Malware affecting medical devices is emerging threat in healthcare

Malware affecting medical devices is emerging threat in healthcare

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 […]

Common Pass: A novel approach to leveraging privacy preserving digital tools for COVID19 Pandemic

Common Pass: A novel approach to leveraging privacy preserving digital tools for COVID19 Pandemic

By Rahul Konapur, Nachiket Gudi, Oommen John Rahul Konapur, Young India Fellow, Ashoka University, Sonepat, Haryana. Nachiket Gudi, Consultant, The George Institute for Global Health, India Oommen John, Senior Research Fellow, The George Institute for Global Health, India Countries across the globe have been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Over […]

In social media environment, researchers and clinicians need to engage more actively

In social media environment, researchers and clinicians need to engage more actively

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 […]

Dearth of in-house health IT expertise helps spin the market

Dearth of in-house health IT expertise helps spin the market

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 […]

Value-Based health care is inevitable in India

Value-Based health care is inevitable in India

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 […]

How mobile apps and RFID could change Indian health care

ICTpost Health IT Bureau There is currently a wealth of apps on several platforms which allow users to transfer readings from a medical device, which can then be stored and displayed on the device, or uploaded to a cloud-basedsystem. This is possible by buying independent devices which utilize wireless technologies such as ANT+ or Bluetooth. […]

How to achieve the Holy Grail of eHealth in India

How to achieve the Holy Grail of eHealth in India

ICTpost Health IT Bureau One of the most significant impacts of the ongoing information revolution has been in the health sector. In the field of health care, ICTs have emerged as key instruments in solving many of the most pressing problems. ICT has helped to bridge the gap between the provider and seeker through telemedicine […]