ICTpost Health IT Bureau The current Indian healthcare system is in need of a radical reinvention. Traditional approaches have not brought the rapid change required by aging populations and the rising costs of healthcare, and government efforts too often get bogged down in partisan politics and fail to address systemic issues. Here we are discussing […]
ICTpost Health IT Bureau The number and variety of wireless medical devices is growing rapidly, driven by the expansion of wireless communication technology and the medical needs of the aging population in the world. However, these devices face security problems that may be avoided with careful planning and implementation.Medical devices purchased by consumers used to […]
New Delhi: April 1, 2021 With social media having gone mainstream across the world, organisations – small and large, are not only looking for aggressive ownership in this new media pie, but also working out unique ways of keeping their constituents informed and engaged across multiple channels that predominantly include Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Flickr. […]
ICTpost mHealth Bureau Centuries of ignorance, suppression, gender and caste discrimination have erected strong cultural barriers to information sharing and dissemination. And yet we say that India lives in her villages. However, it is indeed heartening to note that India is among those developing nations where the progress in e-Health has been encouraging, despite the […]
ICTpost Health IT Bureau Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have great potential to address some of the challenges faced by both developed and developing countries in providing accessible, costeffective, high-quality health care services. Telemedicine uses ICTs to overcome geographical barriers, and increase access to health care services. This is particularly beneficial for rural and underserved […]
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.
ICTpost Governance Bureau Mobile phones is no more a luxury item, it has become a necessity. Look around and we see almost everyone carrying a mobile phone today. These all-in-one device acts as our bill payment gateway, storing valuable information, checking emails and also serves as an interface with our banks. However, these benefits do […]
ICTpost Health IT Bureau This year, in the first week of January, there was a story about how details of COVID-19 test results of tens of thousands of patients were leaked on the net through multiple Government of Delhi domains (delhigovt.nic.in/delhi.gov.in/revenue.delhi.gov.in). Websites of multiple Indian government departments, including national health and welfare agencies leaked COVID-19 […]
ICTpost Bureau The amount of food wasted and lost around the world is staggering in India. This is food that could be used to feed the India’s growing population as well as those in hunger today. It is also an unnecessary waste of the land, water and energy resources that were used in the production, […]
16 March, 2021: New Delhi Defending networks isn’t a new concept. We’ve known how to implement prevention, detection, and response controls for years. The challenge we face is the lack of will to do what’s required to deal with the increasing threats from nations, terrorists, and others. Relying on the Indian government to protect us […]
