We prioritise placing our patients at the centre of all our digital healthcare projects – ET HealthWorld

We prioritise placing our patients at the centre of all our digital healthcare projects – ET HealthWorld

Mumbai: Debashish Roy, Director and Head, Digital and Customer Experience, Pfizer India interacted with Prabhat Prakash of ETHealthworld on the impact of digitisation in the healthcare industry and key considerations to address when integrating technology and digital solutions into the healthcare ecosystem to enhance patient experiences and outcomes. Edited Excerpts. In what ways has digitisation … Read more

How IoT is becoming a gamechanger for Healthcare Sector – ET HealthWorld

How IoT is becoming a gamechanger for Healthcare Sector – ET HealthWorld

By Pritika Singh Traditionally, the mode of communication between a patient and a doctor has been physical visits or, at times, via telephone. However, with the advent of technology and digitisation, various communication modes like video consultations and automatic data collection have become possible, making interactions smooth and seamless. One such technology is the Internet … Read more

Global cyberattacks up by 38%, healthcare most targeted in India: Report, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Global cyberattacks up by 38%, healthcare most targeted in India: Report, Health News, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Healthcare saw the maximum number of attacks among all sectors in India, with an organisation in India being attacked 1,866 times per week on average in 2022, as per a new study by Check Point Research. The top three most attacked industries in India were healthcare, followed by education, research and government, and … Read more

Will Digital technologies propel the healthcare industry in 2023?, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Will Digital technologies propel the healthcare industry in 2023?, Health News, ET HealthWorld

The Indian healthcare sector has witnessed major adoption of digital technologies, much of which could be credited to the COVID-19 pandemic. The use of telehealth, wearable devices, health apps, adoption of Electronic Health Records, Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) has seen a significant rise. A recent report by Markets and Research revealed that … Read more

Vaccinate India’s health IT systems – ET HealthWorld

Vaccinate India’s health IT systems – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has limped back to normalcy after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks. Online registration of patients was resumed after access to servers were restored and lost data recovered. The attack on AIIMS’s hospital IT system, followed by unsuccessful attempts to hack the … Read more

How CDSS tools are helping to overcome medical errors – ET HealthWorld

How CDSS tools are helping to overcome medical errors – ET HealthWorld

By Devidas BhaleraoThe Healthcare community is a trusted fraternity, and this calls them to take extra caution while taking out a treatment regime. The slightest error can cause a life to the patient, hence out of all the parameters during patient care, medical errors stand out in terms of preventable occurrence. A medical error essentially … Read more

With an aim to reach $372 billion, Indian healthcare sector hopes to sustain momentum in 2022 – ET HealthWorld

with an aim to reach 372 billion indian healthcare sector hopes to sustain momentum in 2022

By Dr. Ankit Gupta 1. Following a difficult 2021, the New Year began with an even greater challenge in the form of the Third Wave of coronavirus. The Indian healthcare sector has been under severe strain for the past two years. Although, every time a new virus strikes, the country emerges victorious thanks to the … Read more

World Cancer Day: Latest advancements in the early cancer detection

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Cancer is a complex disease of worldwide concern. Along with an improvement in outcomes, early and sensitive detection of cancer and cancer biomarkers can facilitate an understanding of cancer progression and aid in the development of effective treatment methods. By Shubhendra Singh Thakur, Cancer is a devastating disease that affects millions of people each year. … Read more

Growing need for Physician-centric solutions for the healthcare industry

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Physicians have long been forced to adapt new information technology for the sake of it, while slowing them down and impacting their flow of practice. By Sunil Raheja, Imagine a typical Physician-Patient visit – In more developed nations, where physicians have access to electronic health records, they spend a lot of time on the screen … Read more

Revolutionizing Healthcare Industry: Early screening & risk assessment through breakthrough technologies

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All the medical institutions and doctors like us are adopting these technologies to help our patients so that they can get on the way to a speedy recovery. By Dr Banshi Saboo, Over the last two or three decades, some inventions have changed the future of the healthcare industry. With the advancement in technologies such … Read more