Sanjeeva - telemedicine is the practice of
medicine over distance using information technology
and telecommunications. Telemedicine brings a
specialist located hundreds of miles away, into the
actual examination room to look at the patient via a
live interactive system. The interaction can be
between the specialist and the patient or the
referring physician, or a collaborative peer review
/ analysis.
Store-and-Forward and Two-way interactive systems are
the most commonly used technologies in Telemedicine.
The Store-and-Forward system is more suited for
normal prognosis and the two-way interactive system
is used in acute, difficult-to-diagnose and
emergency cases. The data can be transmitted by any
mode of telecommunication ranging from VSAT, ISDN,
broadband to ordinary telephone lines. Sanjeeva
telemedicine system works in both interactive
real-time and store-and-Forward mode. Almost all
specialties of medicine have been found to be
conducive to this kind of consultation. Inputs from
several peripheral devices are subject matter for
collaborative and interactive examinations. Health
departments, hospitals, correctional facilities,
residential care centers, nursing homes and other
healthcare providers can join the telemedicine
network to monitor high-risk patients. The system
can empower patients and provide timely and
specialist healthcare.
Sanjeeva, establishes connectivity between
primary healthcare centers & expert centers. The
arrangements can be the Hub and Spoke model or a
Mentoring Institution Driven link. Some of the main
features of Sanjeeva are EMR (Electronic
Medical Record), Medical Imaging (DICOM/Non-DICOM),
Static/Dynamic Images, Expert consultation, Medical
equipment interface and Videoconferencing. Depending
on the medical equipment, information in the form of
records or in streaming mode can be linked up and
transmitted. The modalities covered are Radiology
(X-ray, Ultrasound, CT-Scan, MRI, Mammography, NMI
etc.), Pathology Microscope, Lab Analyzers, ECG/EKG,
Echo Color Doppler, Stress Test, Coronary
Angiographs, Digital Stethoscope, Bed Side Monitors
etc.
Sanjeeva a Web-based system with intuitive
Graphic User Interface and context sensitive help,
ensures privacy through data security and access
control. A product with Java based Multi-tier
architecture and Hub and Spoke model, Sanjeeva
conforms to international standards like DICOM 3.0
for images, ICD-10 codification for diseases,
ICD-10-PCS codification for medical and surgical
procedures, HL 7 Interface to Hospital Information
System and Payment Gateway. With Interface to
medical equipment Sanjeeva supports SOAP
based Electronic Medical Records and helps in
Tele-education.
