Tele-medicine platform PyraMed has announced a tie-up with doctors in rural areas to bring second opinion services for patients. Ill health and disease are a great social equaliser. It does not discriminate people in rural areas also deserve appropriate treatment.

PyraMed has come up with a unique initiative of Second Opinion Service in rural areas. The service has already been initiated in Maharashtra but being net-based it is easily available for patients all across the country.

Dr Ketan Parikh, the Director of PyraMed Telemedicine said, explains the need for a timely second opinion in healthcare: “The simple and common ailments will easily be managed by the primary doctor or the family doctor. In case, the symptoms persist and if they are not sorted out or the situation becomes serious then one will need an expert opinion or a second opinion for medical management. The benefit of a second opinion is that the expert or the specialist combines information with experience and the sense of judgment for its ideal application to the disease process. This also helps for optimum utilization of the medicines, the investigation facilities available, and avoiding their overuse or misuse. Specialty care is often life-saving. A timely and structured mechanism for getting a second opinion will not only benefit the patient but also provides an opportunity for case-based learning for the primary doctor. This will improve the level of overall healthcare in future.”

This tie-up will help in bringing together the best medical and surgical opinions so that patients get an appropriate treatment based on expert advice. “Those patients willing to seek an expert second opinion can reach out to us through their primary doctor. After discussion with the primary doctor, the expert will share his written opinion and your primary doctor can help to customise the plan depending on the local availability of facilities. We urge more and more patients to seek benefits from this service,” concluded Dr Parikh.