ICTpost Health IT Bureau Much has already been written about cloud computing’s potential and demonstrated successes at helping enterprise IT infrastructures adapt and transform into more efficient and flexible environments. But where does cloud computing fit within health care? General IT cloud computing environments may not be suitable for many health care applications. As the […]
Dr. Sushil K. Meher, President- Indian Association for Medical Informatics (IAMI)
Mumbai: November 1, 2015 Most Indian insurance companies expect to increase their IT budgets in 2016, and are expected to spend 140.8 billion rupees on IT products and services ? a 9.6 percent increase over 2015, according to Gartner Inc. This forecast includes spending by insurers on internal IT (including personnel), hardware, software, external IT […]
By Dr.Sreekanta swamy,?Senior Consultant in Neurology-Apollo Hospital, ?Bangalore? Stroke or paralysis( in layman?s term) is a brain disorder which results due to decreased or cut off of blood flow or rupture of blood carrying tubes in the brain. ?It is a global epidemic problem. Stroke is the most important neurological problem which results in disability […]
ICTpost News Network New Delhi: October 24, 2015 The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has identified two major initiatives towards better utilisation of blood and blood components, as part of its commitment to ensure safe blood and enhanced access to blood products, on the recommendation of the National Blood Transfusion Council. The first step […]
ICTpost Health IT Bureau In Indian health care, many clinical practices are not based on good scientific evidence regarding an intervention’s impact on important outcomes or quality of care. Sometimes this occurs because evidence from well conducted, randomized controlled trials is not available. However, even when good evidence is available and there is strong consensus […]
Mumbai: October 2, 2015 Health care providers in India are expected to spend $1.2 billion US Dollars (USD) on IT products and services in 2015, an increase of 7 percent over 2014, according to Gartner, Inc. This forecast includes spending by healthcare providers (includes hospitals, as well as ambulatory service and physicians practices) on internal […]
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 […]
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 […]
