tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25263811755454509882024-03-13T03:33:39.397+05:30C:\Healthcare\Technology\Plus91Plus91's blog offering ideas, commentaries and experiences in Digital Healthcare. #hcsm #mHealth #eHealth #pHealth #AI #Health2050 #medixcelPlus91http://www.blogger.com/profile/16021887591333994842noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-90378646910935778812024-02-18T13:24:00.001+05:302024-02-18T13:24:07.075+05:30Whats right for you - an ELN or a LIMS ? Helping you choose<div class="separator"><span style="border: medium; clear: right; display: inline-block; float: right; font-family: arial; height: 259px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 390px;"><img height="213" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/mlk8lYuns4TbY-lXcKU_icvh__yV_5zAya949vllQg6m6qV9mUj_PNYGVjOSRdFwqkow57VhF1uHdfAA5OZOSwDZazNn8m-apQrKYfEhNdh5avJEjFB_aET01opc_Aar4iepF_cozfTUQjURp35iizE=w320-h213" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="320" /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>Digital platforms such as Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) and Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) have become indispensable tools for research scientists in almost all areas of research today. From sectors like Biotechnology to Water, from Criminal Forensics to Drug Development, these tools are now used by researchers and laboratory staff in Research Centers big and small.</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>But what’s the difference between an ELN and a LIMS, and which one do you need? <br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span>A LIMS is </span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc"><b>a software system which manages all types of laboratory data including that of processes, instruments besides clinical data.</b> A LIMS manages and automates workflows within the laboratory.<br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>A good and carefully implemented LIMS can revolutionize lab operations by streamlining processes, improving workflow, and ensuring accuracy. With features like sample tracking, data analysis, and reporting.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-82d51a90-7fff-a889-eb40-d25059d5dcac" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An ELN</span></b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b> is a digital platform that replaces traditional paper-based notebooks and generic databases to record, organize, and manage experiment data in a lab setting</b>.</span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-82d51a90-7fff-a889-eb40-d25059d5dcac" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They are designed to enhance productivity and ensure data accuracy through customizable workflows and standardized methodologies.</span><b style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></b></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></b></p></b></span><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-82d51a90-7fff-a889-eb40-d25059d5dcac" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Key Similarities between an ELN and LIMS System</span></b></span></p></b></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-82d51a90-7fff-a889-eb40-d25059d5dcac" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span>Both ELN's and LIMS Systems</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span>- Are Searchable</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span>- Support Automation</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span>- Enable Multi user collaboration</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span>- Support multi-system collaboration</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span>- Help bring about Consistency in processes</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span>- Have Audit trails and help meet regulatory requirements </span></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span> </span></p></b></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-82d51a90-7fff-a889-eb40-d25059d5dcac" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Key differences between an ELN and LIMS system</span></p></b></span></h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-82d51a90-7fff-a889-eb40-d25059d5dcac" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-82d51a90-7fff-a889-eb40-d25059d5dcac" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span><b id="docs-internal-guid-82d51a90-7fff-a889-eb40-d25059d5dcac" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ELNs focus on handling the documentation of experiments. They serve a variety of purposes like creation of reusable experiment templates, supporting both free-form and structured note-taking, and generating bespoke data reports.</span></b></b></span></b></span></p></b></span></h4><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span><span><b id="docs-internal-guid-82d51a90-7fff-a889-eb40-d25059d5dcac" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span><b id="docs-internal-guid-82d51a90-7fff-a889-eb40-d25059d5dcac" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">On the other hand, LIMS solutions are designed to eliminate errors caused by manual processes of samples. They do this by managing and automating workflows within a laboratory. They are used for monitoring the daily processes within the lab itself, including managing samples, workflows, materials, instruments and inventory. A LIMS is a complex multi user system. </span></b></p></b></span></b></span></span></span><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>A
good and carefully implemented LIMS can revolutionize lab operations by
streamlining processes, improving workflow, and ensuring accuracy. With
