The Lancet The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and, in many cases, exceeded the capacity of hospitals and intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Health-care workers have continued to provide care for patients despite exhaustion, personal risk of infection, fear of transmission to family members, illness or death of friends and colleagues, and the loss of many […]
By World Health Organisation In the first 3 months of 2020, nearly 6 000 people around the globe were hospitalized because of coronavirus misinformation, recent research suggests. During this period, researchers say at least 800 people may have died due to misinformation related to COVID-19*. At its extreme, death can be the tragic outcome of what […]
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 […]
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 Social Media Bureau In our world, social media is ubiquitous. We turn to facebook, twitter, and other social media outlets in our work life, at home, and when we’re looking for entertainment.But we have reports on a new role for social media helping to search for genes that play a role in Parkinson’s disease […]
ICTpost Health IT Bureau No country has succeeded in fully deploying an electronic health record on a national basis. However, Australia and Canada have achieved substantial progress. Experiences from these healthcare systems, their EHR initiatives and their responses to obstacles and challenges offer constructive guidelines for decision makers. Many complex factors, including national health care […]
New Delhi: Feb 10, 2021 It is no secret that there is a swarm of health IT in the marketplace, all vying for a larger user base. However, at what point does technology become more of a hindrance than a help Doctors and nurses who are burdened with clunky or inefficient systems run the risk […]
New Delhi: February 4, 2021 Every generation of Indians has overcome challenges to secure our nation’s role as the world’s economic leader. Solving the health care puzzle is this generation’s challenge. It will require change. True healthcare reform requires both moving toward universal insurance coverage and restructuring the care delivery system. These two components are […]
New Delhi: January 29, 2021 Medical treatment is about to go wireless. New advances in microelectronics have enabled doctors to contemplate the day when they will be able to monitor and treat their patients with medical implants that use wi-fi, Bluetooth and other kinds of wireless technology. With this technology physicians will be able to […]
Dr. Supten Sarbadhikari, Innovator and Thought LeaderFormer Project Director, CHI of the National Health Portal atNational Institute of Health and Family Welfare
