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 […]
Healthcare Providers in India to spend US $1.2 billion on IT in 2015
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 […]
Data helps us to navigate, to decide goals and chart our policies
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 […]