Ensuring optimum use of technology in medicine and healthcarenoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:22:43 +0530Blogger http://www.blogger.com244125http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/en-usnoEnsuring optimum use of technology in medicine and healthcarenoreply@blogger.comhttp://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2014/01/attend-health-20-india-at-bangalore-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:44:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-6460252536490802963 Health 2.0 India is back with it’s Third Annual Edition. Health 2.0 India ”Simply Lead” 2014 conference is slated for 7th and 8th February at Bangalore. The Event will showcase demos and presentations in; - Designing an improved patient experience for a Billion people - Trending – Startups, Funding and Accelerating Health 2.0 - Health 2.0 in the village - Quantified self, wearable 6http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2013/12/doctor-alert-stop-giving-away-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sat, 28 Dec 2013 16:26:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-1077395722610846974 Telephonic consultations are a fact of life for all doctors. We offer you tool to increase your branding and also charge for telephonic consultations via a simple My Teleconsult Card. It has never been so simple before! We offer you a Personalized (with your profile snap) prepaid telephonic consultation card for your patients. We charge about 40/- to 80/- (depending on plan) for each 10 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2013/09/ehr-standards-for-india-goi-report.htmlEHRElectronic health recordIndianoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sun, 22 Sep 2013 14:12:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-8082007040654417288 Electronic health records are a summary of the various electronic medical records that get generated during any clinical encounter. Without standards, a lifelong summary is not possible as different records from different sources spread across ~80+ years will potentially need to be brought into one summary. To achieve this, a set of pre-defined standards for information exchange that includes 2http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-inside-story-of-national-health.htmlDataElectronic medical recordHealth 2.0Health PolicyIndianoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:49:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-7904431865496092369 National Health Portal of India has been on our minds for a long time. This is the inside story of working for the national health portal of India which is scheduled for launch on 1st October 2013, almost four years after it first came under consideration. It’s a very optimistic project and a wordle created from the project report showcases that very well. First, some history and 1http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2013/04/wearable-technology-in-healthcare-will.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:37:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-5767928458509479375 After self-quantifying apps, with the advent of Google Glasses, Wearable tech is soon going to be a big thing in healthcare. The movement for self-quantifying patients is not too old. Many experts believe that self-quantifying patients are the logical next step  in evolution of person-centered healthcare. Physicians have found wearable self-quantifying by patients especially useful in 1http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2013/04/indian-healthcare-industry-in-21st.htmlHealth 2.0IndiaInformaticsInformation technologyTelemedicineWeb 2.0noreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sun, 14 Apr 2013 19:17:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-6179868719013002878    You better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone, For the times they are a-changin' - Bob Dylan Healthcare has been changing in drifts and shifts over the past few centuries and Nothing will ever be the same again. Tim Berners-Lee (father of Internet) made the biggest financial sacrifice in recent times when he refused to patent his hyper text transfer protocol and instead 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2013/03/three-legal-tips-for-practicing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:22:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-710714259664066305 The Internet is now commonplace in India and Healthcare is set to benefit greatly by using internet for our huge and populous country. Telemedicine is one immediate aspect of the web which is set to take off because of the many benefits it provides in the Indian Scenario. A lot of deaths in India are because of treatable diseases like TB, Diarrhea, and Malaria. The doctor: patient ratio at 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/11/social-media-to-be-commonest-source-of.htmlblogCommunicationsE learningEducationeHealthInformaticsinformationMultimediaSocial MediaWeb 2.0noreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:30:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-766029879723750221 Social Media is the commonest use of Internet. Everyone uses the internet to access their emails and Facebook accounts. A Google search engine is the gateway to all information for most of us. These platitudes of an everyday normal life also apply to physicians. Communication technology has made things easy for doctors. Keeping up-to-date with medical advances has become an easy part of 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/11/portable-uv-disinfector-to-control.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:51:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-5333604967584120074Technology provides hospitals with tools which can greatly improve their quality of care. This small portable disinfector is one such tool. Hospital acquired infection is an age old problem which refuses to go away. Infections acquired during hospital stay still constitute one of the top 5 causes of mortality in patients. Antimicrobial solutions and fogging help in reducing the microbial burden 1http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/11/what-doctors-don-know-about-drugs-they.htmlCommunicationsDatadoctorsnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:44:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-691884102230063585Medical Journalism and communication has become sensationalistic. Potentially beneficial results are overhyped and harmful possibilities simply brushed under the rug. Positive findings are around twice as likely to be published as negative findings. When a new drug gets tested, the results of the trials should be published for the rest of the medical world -- except much of the time, negative or0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/11/freeing-medical-data-video.htmleHealthHealth PolicyHealthcareInformaticsinformationInformation technologyOpenResearchnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:27:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-7498778125056587600Technology has enabled us to collect vast amounts of medical data from myriad sources. But most of this data is locked in silos and unavailable for use by researchers. Performing a medical or genomic experiment on a human requires informed consent and careful boundaries around privacy. But what if the data that results, once scrubbed of identifying marks, was released into the wild? At 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/11/benefits-and-risks-of-healthcare-social.htmlHealthcareSocial Medianoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Fri, 9 Nov 2012 13:43:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-3170802977726306523Social media includes all online tools and technologies which let people communicate and publish content easily. The most popular among them are Blogs, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Widely used for communications and marketing, these channels are considered as important (if not more important) as mainstream media channels like newspapers and television. The use of social media in healthcare 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/11/top-10-health-technology-hazards-for.htmlEHRElectronic health recordEMRHealthcareInformation technologynoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Tue, 6 Nov 2012 19:45:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-632794181597004028 The evolution of healthcare information technology systems such as electronic health records (EHRs) has definitely helped improve quality and efficiency in healthcare. At the same time, there’s a growing level of complexity and opportunity for error. With increasing use of technology in healthcare, healthcare providers need to be wary of the associated risks with its use. Now in its sixth year,0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/10/top-10-innovative-companies-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sun, 14 Oct 2012 13:27:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-2317618847248411736 Fast Company routinely publishes their list of 'Most Innovative Companies'. You can find their earlier list here. Here's  their list of most innovative companies in healthcare for 2012. 