features like sample tracking, data analysis, and reporting.</span></span></p></div><div><div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Core Features in a LIMS</span></p></b></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">- Test and Sample Master Management</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">- Test Entry and Test Report Templates</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">- Sample Tracking and Management</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">- Data Management and Analysis</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">- Instrument Integration and Automation</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">- Quality Control and Assurance</span></div><div><h4><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Core Features in an ELN</span></p></b></h4><p style="text-align: left;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></b></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">- Lab Notebook Templates</span></b></p><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">- Data Link and Connection Management</span></p></b><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">- Data Management and Analysis</span></p></b><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">- Multi User Collaboration </span></p></b><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"></b><p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Deciding factors?</span></p></b></h4><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ELN software</span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> serves as a digital platform for </span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u><b>experiment documentation, data entry, and collaboration</b></u></span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. It </span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u><b>streamlines data management, enables real-time collaboration, and enhances productivity</b></u></span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by providing researchers with a digital workspace to </span><span style="background-color: #d9ead3; color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u><b>record and share scientific findings</b></u>.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LIMS software</span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> focuses on<u><b> </b></u></span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u><b>managing laboratory workflows, sample tracking, and data organization</b></u></span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. It </span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u><b>streamlines daily lab operations</b></u></span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> to enhance overall efficiency while </span><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3; color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u><b>supporting data integrity and compliance with industry standards</b></u></span></p><br /><br /></b><span><a name='more'></a></span><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Conclusion</span></p></b><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LIMS and ELN platforms are two distinct yet complementary tools designed to improve the efficiency and accuracy of laboratory workflows. While ELN systems are designed to facilitate data capture, analysis and collaboration, LIMS solutions focus more on managing the laboratory itself. All popular </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LIMS systems are specifically designed to simplify the task of tracking and locating samples, reagents, and chemicals when needed. The importance of this functionality becomes clear if we imagine a researcher running an experiment and recording their processes and capturing data in an ELN, who suddenly needs to locate a specific reagent in storage for quality, audits or protocol validation. </span></b></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></b></p><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-c2b846af-7fff-a16e-a4ce-ecf9800b68b0" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In case you are a research center with a focus on primary research and most of your testing is outsourced to external laboratories, you may find an ELN helpful. However in case any testing is carried out within your research premises, or in cases instruments and multi-step processes are conducted as part of your research studies, a LIMS system is more useful. For the latter case, an <a href="https://www.plus91online.com/lis-and-ris/" target="_blank">integrated ELN/LIMS platform</a> is actually what you need. Either by getting an excellent LIMS to integrate with your ELN, or by investing in an integrated solution.</span></b> <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">This article is co-authored by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalabodetti/" target="_blank">Vishala Bodetti, Healthcare Specialist and Clinical Consultant</a> at <a href="https://plus91.in" target="_blank">Plus91</a>and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nripnihalani" target="_blank">Nrip Nihalani, Director of Product Management at Plus91<br /></a></span></p></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You can connect with Plus91 via the comments below. Alternatively contact us via <a href="https://twitter.com/plus91" target="_blank">X/Twitter</a> or via <a href="https://plus91.in/v2/contactus/" target="_blank">the Plus91 website</a><br /></span></p><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Nrip Nihalanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405202533324418979noreply@blogger.com0Pune, Maharashtra, India17.7459659 76.0663671-15.101673620169109 40.910117099999994 50.593605420169112 111.2226171tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-14819138661121691872021-07-30T01:36:00.008+05:302021-07-31T08:19:20.439+05:30What must your Data Backup Strategy include?