stdClass Object ( [id] => 17174 [paper_index] => 202507-06-023437 [title] => A STUDY ON IMPACT OF COVID 19 ON AWARENESS ABOUT TELECONSULTATION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO E-SANJEEVINI SCHEME. [description] => [author] => Capt. Dr. Varun V Varghese, Ms. Jisna Kunjumon [googlescholar] => [doi] => [year] => 2025 [month] => July [volume] => 12 [issue] => 7 [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/July/202507-06-023437.pdf [abstract] => Telemedicine, the provision of remote healthcare services through telecommunication technologies, has experienced significant growth in recent years. However, the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst, accelerating the adoption and expansion of telemedicine services worldwide. Union ministry for health and family welfare introduced e-sanjeevani platform, which has Enabled two types of telemedicine services viz. Doctor-to-Doctor(e-sanjeevani) and Patient-To-Doctor (e-sanjeevani OPD) teleconsultations. Offered at no cost, this e-health service is Rapidly gaining popularity as citizens. This study aims to explore the growth and impact of telemedicine services before and after the COVID-19 pandemic with special reference to E- Sanjeevani telemedicine platform. Non parametric tests like Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, Mann- Whitney U Test were used for analysis. [keywords] => Telemedicine, Teleconsultation, Covid 19, Categories of hospitals, E- Sanjeevini [doj] => 2025-07-30 [hit] => [status] => [award_status] => P [orderr] => 66 [journal_id] => 6 [googlesearch_link] => [edit_on] => [is_status] => 1 [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Environmental Economics, Commerce and Educational Management [short_code] => IJCM [eissn] => 2348-814X [pissn] => [home_page_wrapper] => images/products_image/6.ECEM.png ) Error fetching PDF file.