Digital Healthcare Archives

Digital Health Must Work Even Where Infrastructure Is Low: MediBuddy CEO

31 July 2025 by Admin

New Delhi: As the race to dominate India’s digital healthcare space intensifies, public-private partnerships are emerging as a key differentiator in an increasingly crowded market. Exploring synergies to augment public healthcare delivery through tech infrastructure, particularly in diagnostics, digital consultations, and chronic care management, will be critical, informed Satish Kannan, Co-founder and CEO Medibuddy. Speaking … Read more

IIT-I to develop tech translation research park – ET HealthWorld

30 April 2025 by Admin

Indore: Indian Institute of Technology, Indore (IIT-I), is developing a Technology Translation Research Park (TTRP) with an aim to enhance digital health solutions and creating a seamless digital health ecosystem in the country. The advanced facility at IIT-I in digital healthcare to be set up under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) will … Read more

AI in healthcare likely to contribute $30 bn to India’s GDP by 2025: Report – ET HealthWorld

27 February 2025 by Admin

AI in healthcare likely to contribute bn to India’s GDP by 2025: Report – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare is projected to contribute USD 25-30 billion to India’s GDP by 2025, enhancing accessibility, diagnostics, and treatment outcomes, according to a report by Deloitte. Government-backed initiatives like the IndiaAI Mission and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, are setting the stage for a digitally empowered healthcare ecosystem, … Read more

MediBuddy launches digital cards for accessing OPD Services – ET HealthWorld

19 September 2024 by Admin

Mumbai: MediBuddy, a digital healthcare platform, has announced the launch of ‘MediBuddy Shield’ and ‘MediBuddy Shield Plus’ digital cards, designed to provide users with access to all essential outpatient department (OPD) services. These digital cards are intended to help users manage their health proactively by offering easy access to healthcare services, the company stated. MediBuddy … Read more

Practo’s software Ray in compliance with ABDM ecosystem – ET HealthWorld

4 May 2023 by Admin

New Delhi: Practo‘s Ray a practice management software, is now compliant with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). Through this, all doctors and healthcare professionals who are currently using Ray will be able to join the ABDM ecosystem and can avail of all the benefits provided by the government including the Digital Health Incentive Scheme … Read more

84% healthcare providers to increase digital solutions budget in next 12 months: Survey – ET HealthWorld

14 February 2023 by Admin

Delhi: The increasing disease burden, spiralling costs and demand for quality healthcare services have placed tremendous pressure on healthcare resources. As healthcare providers strive to bring in operational efficiencies, enhance service delivery and improve health outcomes, technology is finding greater application across the value chain. With this background, Grant Thornton Bharat and the Association of … Read more

Vision 2023: The role of tech-driven innovations in reimagining the Indian healthcare landscape, Health News, ET HealthWorld

22 January 2023 by Admin

By Runam Mehta New Delhi: India’s healthcare landscape has undergone a major transformation in the last three years. Technology has transformed the way this industry interacts with its consumers and disrupted numerous existing models. Apart from private entities and healthcare startups that emerged as problem solvers in the face of the exigency, the government provided … Read more

At The Edge Of A Revolution- Healthcare Is Going Virtual – ET HealthWorld

18 December 2022 by Admin

By Dr Arun Gupta Healthcare, for decades, has been dependent on physical interactions between the patient and the healthcare providers. From visiting the nearest clinic, getting medicines from the pharmacy or even getting blood drawn for tests, patients have had to physically travel to access any medical assistance. This, however, changed with the introduction of … Read more

Chatbots in Healthcare: An essential tool for an essential service – ET HealthWorld

22 October 2022 by Admin

By Devashish Mamgain India’s adoption of smartphones, spurred on by a “Digital India” campaign and the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to smartphone technologies being embraced by necessity and force, resulting in almost 600 million user figures in 2021. Integrating life services like Unified Payments Interface (UPI), Aadhaar, CoWin, and WhatsApp HealthDesk into mobile phones has … Read more

Prospects that digital health can provide are limitless with proper implementation & coordination, says NHA CEO RS Sharma – ET HealthWorld

15 October 2022 by Admin

New Delhi : Prospects that digital health can provide are limitless provided proper implementation with coordination of all stakeholders, said National Health Authority Chief Executive Officer RS Sharma on Friday. “Digital technology is not an end to achieving healthcare but it can facilitate innovations and transform health making it more accessible, effective and time-saving,” he … Read more