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XJY8NUDmgPR3c-LLbPhKk4LedS-5oszGtajOKwFMpyHENEG-6YtfbpIqsr8pQFR-S-rBbvt-3gqLpSqYfyjiSyhn7-Xc2ODuwUmD9lrY8n9T27Ft48ja8DgY7NpJxD-ElW0bcQv95sU/s910/cloud-data-technology-server.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="910" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8XJY8NUDmgPR3c-LLbPhKk4LedS-5oszGtajOKwFMpyHENEG-6YtfbpIqsr8pQFR-S-rBbvt-3gqLpSqYfyjiSyhn7-Xc2ODuwUmD9lrY8n9T27Ft48ja8DgY7NpJxD-ElW0bcQv95sU/w320-h320/cloud-data-technology-server.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Information is of critical importance to healthcare organizations. With the increase in pace of digitization in healthcare, the volume of health data is increasing exponentially. And...as with all digital data, the need to protect medical records against loss or corruption becomes even more critical.<br /><br />Protecting electronic medical records and other forms of digital medical data is essential. <br />A robust data backup strategy can help you do just that<br /><br />In todays times, Healthcare data backup and data recovery are critical components of every health IT infrastructure.<br /><br />Hospitals cannot be careless about data backup. Their data is crucial for providing dependable care for patients. <br /><br />Our Data Management team at Plus91 has put together this short set of pointers for you to get a gist of what a good data backup strategy should contain.</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Onsite Backups: </h4><p>When a server crashes or fails, it is helpful to have data backups on hand for easy restoration. Onsite backups are often faster to restore than cloud backups and almost always faster than offsite tape backups.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Offsite Backups: </h4><p>Onsite backups are valuable, but they cannot be counted on alone. Should something disastrous happen to the data center, it could also damage any backups you have in the building. For that reason, it is always wise to have copies of your backups offsite where they can be accessed manually or through the cloud. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">A Backup Schedule: </h4><p>Backups are not a one time activity. The data in your systems must be regularly and consistently backed up. For this it is effective to setup a clear defined schedule which is known by everyone within the IT team. <br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Backup Verification and Testing: </h4><p>Due to software and system glitches, a scheduled backup may fail sometimes. To ensure that everything is working smoothly, Backups need to be tested regularly. Also, the IT staff must be trained on how to access and restore their data backups as quickly as possible. <br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"> Organized Storage System: <span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></h4><p><span style="font-weight: normal;">The storage repository/driver for backups must be well organized. backup files must be labelled appropriately. If the labeling system is clear and organized, the backups will be useful when needed faster. An IT team shouldn't have to commit extra time digging through box after box of tape (or randomly labelled backup files on a drive) looking for a specific backup from a specific date several years ago.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a> <br /> <p></p><p>In case you'd like us to help you out with Data Backup and Security,
please contact us by clicking the following link and filling it up.<br /><br /><a href="https://forms.gle/agHMcWg9rFSqmifE6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/agHMcWg9rFSqmifE6</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Nrip Nihalanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405202533324418979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-11035200340200037112021-05-09T19:11:00.002+05:302021-05-09T19:11:56.906+05:30Benefits of signing up with NDHM for a Doctor<p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The <a href="https://ndhm.gov.in/" target="_blank">National Digital Health Mission (NDHM)</a> has been busy signing up doctors into the </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://doctor.ndhm.gov.in/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Digi-Doctor</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> portal in 6 union territories and is being met with a mixed response. The Digi-Doctor Portal will act as a registry for the doctors and provide services to them and their patients. The services will be provided on the backbone of digital data portability initially related to patient demographic information and clinical data but later to expand to claims, prescriptions, and more. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br />While voluntary, the government is urging doctors to sign-up. Before we do list the benefits of the NDHM framework for doctors it would be good to list the reasons the doctors may not want to sign-up as per a few snippets floating online. </span>Three stand-out reasons put forth are:</p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfjQ8GQo14lsQArLCj3PVaH-7WwA5HbQ5v6DmvdxXKjkZ4YPXsFe3L5tRjwU7In77zrqrDJ_LDAxIr1gJIm_IrHtpLCyPoeGZj_E3Ha2iKkW8Ca4dYyMpc8yxdC1AiZ1WbuXAScduPqI/s285/NDHM-DigiDoctor.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="283" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilfjQ8GQo14lsQArLCj3PVaH-7WwA5HbQ5v6DmvdxXKjkZ4YPXsFe3L5tRjwU7In77zrqrDJ_LDAxIr1gJIm_IrHtpLCyPoeGZj_E3Ha2iKkW8Ca4dYyMpc8yxdC1AiZ1WbuXAScduPqI/w199-h200/NDHM-DigiDoctor.png" width="199" /></a></div><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Doctors in general, will not be comfortable sharing their treatments and protocols with others, either for reasons of knowledge protection but more importantly due to opening themselves to malpractice suits.