Deccan Herald
“Despite promises by the government to introduce computerisation for maintaining medical records, the situation is dismal. The country does not even have standardisation in common medical terminologies.
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Heather Timmons, The New York Times
“A private hospital, a for-profit microfinance company and an information technology company have joined forces to attempt what state and local governments have struggled to do for decades – bring quality, affordable medical treatment to India’s hundreds of millions of poor people.
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The Hindu
“Telemedicine is going to help patients who have undergone laser treatment for their eyes to undergo post-operational checks without leaving their homes.
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Nrip Nihalani, Plus 91
“The internet has become the most important source of information in the world. A recent survey in India found that seventy two percent of Indians online search for healthcare related information.
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Sachin Joshi, Business Standards
“If the country has the dubious distinction of having one doctor for every 15,000 people, low-cost telemedicine model Remote Healthcare Delivery Solutions is set to bridge the great Indian healthcare divide.
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The Times of India
“Gujarat health minister Jaynarayan Vyas enhanced the state’s healthcare infrastructure by adding 24 new state-of-the-art ambulances – ICU on Wheels – to government hospitals’ resources on Thursday.
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Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, InformationWeek Healthcare
“Wireless mobile technologies have great potential to improve global health. But the challenges facing the implementation of mobile health IT worldwide are different than those faced by the efforts to use health IT in the U.S. to transform patient outcomes.
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Emily Singer, Technology Review
“There aren’t too many doctors in the village of Hari Ke Kalan, in the Punjab region of northern India. But for $1, residents who bicycle to a new health clinic can get an appointment with a physician appearing on a large-screen television and beamed in over broadband Internet.
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Dr. Malpani's Blog
“In the past, pharmaceutical companies were held in high regard because the drugs they helped to discover saved lives and helped fight diseases. Today, on the other hand, they get lots of bad press.
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Kanthraj GR. Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 77(3)
The study and practice of dermatology care using interactive audio, visual, and data communications from a distance is called teledermatology. A teledermatology practice (TP) provides teleconsultation as well tele-education. Initially, dermatologists used videoconference. Convenience, cost-effectiveness and easy application of the practice made “store and forward” to emerge as a basic teledermatology tool. The advent of newer technologies like third generation (3G) and fourth generation (4G) mobile teledermatology (MT) and dermatologists’ interest to adopt tertiary TP to pool expert (second) opinion to address difficult-to-manage cases (DMCs) has resulted in a rapid change in TP. Online discussion groups (ODGs), author-based second opinion teledermatology (AST), or a combination of both are the types of tertiary TP.
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Scholl J et al, Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 2011
This paper presents an ethnographically inspired interpretive case study of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system at Sankara Nethralaya hospital in India. It presents challenges related to the adoption of the system and methods and strategies that were utilized in order to overcome these challenges and help the system be adopted successfully. One of the more notable challenges at the hospital was a user base that included skeptical users, those lacking computing skills, and that had a history of rejecting designs.
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The Times of India
“It’s 3G that could be triggering a radical change in healthcare. Doctors are hoping that 3G technology will make telemedicine consultation much smoother, giving patients a clear picture of who they consult.
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Uttarika Kumaran, DNA
“A woman’s health determines the health of her family. Acknowledging this fact, the country’s fast developing field of mobile health care is now beginning to address specific health concerns of the fairer sex.
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Soumita Majumdar, DNA
“In June 2010, the telemedicine unit at Bowring Hospital recorded 191 cases of consultation from government hospitals from across the state. A year later, only about 50 consultations were recorded.
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Swapnil Rawal, Indian Express
“The next time you feel unwell and want to see your family doctor, pick up your cellphone and dial a doctor who will guide you on the call, prescribe drugs and tests if required. Seems far-fetched? Not any more.
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Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews
“This week Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced the establishment of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA), a new partnership that will leverage mobile technology to help prevent death during childbirth. With an expected $10 million in funding over the next three years, MAMA plans to launch in Bangladesh, India and South Africa.
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UPI
“U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says a new program will use cellphones to deliver health information to new and expectant mothers worldwide.
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Antony Savvas, Computerworld UK
“University of Aberdeen researchers are collaborating with the Indian government on the development of trusted mobile technology for rural healthcare.
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Itishree Samal, Sify Finance
“Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals is planning to open 1,000 telemedicine centres in the next three years (1,000 days).
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Sahiel Shah, Penn-Olson
“In a bid to create awareness and educate people on health related topics, Agarwal’s Eye Hospital has created presence on Facebook, Twitter & Youtube. Their plans are interesting. The hospital will disseminate information on eye care, common ailments, innovative treatments and research.
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