1) National Marrow Donor Program Their use of technology shortens the 'Bone marrow transplant' time by using an online hub that helps keep donors and recipients on track during the steps before 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/09/doctors-in-australia-will-please.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:02:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-112943732968050024 The Americans never got it right in healthcare anyways. The Canadians have a beautified version of the same. The Europeans have their hearts in the right place and are still working on theirs. Now its Australia's turn. Healthcare social media is definitely the elephant in the room and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) has geared up to fulfill its mandate of “2http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/08/indians-expect-to-lead-mhealth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Fri, 3 Aug 2012 13:36:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-8095972452522279258   With large penetration of mobile phones in the country (close to 1000 million cellphone users, teledensity >79%), India has realized that mHealth adoption will play a very important part in improving access and quality of healthcare in the country. Countries like China, Brazil and the US have all turned to mHealth in varying degrees. There are significant differences in 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/07/doctors-on-google-manhatten-research.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:42:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-8510903513553045501 It is important for the healthcare industry stakeholders in India to keep a close watch on physician practices in the United States as the same behaviour is soon replicated in Indian metros because of a large proportion of US returned doctors. Google partnered with Manhattan Research to conduct a very revealing physician survey recently which also has implications for the Indian markets. A0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/07/now-indians-can-compare-prices-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:59:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-2323414139142020777 Consumer mHealth is here. There has been a spurt of entrepreneurship in this field and some Indian phone/ mobile based start-ups have been launched over the past couple of years. Mainly, they have been services meant to connect healthcare consumers with doctors via phone (like Ask a Doctor from Vodafone, Mediphone by Religare technologies,  Dial UR Doctor  and Mera Doctor). Most of 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/06/crowdsourcing-supervision-of-healthcare_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:19:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-4555913596996334512 Hello ? Where is the Doctor ? The days of free lunches for doctors in government services will soon be over, if this attendance crowd-sourcing becomes the norm all over India. Thousands of Indian primary health centers (PHC) work without doctors because there are none posted. Thousands more remain idle because the doctor and other medical staff simply remain unavailable. Absenteeism is 8http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-doctors-use-smartphone-apps_24.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:17:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-4376288910504470211 There is an increasing use of smartphones by all sections of society in India. Villagers and city dwellers alike are hooked onto many multimedia apps, the most popular being Facebook and Youtube. Doctors, too, are avid users of smartphones and medical apps like Epocrates and Medscape.    See:5 Useful and Free Android Medical Apps It is always informative to look at trends 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/06/social-media-in-healthcare-collective.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:25:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-1607210304838807121 Cleveland Clinic ( in partnership with Johnson and Johnson) recently organized the third annual Patient Experience Empathy and Innovation Summit on May 20-22 at the Inter-Continental Hotel & Conference Center on Cleveland Clinic's campus in Ohio. The attendees (from 34 states and 28 countries) represented hospitals, healthcare systems and businesses.This physician/hospital led event 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/06/internet-for-doctors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Sat, 16 Jun 2012 12:15:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-4457469663331448439 Over the past 2 decades, the internet has changed the way the world functions. This is specially true for knowledge intensive professions like medicine. From emails to news alerts, networking to evidence gathering : Medical practice is no more what it was 20 years ago. For newbies, here's our effort to make your first steps online easier. Just fill out the form below to download our latest0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/06/financial-malpractices-and-ethics-among.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Tue, 5 Jun 2012 17:37:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-3647693881260196973 It's now slightly more than a week, 8 days in fact, since the scathing interview of the Medical Council of India chief by Aamir khan on national television. The 4th episode of Satyamev Jayate targeting corruption and malpractices amongst doctors in India has ruffled quite a few feathers in the medical profession. While many have praised the show for daring to take on the 'mighty' doctors, 4http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/05/why-doctors-love-to-hate-electronic.htmlEHRElectronic health recordElectronic medical recordnoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Fri, 11 May 2012 19:24:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-2809790956873147479 Doctors love to hate electronic health records. Over the years, many surveys have tried to pinpoint the physicians who are more likely to be satisfied by their EHRs. Surveys have found that those in primary care or Internal medicine are generally more satisfied with their EHRs than their colleagues in Oncology or Ophthalmology. Also, solo physicians were the most satisfied and that 0http://digital-medicine.blogspot.com/2012/05/medscapeindia-msi-awards-2012.htmlHealthcareIndianoreply@blogger.com (Neelesh)Wed, 9 May 2012 13:47:00 +0530tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050190397213123467.post-5435481067472613417 The Medscapeindia was established as an "foundation pursuing a socio-scientific aim" in the year 2010. Medscapeindia serves as a platform that unites doctors for discussion and debate on relevant subjects. And now the inaugural MSI Awards "Recognizing excellence in Healthcare" nominations are open. Today, the healthcare and medical sector faces myriad problems unique to this niche 0