New Delhi: September 24, 2015 J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare released the National Health Profile (NHP)-2015 prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), here today. The E-book (digital version) of the annual document, which has been prepared for the first time, was also released. The National Health Profile […]
By Dr. Damodar Bachani,?Deputy Commissioner (NCD) Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart diseases and cancer are increasingly causing deaths in India. A matter of concern is that many instances of the young adults are getting these diseases not only in all strata of society in both […]
ICTpost mHealth Bureau New provisional research indicates that health IT can help hospitals focus on quality care improvement, reduce mortality rates and boost patient satisfaction. A?study published in?Vaccine?has tried to quantify just how much the Bar coding technology could save healthcare systems. From 2011 to 2023, net economic benefits were forecasted to be $310 million […]
New Delhi: September 17, 2015 Getting started with advanced analytics is as much about changing mindsets and culture as it is about acquiring tools and skills, according to Gartner, Inc. Failure to make these changes can be fatal to success. Gartner predicts that, through 2017, 60 percent of big data projects will fail to go […]
New Delhi: September 15, 2015 India is taken up as a case study for addressing this question due to the poor performance of manufacturing in India and the relatively strong performance of services ? which in some ways mirrors the performance of many Sub-Saharan African countries (Ghani and O?Connell, 2014). Lee Kuan Yew was clearly […]
Sydney: September 13, 2015 The rise of IT, connectivity and mobility has enabled tremendous shifts in the modernisation of health care. A myriad of new and impending changes within the entire gamut of the healthcare industry across the world will see some major themes emerge in the new healthcare economy. Healthcare trends necessitating business model […]
Somil Nagpal, Senior Health Specialist , The World Bank ICT is being seen as game changer for government and private health insurance by addressing two critical challenges: The first is, Reducing Transaction Costs for enrollment, distribution, communications and claim processing. The second is, Improving internal controls and information empowerment, reducing frauds and leakages,improving product design.
Submitted to potential partners in Nepal /India (In collaboration with, BPKIHS, Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics ? APAMI (www.apami.org) and HIMSS Asia Pacific India Chapter) (sec.sathi@gmail.com alt gogia7@gmail.com) A 7.9 Richter quake shook the central districts of Nepal including Kathmandu on April 25th 2015. Its effects so far include over 8700 dead, 20,000 injured, […]
New Delhi: September 4, 2015 A widening gap is forming between organizations already undertaking digital business initiatives versus those only in the planning stage, according to a recent study by Gartner, Inc. The survey found that 32 percent of leaders at organizations with $250 million or more in annual revenue said they have a business […]
By Neeraj Bajpai Amid an outcry of poor civic amenities in cities bursting at seams, work on the Smart cities with state of the art facilities– automatic traffic lights, sprawling solar panels dotting neat dwellings, clean green campuses, digitalized working, round the clock vigil through close circuit cameras, has picked up momentum. Visions are coming […]
