We’re shopping online but when will we be selecting and buying customized healthcare needs? India’s healthcare industry will be in the focus for years to come thanks to the developing country’s ever-growing population and need for medical services in both rural and urban areas. India’s take on healthcare will be significant in deciding the fate of India as an emerging superpower.

We entered the digital healthcare space involuntarily when the term health 2.0 was introduced in early 2000s. This was evidence enough that healthcare was predicted to join forces with the World Wide Web. Little did we know, fifteen years later there would be more ways than imagined to connect with potential patients.

When it comes to marketing, the healthcare industry lags behind by at least two years, but that doesn’t stop it from being a trillion dollar industry.

The Indian healthcare sector alone is estimated to touch $160 billion in 2017 – roughly double from what it was in 2012 (according to a report by Equentis Capitals) resulting in the CAGR growth rate of about 15%.
From current trends, challenges and opportunities in the current healthcare scenario, catch a glimpse what the future in online healthcare holds in my guest post on iamWire.

While there’s no looking down for the healthcare industry, digital healthcare is emerging as the hero. Here’s to thousands of patients finding the right diagnosis, treatment and preventive measures online – this very minute.

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