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Situational Analysis of E-Health Initiative using ICT in Emergency Care Services: The Case of Coimbatore in Tamilnadu State, India

Situational Analysis of E-Health Initiative using ICT in Emergency Care Services: The Case of Coimbatore in Tamilnadu State, India

P. Devika, N. Mathiyalagan
Copyright: © 2011 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 19
ISSN: 1938-0216|EISSN: 1938-0224|EISBN13: 9781613507315|DOI: 10.4018/jhdri.2011070102
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Devika, P., and N. Mathiyalagan. "Situational Analysis of E-Health Initiative using ICT in Emergency Care Services: The Case of Coimbatore in Tamilnadu State, India." IJHDRI vol.3, no.3 2011: pp.10-28. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhdri.2011070102

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Devika, P. & Mathiyalagan, N. (2011). Situational Analysis of E-Health Initiative using ICT in Emergency Care Services: The Case of Coimbatore in Tamilnadu State, India. International Journal of Healthcare Delivery Reform Initiatives (IJHDRI), 3(3), 10-28. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhdri.2011070102

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Devika, P., and N. Mathiyalagan. "Situational Analysis of E-Health Initiative using ICT in Emergency Care Services: The Case of Coimbatore in Tamilnadu State, India," International Journal of Healthcare Delivery Reform Initiatives (IJHDRI) 3, no.3: 10-28. http://doi.org/10.4018/jhdri.2011070102

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Abstract

India, with its billion inhabitants, requires better emergency services to meet the growing demand for faster critical care facilitation. The scientific advances in the field of information and communication technology have contributed to the implementation of various e-health initiatives by various state governments within the country to improve the quality, access, and delivery of emergency care. “108 Emergency Response Service” is an e-health project established by the government of Tamilnadu state in India to render emergency services to the people. A qualitative study of the effectiveness of Information and Communication technologies in this Emergency Response Service (108 Emergency Service) in Coimbatore district of Tamilnadu state (http://www.coimbatore.tn.nic) was done and recommendations to increase the effectiveness were provided. The results reveal that the efficiency and effectiveness of 108 ERS could be greatly enhanced by providing better telecommunication facilities in rural areas and by deploying Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) and Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) technologies to reduce the response time of the emergency vehicles.

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