India HIT – How They Feel!

India HIT – How They Feel!

By shadz on December 12, 2011

Recently, I was in discussion with couple of my friends who are Clinicians & the topic of ‘healthcare IT in India’ popped up as it has been my habit to raise this topic in such forums to get ideas and feedback. This time to my surprise everyone around the table were really interested in this [...]

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Has Innovation Taken Backbench in Healthcare IT?

Has Innovation Taken Backbench in Healthcare IT?

By shadz on March 8, 2010

I was reading Chilmark and Healthcare IT guy’s about their take on innovation in healthcare IT both of them have almost expressed similar opinion on Innovation in healthcare IT and apparently, both of them feels that they didn’t see any significant innovation being announced in this HIMSS10.
Chilmark nicely puts it as ‘No tsunamis, just ripples [...]

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A Paradigm Shift in Healthcare

A Paradigm Shift in Healthcare

By shadz on January 2, 2010

An F&S report which analyses changing business models and the impact of technology in global healthcare which is bringing a paradigm shift in healthcare.
In summary, report says that modern healthcare system is on the horizon, experiencing a paradigm shift from fragmented patient flow to integrated & automated with less invasive, preventative diagnosis & treatments. Healthcare [...]

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2009 Healthcare IT Outlook a Frost & Sullivan’s Report.

2009 Healthcare IT Outlook a Frost & Sullivan’s Report.

By shadz on January 2, 2010

Frost & Sullivan’s 2009 APAC Healthcare Information Technology Outlook describes that the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is essential for modern healthcare delivery systems if they are to gain greater efficiency, reduce overall healthcare costs and improve patient safety. In recent years, the acquisition of computer technologies by healthcare organizations has increased substantially [...]

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Healthcare IT Enabling Better Care.

Healthcare IT Enabling Better Care.

By shadz on December 30, 2009

Healthcare becomes more meaningful when right decisions are taken with right information and focused on right objective, IT has all the potential to empower healthcare industry in enabling better care. 
Recently, IT giant Microsoft announced that it intends to acquire Sentillion Inc., a privately held company specializing in software for the healthcare industry & it is [...]

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Prescription Drugs in Mass Media – Is India ready?

Prescription Drugs in Mass Media – Is India ready?

By shadz on September 7, 2009

Last week ‘Times of India’ had an antibiotic drug advertisement on its front page & it was quite surprising to see a prescription only drug advertisement in a mass media. Mankind pharma had advertised its price reduction of its Amoxycillin, Cefixime & Cefpodoxime drugs with a safe statement of ‘for medical professionals only’.
It was surprising [...]

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Pfizer Pays $2.3 Billion for Fraud and Criminal Settlement – Does it Ring a Bell!?

Pfizer Pays $2.3 Billion for Fraud and Criminal Settlement – Does it Ring a Bell!?

By shadz on September 3, 2009

One of the world’s largest drug maker Pfizer was recently slapped with the huge fines by the U.S. government after proving fraud and criminal allegations.
Pfizer agreed to pay $2.3 billion to settle civil and criminal allegations that it had illegally marketed its painkiller Bextra, which has been withdrawn & this has been considered as the [...]

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SaaS in Healthcare

SaaS in Healthcare

By shadz on September 1, 2009

Recently the SaaS (software as a service) concept is catching up fast across verticals and many industry veterans are projecting this as a next big wave of technology. Major giants are trying out their innovation with various services & there are also many smaller players who have seen their success stories with this.
Though the hosted [...]

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