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Artificial Intelligence's Role In Tele-Healthcare

Technology is fast making inroads in every sphere of life. The biggest example is the existence of computers. Thinking of leading the life away from computers’ influence may be unfathomable at least in cosmopolitan cities.

Radiology And Changing Facets Of Technology

The modern-day advancement has also influenced radiology. About 20 years ago, radiology was limited to X-rays. But over the years, conventional procedures have witnessed tremendous change for the better, leading to enhanced experience of treatment for millions of people across the globe.

Affordable World Class Medical Services Needed: Dr Ashok Seth

To make healthcare accessible and affordable every hospital needs to move into the smaller towns. We have zero subsidiaries on latest equipment. Our aim should be to give world class outcome in cheapest  possible way, says Dr Ashok Seth, Chairman, Fortis Escorts Hospital, in an interview with Mukul Mishra of Elets News Network (ENN).

Haridwar: The Gateway To Heaven Goes For Health And Hygiene

Haridwar Municipal Corporation’s Plan on Solid Waste Management.

Wellness Industry: Drawing New Horizons Of Healthy Life

Amid mounting work pressure, change in lifestyle and the changing eating habits, the concept of wellness has come to the fore. Wellness depends upon various habits an individual adopts for a healthy body, mind, and soul, writes Mukul Mishra for Elets News Network (ENN).

Exploring Finest Innovative Practices For Better Patient Care

As enhanced patient care is becoming a priority of healthcare model all around, the 2nd Healthcare Innovation Summit held recently in Hyderabad aimed to brainstorm over innovative healthcare practices to make it possible in a better way.

BR Life ― Enhancing Healthcare Experience For All

Our all existing hospitals are multi-speciality hospitals with world class facilities. We have doctors with strong clinical expertise who can help us build our brand by delivering the best of the medical services, says Binay Shetty, Vice Chairman and CEO, BRS Ventures, in a conversation with Gopi Krishna Arora of Elets News Network (ENN).

‘Assam Making Big Strides in Healthcare Delivery'

Meaningful partnership between public and private institutions needs to be built up as it will ultimately determine success of healthcare schemes like Ayushman Bharat, according to J V N Subramanyam, Mission Director, Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Assam.

‘Need for Leveraging Technologies Prudently'

Evolving technologies are important to facilitate things, but they must be leveraged in a prudent manner…Technologies are like a double-edged sword for mental health.

Rainbow Hospitals: Ensuring Smart Care via IT-Enabled Solutions

There has been an increased use of information technology across fields in enhancing productivity, cost efficiency and streamlining the processes. In healthcare, IT has proved to be an important tool to improve patient care, contain cost, minimise errors, and standardise the protocols.

Technology Paving Path For Digital Pathology

As the healthcare standards keep rising, the need and demand to revamp pathology is even more evident than in recent times.

MCGM Leveraging Technology To Boost Healthcare Delivery System

Having over 12 million people as residents besides a floating population of about 6 million people, India’s biggest metropolitan city Mumbai has quite a lot on its platter to cope up, especially in terms of healthcare. The onus to manage it lies on the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), Sandeep Datta and Harshal Yashwant Desai of Elets News Network (ENN) explore the Herculean endeavour.

MCGM Taking Giant Leap To Enhance Patient Care

We have of around 1.12 crore OPDs and 72 lakh Hospital Inpatient Department (IPD) load on MCGM-run hospitals…We aim to decongest the crowd, reducing patient load from major hospitals, says I A Kundan, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Western Suburbs, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, in conversation with Harshal Yashwant Desai of Elets News Network (ENN).

MCGM Waging War Against TB

The National Strategic Plan (NSP) for tuberculosis (TB) has put forward the goal to end TB in India by 2025, five year ahead of the targets set by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

‘Skill Centres For Health Awareness On Anvil In Telangana, Andhra'

To raise public health awareness, we have plans to launch several skill centres across Hyderabad. Two centres for Telangana and three for Andhra Pradesh have been sanctioned. To implement the best learnt practices, demo critical health management programme is also being run, says Dr Anuradha Medoju, Senior Regional Director, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, MoHFW, Government of India, and Chief of International Health Airport Organisation under Government of India (AP&TS), in conversation with Sudheer Goutham of Elets News Network (ENN).

Telangana Making Big Strides In Healthcare Delivery

Telangana, the youngest State of India which came into existence barely in 2014, is drawing much attention due to its various futuristic schemes that are winning accolades from far and wide. Little is known about how this State is building a consolidated healthcare ecosystem for all, writes Sudheer Goutham of Elets News Network (ENN).

