Healthcare at your doorstep: Regulation of remote healthcare practices
Channel: Ikigai Law
Date: 2020-05-15

In this webinar Dr. Guriqbal Singh Jaiya, Member of Telemedicine Society of India, DHIndia Association and S.A.T.H.I. and  Dr. Manuj Garg Co-founder, myUpchar.com are in conversation with Tanya Sadana and Sreenidhi Srinivasan from Ikigai Law. They discuss the telemedicine story in India and the government’s new guidelines formally recognising this practice. The discussion also explores potential legal issues and what lies ahead for telehealth.

Speakers profile: 

Dr. Guriqbal Singh Jaiya, former IAS, was instrumental in bringing about the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines. He is a member of the Telemedicine Society of India, DHIndia Association (Digital Health India) and  Society for Administration of Telemedicine and Health Care Informatics (SATHI).

Dr. Manuj Garg is the Co-founder of MyUpchaar platform, which provides healthcare information in regional languages to over 200 million Indians.

Tanya Sadana leads the General Corporate Practice at Ikigai Law and has extensively advised new age tech companies on regulatory compliance.

Sreenidhi Srinivasan is a Senior Associate in the policy and regulatory practice at Ikigai Law and advises tech companies on data governance, technology regulation and related issues. 

Suggested readings: 

Telemedicine Practice Guidelines: These are the recent guidelines issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. (https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/Telemedicine.pdf)

Coronavirus has become the booster shot that telemedicine was waiting for in India: An op-ed by Sreenidhi and Tanya for the Quartz on the telemedicine guidelines. (https://qz.com/india/1833374/coronavirus-to-boost-telemedicine-apps-mfine-and-practo-in-india/)

Telemedicine and access to drugs in the time of coronavirus:  This post discusses the government’s steps to improve access to doctors and medicines in the time of Covid-19. (https://www.ikigailaw.com/telemedicine-and-access-to-drugs-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/)