</span></li></ul><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Some doctors who indulge in the same may feel their referral system under duress as NDHM ensures Diagnostic reporting is done a minimum number of times due to data being shared easily under consent.</span></li></ul><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Lastly, there is some talk of having a standardized price list (already attempted under the Clinical Establishment Act) having to be shared as part of the NDHM sign-up, which may affect what the doctors charge for their services. While this standardization attempt is still speculation in terms of how it will be attempted or what it entails, this particular point will affect all doctors and hospitals irrespective of them being signed up or not and hence becomes moot.</span></li></ul><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Now to another important factor. All good doctors believe in the Hippocratic oath. It is seen so vividly in their fight against the COVID-19 waves, going out of their way to help their patients, sometimes at the cost of their own lives. Assuming that NDHM is securely and constructively implemented as envisioned, their belief in their oath should be enough of a reason to sign-up. Because simply put, having clear historical medical data of a patient and access to the latest reports helps them and the next doctor (when they contribute) make better decisions and hence helps their patient. That should be enough. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">But if it's not enough, here are a set of clear benefits for the doctors. Note: Many of these benefits are dependent on the doctors signing up, providing growth via a feedback loop for an even bigger benefit as the network size increases.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Some of the Administrative benefits are:</span></h3><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>License Renewal: </b>What is promised a simplified license registration, license renewal, and NOC (No Objection Certificate) issuance when moving from one state to another now that there will be a single national registry as opposed to multiple councils and requirements they come with. With the process now online and digital with Digi-Doctor being integrated with various council systems, the pain many doctors feel today in renewing their license will be greatly reduced.</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>A barrier for quacks: </b>The registration process and then subsequent listing in the authorized registry will weed out the quacks that cause harm not only to patients but also to the reputation of doctors in general. These quacks also cause a decrease in revenue, as patients flock to these places which offer cheaper services. But only if doctors do register in numbers, can the registry be effective in weeding them out.</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>CME Credit tracking: </b>A new system will also be introduced to track CME (Continued medical education) credits effectively online to ensure Doctors are aware of where they stand and do not need to jump through hoops to get their credits counted.</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Faster Insurance approvals:</b> Getting Insurance for the clinic or hospital owned by the doctor or the doctor’s malpractice indemnity will become much easier and faster once a doctor is verified in the authenticated registry. </span></li></ul><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeKau-YiJ_XUKFbuLs1IK2iSiBwELXOO1XSV93RsCf51lGQGDEUyMsqOKmvpc9vDx8RP3f7yd3NNzwyRGCVgr7gzoytiyriO76GQtSZkJiguWrynNeRBe9yq5f2z_PyxkRlml85r8ZNQ/s974/NDHM-DigiDoctor-Benefits.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="974" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeKau-YiJ_XUKFbuLs1IK2iSiBwELXOO1XSV93RsCf51lGQGDEUyMsqOKmvpc9vDx8RP3f7yd3NNzwyRGCVgr7gzoytiyriO76GQtSZkJiguWrynNeRBe9yq5f2z_PyxkRlml85r8ZNQ/w400-h151/NDHM-DigiDoctor-Benefits.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;">The Patient and Work-related benefits are:</h3><div><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Access to Patient History:</b> The main benefit of this whole exercise. Access to an accurate and complete history of the patient. As more doctors and organizations sign-up, a more complete picture of a patient’s medical history will form up. Access to this history will ensure better care for the patient through better decision making, lesser errors (e.g. medication adverse events) than what occurs today due to partial knowledge, and quicker response times due to having data readily available. Providing better continuity of care is a key benefit each doctor must consider.</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Tele-Consultations:</b> Accessibility and authorizations to conduct teleconsultations plan to be brought under the ambit of NDHM. NDHM registered Doctors will be showcased on various government portals and registries as providers of teleconsultations. </span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Access to Global Standards:</b> As a part of the digital framework Doctors will get access to various standards and protocols along with disease and drug registries.</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Access to Government Programs and Studies:</b> Verified doctors will be considered for or apply for various government grants or be part of government health programs, research studies, etc. </span></li></ul><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><h3 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The Business-related benefits are:</span></h3><div><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></span></div><ul style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Online Presence:</b> Greater discoverability of verified doctor profiles with their professional work history/journey instilling higher trust amongst patients on a national platform. They can share this profile link on social media or on other sites to increase their patient flow. Doctors will also be given recognition on the portal by the NHA based on various parameters, including the number of medical records contributed increasing their profile further.