How could ICT bring efficiency and transparency in Indian healthcare
Dr. Nishant Jain, Deputy Programme Director Indo-German Social Security Programme
Waves of change in rural health in Andhra Pradesh
ICTpost Media Action Aarogyasri covers 80% of the population of Andhra Pradesh offering 942 procedures with end to end cashless delivery of service. e-Office provides a completely paperless, online and transparent electronic office system to handle around 41 departments of this scheme. The Indian government faces a constant challenge in providing affordable and efficient healthcare […]
ICT Enabled Networking in AIIMS
Dr. Sushil K. Meher, President- Indian Association for Medical Informatics (IAMI)
Indian Insurers look to Digital Insurance to create new markets
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 […]
When stroke strikes, ACT F.A.S.T.
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 […]
ICT Innovations for Sustainable Healthcare: A step towards Digital Health-India
Dr. Damodar Bachani, Deputy Commissioner (NCD)-?Ministry of Health & FW Pre-requisites of Sustainable Healthcare 1.Improve access to healthcare 2.Capacity Building for Healthcare 3.Maintain quality of healthcare 4.Reduce operating costs & OOP expenditure 5.Effective control of common diseases through effective monitoring & surveillance systems Improving Access to Healthcare Tele-medicine is one of the best options for […]
Health Ministry permits transfer of blood between Blood Banks
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 […]
Lack of infrastructure is the primary challenge in Primary Healthcare in India
The Experts are: Dr. Rajiv Kumar Jain, Additional Chief Health Director (hospital administration) at Indian Railways Dr . Sanjeev Sood , NABH Empaneled Assessor & DGCA Empanelled Medical examiner for ALTPs/CPLs Dr. Harivansh Chopra, Professor and Head, Deptt. Of Community Medicine LLRM Medical College
Invest in Big Data technologies
New Delhi: October 14, 2015 Many organizations do not manage customer data as a corporate asset, and the monetary value of that data is often ignored. “Digital business is having a significant impact on customer data,” said Douglas Laney, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner. “The growing wealth of information from social media, location […]
Health ICT can help physicians and patients track their progress
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 […]