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Best Practices For Operational Efficiency At Hospitals

Operational efficiency is the capability to deliver cost-effective and quality products and services to the customers.

Our Health Mate Enabling People To Avail Better Patient Care

OurHealthMate connects patients to healthcare providers with the cost-effective healthcare services. The platform gives people options to choose from more than 4.5 lakh medical services, says Abhinav Krishna, Co-Founder & CEO, OurHealthMate, in conversation with Elets News Network (ENN).

When Cross-donation Of Kidneys Gave New Lease Of Life To Patients

Doctors of Pushpawati Singhania Hospital and Research Institute recently found themselves in a state of flux when three couples turned up to them for kidney transplant. The women requested doctors to transplant their kidneys to their husbands.

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.

Ayushman Bharat The Gamechanger For Building New India

If we had all the money in the world we wouldn’t need Ayushman Bharat - people could afford their own medical care, someone stated recently on social media. It narrated a collective agony so succinctly. This medical insurance scheme holds huge significance perhaps for this very reason for public at large, especially in Bharat (the rural India), writes Sandeep Datta of Elets News Network (ENN).

Smart Planning For Smart Cities Transforming Healthcare In Urban Landscape

Our urban planning needs to get aggressive to ensure scope for adequate physical exercise for our population. From seamless transit, which ensures an adequate step count daily, to offices and buildings designed to avoid long term sitting, a vision needs to be set in place to prevent diseases like diabetes and obesity becoming an epidemic, says Dr Tejaswi Naik, Director-Budget, Government of Madhya Pradesh, in an exclusive interview to Souvik Goswami of Elets News Network (ENN).

Trade Margin Capping Needed To Make Healthcare Affordable For All

The Government is expected to walk the fine line between making healthcare affordable and promoting Make in India or Make outside India, writes Rajiv Nath, Forum Coordinator of Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AIMED) for Elets News Network (ENN).

What Healthcare Experts Decoded From Union Budget 2019-20

Union Budget 2019-20 aimed at creating new India with major focus on infrastructure, development and technology.

Smart Hospitals

Laying Robust Foundation of Smart Delivery of CareAs patients are getting empowered due to large swathe of information, healthcare service providers need to come up with smart ways to live up to their high expectations pertaining to quality and affordable care. Smart Hospitals synchronise all available machinery of delivery of care including technologies, clinical workflows, and operational issues to provide patients best value for their money in terms of clinical outcome.

Leveraging Modern-day Technologies To Enrich Healthcare Experience

In the wake of increasing demands of patients seeking quality and cost-efficient care, the Gleneagles Global Hospitals is leaving no stone unturned to live up to their expectations. With cutting-edge technologies and well-known expert faculties, the hospital ensures best clinical outcome, says Shailaja Suresh, Chief Executive Officer, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, Bengaluru, in conversation with Elets news Network (ENN).

Increase New Patient Acquisition & Retention Ratios With Leadsquared

LeadSquared is a healthcare CRM, marketing automation and patient management solution. It has created a niche for itself and several healthcare service providers including Cloudnine, Practo, LifeCell, Apollo, Global Hospitals, OMNI Hospitals and many more which deal in various aspects of patient care, vouch for excellent work it is doing.

Ruby Hall Clinic—carving Niche In Healthcare Space

With a right blend of modern-day technologies and innovative practices, Ruby Hall Clinic is striving to cater quality care to the patients. Through RHC mobile app, daVinci surgical robot, and the Einstein Vision 2.0, the hospital is carving a niche in the Indian healthcare ecosystem, says Bomi Bhote, Chief Executive Officer, Ruby Hall Clinic, in conversation with Mukul Kumar Mishra of Elets News Network (ENN).

Tech Care For All—enabling Healthcare With Technology

Tech Care for All is a digital health company focused on sustainably transforming health outcomes in Africa and Asia. With offices in Brussels, Dakar (Senegal), Mumbai, Nairobi, New York and Paris, Tc4a provides expertise for strategic engagement and planning, and technology solutions that meet client specific requirements.

RoundGlass Wellbeing ― Creating A Sustainable Wellbeing Ecosystem via Technology

We aim to build a sustainable ecosystem and create a positive impact on people’s lives through technology. We have undertaken initiatives promoting education, conservation, sanitation, healthcare and public welfare to improve people’s quality of life and bring about progressive change,” says Sunny Singh, CEO, RoundGlass Wellbeing, in conversation with Dr Ravi Gupta, Editor-in-Chief & CEO of Elets News Network (ENN).

Building Futuristic Business Model In Education, Healthcare & Research

Catering to millions of people world over in various fields such as medical education, healthcare, and research, Dubai-based global conglomerate Thumbay Group has gradually evolved as a giant brand since its establishment in 1998. With Gulf Medical University (GMU), Thumbay Medicity and the Thumbay network of academic hospitals and clinics, the group’s foray into healthcare ecosystem is worth taking note of

‘Technology Integration Can Improve Healthcare Delivery System'

Health sector is one of the most crucial areas where we can integrate technology to improve healthcare delivery system of the State vis-a-vis the nation, according to Amneet P Kumar, Secretary and Mission Director (NHM), Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of Haryana.

Medical Education Boosting Healthcare Delivery System

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” Nelson Mandela, former South African president and anti-apartheid leader once said, underlining the importance of education that provides right skill to do anything effectively