</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Access to Additional services:</b> The NHA (National health authority) is planning to roll out additional services or allow 3rd party secure vendors to roll out services for doctors registered on the Digi-Doctor platform. Almost like a private marketplace for Doctors. </span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Storage of records:</b> Using the Digi-doctor platform Doctor may get access to secured digital storage which can be used to store digital copies of their licenses, degree, and other critical credentials. Digitally verified versions of these documents will be considered legal to share.</span></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: disc; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b>Patient insurance claims:</b> The flow of payments between Insurance ←→ Hospital ←→ Doctor will speed up considerably, once we experience quicker claim turnaround times when the e-claim process is in place. This will reduce cash flow problems which several doctors do face from time to time due to delays in claim processing. </span></li></ul><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">There is apprehension amongst the Doctor community as there is with any Government registration process on whether it will infringe on their rights or bring in regulation that is detrimental to their wellbeing or livelihoods. </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The </span><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Authority" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">NHA</span></a><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"> for its part has started outreach programs at least in union territories so far to allay these fears. Their framework and plans so far speak of the good intentions of the ministry of health and family welfare (MOHFW). </span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">The question remains, will all these benefits outweigh the few niggling doubts in the minds of our current day superheroes.</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">References:</span></p><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><ol style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://ndhm.gov.in/documents/ndhm_strategy_overview" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">https://ndhm.gov.in/documents/ndhm_strategy_overview</span></a></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://tmc.gov.in/ncg/images/NDHM_presentation_for_NCG.pdf" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">https://tmc.gov.in/ncg/images/NDHM_presentation_for_NCG.pdf</span></a></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.medianama.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/draft_ndhm_implementation_strategy.pdf" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #4a6ee0; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;" target="_blank"><span data-preserver-spaces="true" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">https://www.medianama.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/draft_ndhm_implementation_strategy.pdf</span></a></li><li style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; list-style-type: decimal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="color: #0e101a;"><a href="https://ndhm.gov.in/home/digidoctor_faq">https://ndhm.gov.in/home/digidoctor_faq</a></span></li></ol><div><br /></div><div>This article is authored by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityapatkar/" target="_blank">Aditya Patkar</a>, CEO at <a href="https://plus91.in/" target="_blank">Plus91</a></div><p style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0e101a; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p>Plus91http://www.blogger.com/profile/16021887591333994842noreply@blogger.com0601/A, East Court, Next to Phoenix Market City, Off, Nagar Rd, Clover Park, Viman Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411014, India18.56297 73.917715-28.135755831338578 3.6052150000000012 65.261695831338585 144.230215tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-33748628169317300492021-05-04T21:58:00.009+05:302021-05-04T21:58:00.218+05:30Can we figure out who might become a superspreader?<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wbtSjQ6dUwpLEs-Kbt6lCQHKP_KTnVfRrhui-C6WT_91_N0qqw7VJBzzgiVCXeNAtN4s4V6KIlKIBy4toKBdZEHTyeBuN3UAFZ3KD1u6CbczSg_LDV2yX_VrGMQyWzhQqB8-h-xwmc8/s800/49565158953_6fb79f1c01_c.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8wbtSjQ6dUwpLEs-Kbt6lCQHKP_KTnVfRrhui-C6WT_91_N0qqw7VJBzzgiVCXeNAtN4s4V6KIlKIBy4toKBdZEHTyeBuN3UAFZ3KD1u6CbczSg_LDV2yX_VrGMQyWzhQqB8-h-xwmc8/s320/49565158953_6fb79f1c01_c.jpg" /></a>SARS-CoV2 has a feature that is common with SARS-Cov and MERS. </p><p>The majority of people who catch this bug don’t infect anyone else. Most of the transmission is done by a small number of people, potentially fewer than 20% of those who become infected. These people, who inadvertently are responsible for spreading the virus are termed "Super Spreaders"<br /><br />Now a lot of epidemiologists don’t like the term "Super spreader". They prefer to talk about super spreading events. But, this is something who knows a bit about epi's will accept - they talk in terms of events more than people. In any case, the fact remains, a minority of people are responsible for a majority of cases.<br /><br />In 2020, Dillon C. Adam, a visiting research fellow at the University of Hong Kong and Ben Cowling, a professor of infectious diseases epidemiology at the same university, co-wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times on the phenomenon, arguing that if authorities focused on preventing the types of activities that allow super spreading to occur — crowded events, sharing close spaces with others — more onerous measures wouldn’t be needed. Now Prof. Cowling wonders if there is a way to figure out the types of people who are more likely to be super spreaders.