Economic Perspectives on Setting up and Running Telepsychiatry Services in India
Background: Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, 2020 and Telepsychiatry Operational Guidelines, 2020 can be potential game changers in the practice of medicine in India. They provide legal grounds for the practice of telemedicine. The economics of setting up and running telepsychiatry services vis-à-v...
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| author | Khushboo Dewani Chethan Basavarajappa Guru S Gowda Mahesh Gowda Preeti Srinivasa Chandrashekar Muthyalappa Channaveerachari N Kumar Narayana Manjunatha Sandeep Vohra Suresh B Math |
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| description | Background: Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, 2020 and Telepsychiatry Operational Guidelines, 2020 can be potential game changers in the practice of medicine in India. They provide legal grounds for the practice of telemedicine. The economics of setting up and running telepsychiatry services vis-à-vis in-person services in India is discussed in this paper to aid the practitioners in understanding the costs involved in each of these modalities. Methods: Costs for various hardware, software, real estate, and human resources are collated from various sources. Telepsychiatry vs. in-person setup is compared for the costs involved. Results: Telepsychiatry consultation will cost much lesser to that of in-person consultation. Conclusions: Telepsychiatry is an economically viable option. There are many benefits and hurdles in telepsychiatry practice. It is a step towards providing psychiatric services at the doorstep in compliance with the Mental Healthcare Act 2017, upholding the rights of persons with mental illness. It will benefit the practitioner, the patient, and the society. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46ff1c6c74ac429c8272bbf3fa1c0b9d2022-12-21T22:28:11ZengSAGE PublishingIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine0253-71760975-15642020-10-014210.1177/0253717620966205Economic Perspectives on Setting up and Running Telepsychiatry Services in IndiaKhushboo Dewani0Chethan Basavarajappa1Guru S Gowda2Mahesh Gowda3Preeti Srinivasa4Chandrashekar Muthyalappa5Channaveerachari N Kumar6Narayana Manjunatha7Sandeep Vohra8Suresh B Math9 Spandana Nursing Home, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Dept. Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Dept. Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Spandana Nursing Home, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Spandana Nursing Home, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Spandana Nursing Home, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Dept. Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Dept. Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. No Worry No Tension Healthcare (NWNT), New Delhi, Delhi, India. Dept. Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.Background: Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, 2020 and Telepsychiatry Operational Guidelines, 2020 can be potential game changers in the practice of medicine in India. They provide legal grounds for the practice of telemedicine. The economics of setting up and running telepsychiatry services vis-à-vis in-person services in India is discussed in this paper to aid the practitioners in understanding the costs involved in each of these modalities. Methods: Costs for various hardware, software, real estate, and human resources are collated from various sources. Telepsychiatry vs. in-person setup is compared for the costs involved. Results: Telepsychiatry consultation will cost much lesser to that of in-person consultation. Conclusions: Telepsychiatry is an economically viable option. There are many benefits and hurdles in telepsychiatry practice. It is a step towards providing psychiatric services at the doorstep in compliance with the Mental Healthcare Act 2017, upholding the rights of persons with mental illness. It will benefit the practitioner, the patient, and the society.https://doi.org/10.1177/0253717620966205 |
| spellingShingle | Khushboo Dewani Chethan Basavarajappa Guru S Gowda Mahesh Gowda Preeti Srinivasa Chandrashekar Muthyalappa Channaveerachari N Kumar Narayana Manjunatha Sandeep Vohra Suresh B Math Economic Perspectives on Setting up and Running Telepsychiatry Services in India Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine |
| title | Economic Perspectives on Setting up and Running Telepsychiatry Services in India |
| title_full | Economic Perspectives on Setting up and Running Telepsychiatry Services in India |
| title_fullStr | Economic Perspectives on Setting up and Running Telepsychiatry Services in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic Perspectives on Setting up and Running Telepsychiatry Services in India |
| title_short | Economic Perspectives on Setting up and Running Telepsychiatry Services in India |
| title_sort | economic perspectives on setting up and running telepsychiatry services in india |
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