Three of the six computers will be earmarked to provide free Internet access to all doctors attached to the institution including residents and consultants. The other three computers will be for visitors to the hospital, available on a chargeable basis. This facility will provide value-added services like free subscriptions to online medical journals, magazines, research material, etc., to the doctors. MDIndia has tied up with MDConsult for providing medical databases and information to the doctors. This will help doctors to keep themselves updated on the latest trends and activities in the medical field.
Doctors can also utilize IHC to share and seek opinions with other doctors across the world.
We plan to set up 200 such IHCs in major hospitals and medical institutions across the country. For testing purposes, we have been running the service at Lokmanya Hospital, Pune for the last six weeks, said Rajnish Sharma, Director, MDIndia Healthcare Services. A visit to the Lokmanya Hospital in Pune revealed that the doctors were extremely satisfied with the utility. It has been very successful. Not only are we able to keep in touch with our colleagues and other critical units but are also able to access a lot of journals and information.