<br /><br />It’s the question that weighs on Vineet Menachery’s , a coronavirus expert at the University of Texas Medical Branch, mind, too. “If we can decipher what makes a person a super spreader, it can change the dynamics of outbreaks and how we deal with them, now and in the future,” <br /><br />What makes a few feel this could lead to a wild goose chase is that there aren’t obvious clues to pursue. <br /><br />We know the virus that comes from super spreaders is not different in terms of its genetic sequence. We know there is no link with disease severity. And , there is no evidence for age, sex, or co-morbidity in the spread. <br /><br />But - and this is a good but, these clues are not obvious yet. I believe that last set of lines should end with the words "so far". We have barely studied the data from the pandemic so far. Patterns and clues of some kind will emerge. <br /><br />Also, these are not the only markers or clinical demographics so to speak. <br /><br /><b><br /></b></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b>References:</b></h4><p>Just Stop the Superspreading <br /><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/opinion/coronavirus-superspreaders.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/opinion/coronavirus-superspreaders.html</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">COVID-19, SARS and MERS: are they closely related? <br /><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7176926/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7176926/</a><br /><br />Hong Kong Quarantines a Few to Spare the Many. The Few Aren’t Happy.<br /><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/world/asia/hong-kong-coronavirus-quarantine.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/world/asia/hong-kong-coronavirus-quarantine.html</a><br /><br />How SARS-CoV-2 first adapted in humans<br /><a href="https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6541/466">https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6541/466</a> </p><p style="text-align: left;">Clues to COVID-19 coronavirus's vulnerability emerge from an antibody against SARS<br /><a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200403103959.htm">https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200403103959.htm</a></p>Nrip Nihalanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405202533324418979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-39891310254914695002021-05-03T02:18:00.000+05:302021-05-03T02:18:07.398+05:30An overview of NDHM's Technology<p style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c94776f8-7fff-9b8c-ee5a-9e79ef6634f5" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Authority" target="_blank">National Health Authority (NHA)</a> has been working on a new-age ecosystem for healthcare data for India, one which allows seamless availability and interoperability of <a href="https://www.slideshare.net/nrip/providing-patients-with-access-to-their-personal-medical-records-onthego" target="_blank">Personal Health Records</a> to authorized people, they started designing the new ecosystem network such that data is available always to the patient all the time. Further, patients can choose to share their data with their health care providers securely.<br /><br />Since the implementation was envisioned to be in a mission mode, the initiative was named, and is currently referred to as the
National Digital Health Mission (NDHM). <br /><div><br /></div><div><h2 style="text-align: left;">NDHM Architecture</h2>NDHM is employing a <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">federated architecture</a> for its ecosystem. That means that management and data access occurs in a federated manner where different entities or systems will manage the health data. <br />There is no central data storage controlling and storing data.<br /><br />Using the Federated Health Records Framework (FHR), patients can access and view their health records, and provide consent to any HIPs and HIUs to access their data. <br /><br />To ensure smooth consented data sharing and time-bound data access, it is necessary to make the data traceable and auditable. Therefore the FHR Framework architecture leverages MeitY's <a href="https://www.indiastack.org/depa/" target="_blank">Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA) </a>electronic consent framework, which is already being used in the financial sector.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeCqaWHabFY7LS2pGdeqbbMZ_RaFV8-W33DPF1npIikGV2i_jJ8iojLWcXnYXTg1AVSkLJQIGZ1RUJGYXmX7rKOV2Wb7shTFVZxrz-vRYLmtRhd-_VDNPdVp5PBKkAIy3hEsuTMfFR_A/s1101/Digital_Health_Architecture_NDHM_FHR.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="721" data-original-width="1101" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjeCqaWHabFY7LS2pGdeqbbMZ_RaFV8-W33DPF1npIikGV2i_jJ8iojLWcXnYXTg1AVSkLJQIGZ1RUJGYXmX7rKOV2Wb7shTFVZxrz-vRYLmtRhd-_VDNPdVp5PBKkAIy3hEsuTMfFR_A/w400-h263/Digital_Health_Architecture_NDHM_FHR.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Here are some interesting technical features of the NDHM ecosystem</h2><h3 style="text-align: left;">FHIR for all Medical Data</h3>One of the prevalent problems in the healthcare software landscape is that software providers have their own proprietary data structures and way of dealing with medical data. Despite having various standards available in the industry, very few providers use them correctly. This affects interoperability between systems. That is why it was required that all the systems on the ecosystem use the same standards for medical data so that data is interoperable. This is why the <a href="https://www.hl7.org/fhir/overview.html">FHIR(Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) Specification</a> was chosen as the data exchange format.