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Turkey´s first remote health check system or telemedical system developed jointly by İstanbul University and the country´s largest GSM operator, Turkcell, was introduced in İstanbul on Tuesday with the ultimate goal of reaching 22 million Turkish patients suffering from a number of diabetes-related chronic illnesses.
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The system relies on a Bluetooth device which communicates with portable blood pressure and diabetes monitors carried by the patient. The data from the monitors is simultaneously transmitted to a doctor at a remote location, enabling instant diagnosis.
Turkcell CEO Süreyya Ciliv and İstanbul University Rector Yunus Söylet held a press conference on Tuesday to share the details of the new partnership. Underlining that the new program is an encouraging example of increasing cooperation on technology development between universities and the private sector, Söylet said he expected the new initiative to become widespread across the country following an anticipated deal with the Social Security Institution (SGK). “We will share the details and results of this pilot program with the SGK, after which they will decide whether to integrate us into their system,” Söylet noted.
The 12-month pilot program for the new system, beginning in May, will initially be trialed with 500 patients, chosen randomly by İstanbul University, who have at least one chronic sicknesses, including diabetes, arrhythmia, high blood pressure, asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The brand new system has its drawbacks, though: It is not yet integrated into the social security system, meaning patients have to pay for the service themselves before the SGK agrees to pick up the cost. Patients need to own a Turkcell health monitor, for which the company will charge a certain amount.
Ciliv highlighted figures from the Ministry of Health that suggest there are 22 million patients suffering from at least one of the five diabetes-related illnesses and that this number is expected to increase in the coming years. He believes the new system offers an opportunity to reduce the cost of early diagnosis. Noting that remote medical checking systems have been developed and introduced in a number of different countries, Ciliv said the project has created a unique device and system which could in the long run be exported to foreign markets. “This will open new doors for Turkey's potential as a healthcare tourism destination. … Foreign patients would be able to keep in close touch with their doctor via this system after they return home,” he explained. In response to questions over how feasible the program is, Ciliv said it would take around five years for the new system to be fully recognized and implemented across the country.
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Source : todayszaman.com
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