAC and validation for three premier medical institutions- viz. SGPGIMS, Lucknow, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi and Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh using ISDN & Satellite connectivity.
• For diagnosis & monitoring of tropical diseases in West Bengal using Wide Area Network (WAN), developed by Webel (Kolkata), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and School of Tropical Medicine (2 nodes).
• Kerala Oncology Network for providing services for cancer detection, treatment pain relief, parient follow-up and continuity of care in peripheral hospitals of regional Cancer Center , (RCC), Trivendrum (5 nodes).
• A Telemedicine solution to provide specialty health services to remote areas of north-eastern states of India at Naga Hospital Kohima and remote states of Mizoram and Sikkim with support from Marubeni India Ltd., Govt. of Nagaland and Apollo Hospital, Delhi.
• Undertook initiative, in a project mode, for defining "The framework for Information Technology Infrastructure for Health (ITIH)" to efficiently address information needs of different stakeholders in the healthcare sector.
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Standardization activity in Telemedicine:

To standardise services of different Telemedicine centres a document, “Recommended Guidelines & Standards for Practice of Telemedicine in India”, has been prepared by DIT which is aimed at enhancing interoperability among the various Telemedicine systems being set-up in the country. These standards will assist the DIT and state governments and healthcare providers in planning and implementation of operational telemedicine networks.

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Department of Information Technology (DIT), Ministry of Communication and IT, in order to reduce the cost of the healthcare and to demonstrate use of ICT Technology to provide quality care to patients in rural/remote locations through specialist consultations for diagnosis and treatment, has initiated various pilot projects in different part of the country