Bachelors Degree in Information Technology
Dhakal, Anil (2017)
Dhakal, Anil
Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017061313463
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017061313463
Tiivistelmä
Telemedicine is the process of remotely diagnosing and treating patients by the means of telecommunication technologies. Telemedicine is not a newly discovered concept. It has been in practice since few decades in the world. The only difference is that in some place it is widely used whereas in some it is barely used. Therefore, telemedicine is a novel approach in the developing countries, like Nepal and it may have a more profound effect in these countries than in developed nations due to unmet demands for health and unprecedented health-related challenges. In the context of Nepal, the use of telemedicine is rising and currently being implemented slowly, mostly by the private health institutions. The main purpose of this thesis is to explore and analyze the history and implementation of application providing telemedicine services in Nepal.
To understand how telemedicine is implemented in Nepal, a case study on Kathmandu Model Hospital was carried out. Kathmandu Model Hospital, is the medical partner of Nepal Research and Education Network. With the joint effort of Nepal Research and Education Network and Nepal Wireless a pilot project was initiated in 2006 that connects more than 80 km of far rural community hospitals through setting up a wireless network.
The project work included the Symptoms Recognitions application and the development of a dynamic website. From the application, patients can choose their symptoms from the symptoms list and then view the diagnosis. They can also view the treatment procedure of those diagnosed disease. The application also provides the features such as home treatment, different types of health tips and prevention against various diseases.
The thesis also contains the comparison of Telemedicine between Nepal and Finland. In the comparison, the past and the present situation of health condition and telemedicine progress are discussed. For the comparison between Nepal and Finland, online research as well as visiting the local hospital from Finland was done. About Nepal online interaction was made through social medias to collect the data.
Here the comparison was made to have the clear idea of telemedicine and its situation in the different part of the world. The outcome from the comparison was briefly explained so that there is fair understanding about the concept of telemedicine and its technology. Finally, the thesis is concluded with the outcome from the comparison.
To understand how telemedicine is implemented in Nepal, a case study on Kathmandu Model Hospital was carried out. Kathmandu Model Hospital, is the medical partner of Nepal Research and Education Network. With the joint effort of Nepal Research and Education Network and Nepal Wireless a pilot project was initiated in 2006 that connects more than 80 km of far rural community hospitals through setting up a wireless network.
The project work included the Symptoms Recognitions application and the development of a dynamic website. From the application, patients can choose their symptoms from the symptoms list and then view the diagnosis. They can also view the treatment procedure of those diagnosed disease. The application also provides the features such as home treatment, different types of health tips and prevention against various diseases.
The thesis also contains the comparison of Telemedicine between Nepal and Finland. In the comparison, the past and the present situation of health condition and telemedicine progress are discussed. For the comparison between Nepal and Finland, online research as well as visiting the local hospital from Finland was done. About Nepal online interaction was made through social medias to collect the data.
Here the comparison was made to have the clear idea of telemedicine and its situation in the different part of the world. The outcome from the comparison was briefly explained so that there is fair understanding about the concept of telemedicine and its technology. Finally, the thesis is concluded with the outcome from the comparison.