Rajasthan Poised To Be Frontrunner In Healthcare Delivery

Determined to benefit people beyond demographic locations, caste and creed, Rajasthan is aiming to take healthcare to the last-mile benefitting even the most marginalised sections of society. From Bhamashah Swasthaya Bima Yojana (BSBY) to Daughters of India campaign, the State is set to leave an indelible mark in healthcare delivery, observe Mukul Kumar Mishra and Kartik Sharma of Elets News Network (ENN).

Bhamashah Yojana Serving Lakhs of People in Rajasthan

The Bhamashah Swasthya Bima Yojana has done very well in Rajasthan. Over 25 lakh people have benefitted so far under this scheme since its launch on 13 December, 2015 We are also executing many PPP projects in various district hospitals. We are also one of those States where chemotherapy is available in many district hospitals, says Kali Charan Saraf, Minister for Medical, Health and Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan, recently in an interview with Elets News Network (ENN).

Healthcare Delivery Being Given A Makeover

In recent times, a number of initiatives aimed at creating a holistic healthcare delivery mechanism have been undertaken across the State of Rajasthan, says Naveen Jain, Secretary & MD, National Health Mission, Medical, Health & Family Welfare, Government of Rajasthan, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

India's Poor Find New Hope in Ayushman Bharat

The Narendra Modi government rolled out its ambitious medical insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat recently. Launched just ahead of the 2019 parliamentary elections, it seeks to benefit the poorest of the poor in Bharat (the rural India) and the have-nots of urban India, writes Sandeep Datta of Elets News Network (ENN).

AP Empowering Citizens with Innovative Governance: Nara Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh (AP) now has Real Time Governance System (RTG) which has enabled Government agencies to communicate with beneficiaries and citizens on real time basis through plethora of access mechanisms with digital and technological interventions, says Nara Chandrababu Naidu, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh in an Exclusive Interview with Gopi Krishna Arora of Elets News Network (ENN).

EHR - A Potent Digital Tool To Bolster Patient Care

Technology holds such an immense significance today that it has changed the entire narrative of human lives. There is hardly any sector leftwhere technology has not proved its worth. Digital tools including Electronic Health Record (EHR) have huge potential to change paradigm of healthcare delivery system, writes Mukul Kumar Mishra of Elets News Network (ENN) providing insight about various facets of EHR and its applications.

PET CT – An Advanced, Innovative Tool To Detect Cancer

PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scan is a nuclear medicine technique, which produces images at a molecular level.

Tata Winger Ambulance Facilitating Emergency Care

Equipped with high-end technologies, Tata’s Winger Ambulance is ensuring better patient care to people at large. Various State Governments are availing the ambulance service to boost existing healthcare infrastructure, enabling people accessible and affordable medical facilities.

Innovative Solutions Must Be Leveraged To Ensure Accessible & Affordable Healthcare To All: Shalini Rajneesh

In the light of Indian healthcare sector facing challenges on many fronts including doctor-patient ratio across country, innovations are the need of the hour, said Shalini Rajneesh, Principal Secretary for Planning, Programme Monitoring & Statistics Department, Government of Karnataka while delivering a speech at the 3rd Healthcare Innovation Summit, held recently in Bengaluru.

Robust Urban Healthcare Delivery Mechanism Need Of The Hour: I A Kundan

An inclusive healthcare delivery system should be in place to cater to the people of all strata with accessible, affordable and cost efficient medical facilities, said I A Kundan, Secretary, Women & Child Development, Govt of Maharashtra & the then Additional Commissioner, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai(MCGM), while delivering a speech at Urban Healthcare Summit, Mumbai recently.

Innovative Thinking Needed To Tackle Existing Health Issues: Ajoy Mehta

We need to focus on innovative thinking to find solutions of numerous existing problems engulfing the healthcare delivery system of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), said Ajoy Mehta, Chief Secretary, Govt of Maharashtra and the then Municipal Commissioner, MCGM, while delivering a speech at Urban Healthcare Summit, Mumbai.

sPLA2-IIA: A New Biomarker For Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Randox is pleased to introduce sPLA2IIA, an automated assay for research use only, allowing continual development and enhancement of your current niche cardiac risk testing panel.

Medimojo Leveraging Modern Tech For Quality Healthcare

Technologies and innovative practices have been enhancing patient care like never before. To cater people quality healthcare facilities, Medimojo adopts modern-day technologies including Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), says Shikha Suman, Founder & CEO, Medimojo, in an interview with Elets News Network (ENN).

Healthcare Education: The SIMSR Way

The year 2018 has been pleasingly promising for the healthcare sector in India. The country witnessed an overall 15 percent growth in the healthcare sector and within the sector, the sectors such as medical tourism witnessed 22 to 25 percent growth.