<br /><br /></div><div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Asynchronous APIs</h3><br />All the APIs(Application Programming Interfaces) of NDHM are asynchronous APIs. That means that you do not get the response of your requests synchronously but the response is sent back to your endpoints as a callback once your request is processed. This is a pretty standard technique in large distributed systems, and its use is expected and welcomed. As things start moving forwards, more providers will join and the number of transactions will grow exponentially. This model allows them to scale the network easily as we move forward.</div><div><br />It is also important to know that plenty of interactions happen between Health Information providers (HIPs) and each HIP software may handle requests differently. So making the API calls asynchronous, helps manage the variable serving capabilities of different HIP software graciously.</div><div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Patient Privacy & Security Features of NDHM</h3><br />Privacy of the Patient Data is crucial and a lot of people are not comfortable with sharing their personal health data on central servers, especially sharing them with the government without their consent. The model that was adapted for this handles this concern very well. </div><div><br /></div><div>Let's see how this is handled to ensure patient privacy is ensured, and it's the patient who owns the data.<br /></div><div><p style="text-align: left;"><b>HIPs can only create data if authorized by the Patient:</b></p><p style="text-align: left;">HIPs cannot create any data against a Health ID without first being authorized by the Patient. HIP obtains an Auth Code from NDHM Gateway by one of the following authorization methods:</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><u>Demographics Verification</u> - Patient Demographics data supplied by HIP matches the Demographics data registered with the Health ID</li><li><u>Mobile OTP</u> - Patient shares OTP sent to registered mobile number with the given health ID</li><li><u>Aadhar OTP</u> - Patients shares OTP sent to the mobile number registered to Aadhar No associated with the given health ID</li><li><u>QR Code Share</u> - Patient has the option to share their health ID by scanning the QR code available to the registration desk and the given HIP receives Patient Information and the Auth Code.</li></ul>This ensures that no health data against a patient Health ID is being created without the patient’s approval.<br /><br /><b>An HIU(Health Information User) can only get past health records of other HIPs if consented by Patient</b><br /> <br />Other HIU's do not get a Patient’s past health records generated by other HIPs without the patient’s consent. If an HIU wishes to receive the past records, HIU needs to generate a Consent request with the following information:<br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Types of Health Data (OPConsultation, Prescriptions, Diagnostics Records, Discharge Summary & Immunization)</li><li>The purpose for Requesting Data</li><li>The date range of the data required</li><li>Consent Expiry - On consent expiry, this health data get destroyed from HIU’s system</li></ul>As soon as this request is generated, the patient is notified about this consent request and he can review the request in the PHR app. The patient will be able to see all the data requested by HIU as mentioned above. Not only can the patient review the data but the patient also has the option to modify the request data( e.g. change consent expiry or type of data he/she wish to share or even change the date range of health records requested). This data is only shared with the HIU if the patient approves the consent request. If he denies the request, HIU does not receive this data.<br /><br />Not only can patients review these things, but the patient can also decide to prematurely revoke access to any HIU‘s approved requests. If a patient decides to revoke access, the corresponding data will get destroyed from HIU’s system.<br /><br />This mechanism ensures that patients always have control over their data.<br /><br /></div><div><b>Peer to Peer Data Transfer Between HIP & HIU</b><br /><br />As mentioned earlier, a lot of patients are uncomfortable about their private health records being available to and accessed by the government. To avoid this altogether, NDHM never handles the data themselves. The NDHM Gateway only coordinates the connections between HIP and HIU. The actual data transfers happen between HIP & HIU directly and it is effected using a peer-to-peer connection. It does not pass through NDHM, and so there is no way NDHM can access the data.<br /><br />Data exchange between the HIP & the HIU also happens using encrypted medical records above the standard TLS connection. This adds an additional layer of encryption for medical data. <br /><br />The ECDH (Elliptic-curve Diffie–Hellman) key agreement protocol is used for this. The HIP & the HIU generate their own pair of public-private keys using <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curve25519">curve25519</a> elliptic curve. This curve provides 128 bits of security for the data being encrypted. <br /><br />The HIP will use its own private key and the HIU’s public key to compute a session key and encrypt the content using an AES GCM cipher. The HIU can use their private key and the HIP’s public key and compute the session key to decrypt the data. So even if the encrypted data is leaked, no one except these two parties can encrypt/decrypt the data.