EHR

EHR has been shown to improve the quality of records as well as the care provided to patients: Dr. Nikesh R. Shah, IKS Care & Coding – ET HealthWorld

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EHR has been shown to improve the quality of records as well as the care provided to patients: Dr. Nikesh R. Shah, IKS Care & Coding – ET HealthWorld

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Dr. Nikesh R. Shah, Senior Vice President, Operations, IKS Care & Coding, to find out more about the existing challenges and latest advancements in the creation of digital health records. How does clinical documentation affect the support and management of health services?There are 5 critical aspects that are enhanced … Read more

Much more still needs to be done in defining the standards of care in healthcare delivery: Sanjay Bapna – ET HealthWorld

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Much more still needs to be done in defining the standards of care in healthcare delivery: Sanjay Bapna – ET HealthWorld

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Sanjay Bapna, Chief Commercial Officer, MyHealthcare, to find out more about the existing dots that dent the health tech landscape. Healthcare trends and innovations: Post pandemic 2020 was a defining year for the healthcare sector, where the growth of technologies such as patient management , detecting disease spread , … Read more

AI-led supply chain modernization: A must for patient care and improved business margins in hospitals – ET HealthWorld

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AI-led supply chain modernization: A must for patient care and improved business margins in hospitals – ET HealthWorld

by Nidhi Jain Hospitals often come under reduced margins for inefficiently managing their medical and consumable supplies and spending too much on inventory. Typically, a hospital spends 30% of its cost on various supplies, drugs, consumables, injectables, implants, films, and reagents. This is primarily due to the hospital clinical order system, inventory system, and supply … Read more

Regulation of mobile medical health applications in India

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Regulation of mobile medical health applications in India

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, mHealth apps became the select delivery channel for contact tracing and symptom monitoring. By Sanjay Kumar Currently, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), under the Drugs & Cosmetics  (D&C) Act, 1940 and Medical Device Rules (MDR), is not regulating medical mobile apps that could be brought within the purview of … Read more

NDHM will empower Indians by generating a unique health ID for every patient, says Dr. Sangita Reddy

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NDHM will empower Indians by generating a unique health ID for every patient, says Dr. Sangita Reddy

India is emerging as the fastest growing digital economies in the world on the digital adoption index. National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) launched in August 2020 will empower Indians by generating a unique health ID linked with Aadhar for every patient, a health facility registry, a digital directory of doctors by the name digi-doctor, electronic … Read more

Apple Making Strides in Health Record Sharing

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Apple Making Strides in Health Record Sharing

June 22, 2021 — A growing number of consumers can now download their electronic health records to the Apple Health app on their iPhones as more health care providers get onboard. Meanwhile, Apple just announced what could eventually prove to be a breakthrough for patients: the ability to share with their doctor health records … Read more

Saving lives and resources with 5G in Healthcare – ET HealthWorld

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Saving lives and resources with 5G in Healthcare – ET HealthWorld

by Rajen VagadiaVP and President, Qualcomm India & SAARC The Covid-19 pandemic has put India’s healthcare systems under enormous strain over the past year. It has underlined, among other things, the need for better resources management and sharing of medical data – within the healthcare fraternity and with the government, to enable learning and also … Read more