E-health lowers patient pain, opioids in clinical study – ET HealthWorld

E-health lowers patient pain, opioids in clinical study – ET HealthWorld

Washington: In recent clinical research, an online “e-health” programme helped more persons with chronic pain reduce their opioid medicines and pain intensity than a control group that only received conventional care. In the study published in the journal Pain, about 400 participants who had been prescribed long-term opioid treatment for their pain were divided into … Read more

Global researchers to decode new heart health using Apple Watch – ET HealthWorld

Global researchers to decode new heart health using Apple Watch – ET HealthWorld

San Francisco: Apple has armed global researchers with Apple Watch devices to help explore new frontiers in heart health, the company said on Wednesday. Using Apple’s newly launched Investigator Support Programme, researchers can pioneer understanding of the heart with Apple Watch devices. Apple Watch is currently known to provide heart health features such as high … Read more

Indian e-health sector poised to reach $12 bn in GMV by 2025 – ET HealthWorld

Indian e-health sector poised to reach $12 bn in GMV by 2025 – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi, The e-health sector in India is poised to reach $9-12 billion in GMV (gross merchandise value) by 2025 and $40 billion in GMV by 2030, a new report showed on Friday. India’s e-health sector witnessed a 47 per cent increase in 2021 in its Net Promoter Score (NPS), suggesting that customers are now … Read more

Digital health mission: Indore tops in issuing e-health IDs – ET HealthWorld

digital health mission indore tops in issuing e health ids

INDORE: All districts in the state have failed to achieve target of making e-identity cards under round one of National Digital Health Mission till December 12, but Indore tops with around 65% achievement, shows record. The state health authorities have asked all districts to issue around 7,500 e-identity cards to residents under round 1 of … Read more

E-health card for all Delhiites: Cloud-based info management system by early next year – ET HealthWorld

e health card for all delhiites cloud based info management system by early next year

NEW DELHI: Delhi government’s ambitious cloud-based Health Information Management System (HIMS) is going to be implemented by early next year. The massive project would see every Delhiite get an e-health card and have their medical history available online when they see a doctor after taking an appointment from home. The process of vendor selection and … Read more

India pole vaulting in eHealth – ET HealthWorld

india pole vaulting in ehealth

By K.Ganapathy, Author, WHO Digital Experts committee & Past President, Telemedicine Society of India and Neurological Society of India Ranked 112 among 153 countries in the 2020 global report on health care, it is difficult to believe that plans have been announced to put India in a Digital Health club. Working behind the scenes, unwept, … Read more