</div><div><br /><br /><img height="297" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/VDFJiPvqZX2DnU6trk4ap03OoxMCmUi6Swy9_xwpO6Lj8-c0AO6wWOEMM_6ARYMqg5-6fdlkt9s55wol9537UbAnisUYf8UnheJnmyUMRnmOAK1UonmOHER-9V80beDx_dKCQq_Y=w400-h297" width="400" /><br /><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">Final Thoughts</h2>The NDHM is a wonderful initiative by the government to streamline the healthcare landscape in India today. At this time, all the health data is available as silos within different solutions and systems. It is very difficult, if not impossible, to make the data interoperable between systems. Consequently, it is difficult for patients to access the data across these silos and manage it properly within a system of theirs choice. This project has the ability to revolutionize the industry. This could be the UPI of Healthcare.<br /><br />It is one thing to have a concept and another thing to implement and execute it. So far NDHM seems to be going in the right direction. And there is hope that it will continue to do so. </div><div>Technology is being given equal importance to gain the trust of all players involved in this industry. <br /><br />Privacy and Security have been a prime priority in the project as you can see from the above article, this is an oft-ignored aspect in old projects. Hope it continues to stay this way.<br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;">References</h2><br /><a href="https://sandbox.ndhm.gov.in/docs/architecture">https://sandbox.ndhm.gov.in/docs/architecture</a><br /><br /><a href="https://sandbox.ndhm.gov.in/docs/data_encrypt_decrypt">https://sandbox.ndhm.gov.in/docs/data_encrypt_decrypt</a><br /><br /><br />This blog post has been co-authored by <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/in/ksg91" target="_blank">Kishan Gor</a> , <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityapatkar" target="_blank">Aditya Patkar </a>and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nripnihalani/" target="_blank">Nrip Nihalani</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br />Plus91http://www.blogger.com/profile/16021887591333994842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-57721644182656045302021-04-19T17:17:00.005+05:302021-04-19T17:19:19.438+05:30Why is India Facing a 2nd Wave of the Corona Virus<div data-en-clipboard="true" data-pm-slice="1 4 []" style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="color: #111111;">Till a few months back, we both were in awe of how our country had achieved remarkable control over the spread of <a href="https://plus91.in/covid-19/" target="_blank">Covid-19</a>, across the nation. While a majority of the world was battling a 2nd wave of the virus, Indians had shown remarkable restraint and followed protocols for months on end. Something I have never experienced in our great country in my lifetime. This resulting in the divine union of central government directives with state government policy-making and bureaucratic action and departmental rule-making and the public following the rules, as well people helping the authorities enforce the rules by others. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bSXIDszOX8cnHaPueyGmzEhciBXvYQ40CQgEa9C8UBrEfarhyphenhyphenfXbplfSA4o_JIHx1ux0If5oTczM7S5WHM4AWMx7s5C2P06DvAyhdZ6mKZ0wP7O012KD1124r1N9ew016fFm59rPPSY/s1920/coronavirus-5124126_1920.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1920" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bSXIDszOX8cnHaPueyGmzEhciBXvYQ40CQgEa9C8UBrEfarhyphenhyphenfXbplfSA4o_JIHx1ux0If5oTczM7S5WHM4AWMx7s5C2P06DvAyhdZ6mKZ0wP7O012KD1124r1N9ew016fFm59rPPSY/w320-h170/coronavirus-5124126_1920.png" width="320" /></a></div></div><br /><p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="color: #111111;">Wow! This utopian behavior, was instrumental in India achieving among the best metrics in the world, in terms of how the fight with Covid is being measured. i.e. No of cases, No of active cases, The recovery rate, etc.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="color: #111111;">And then we as a country seem to have performed the hara-kiri that our cricket teams of the '80s and 90's were well known for. Before we had won the match, we started celebrating the victory, and seem to have lost the game. We didn't wait till Covid was completely under control. We started dismantling the specially created Covid Centers. We took our families to the malls and did not care about spraying sanitizers, before and after each interaction with something from outside our controlled environment. We started unmasking at will within our buildings and even at the Kirana stores. We started flying and driving around the country without masks and frolicking on the beaches of Goa. Our house parties were back on, and we destroyed the controlled zone that all India had worked so hard to become over a whole year. All, in less than a couple of months. And so it's back, worse than ever before, crippling our economy, our spirit, and making us feel bleak about the future. Except for this time, it doesn't look like everyone wants to tackle it together anymore. </span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="color: #111111;">The center and the states don't seem to get along. The media is pushing up the pitch and the amplitude of the hyperbole. Strangely, vaccines seem to be running out. People are still not masking up. Many are demonstrating utter and complete stupidity with regards to bending the rules. Construction sites are working in full sway as if there is no covid in this world. Watchmen in buildings aren't sure if they should let delivery in or collect them at the gate, so they do nothing. And the poor Kirana-wala is feeling weird about asking the people coming to his shop to mask up again. My neighboring Kirana-wala told me he is not done arguing with customers who are say "khaasi pehle nahin hui kya" (Translates to "Haven't you had a cold before?") Sounds like March 2020 again! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0tRGGB9_dL4heH5zSdznLXuINIFk_FNVlaexW5145NCTPU2LmRfClJYaPSR80WOtrlgkVXMxGl7xkNm3mPCDPp-pnSpy99RncPxq34ytmWyZYZWrEvMPKkVJNMD1XeS-MLhUd0a1r3o/s1280/virus-1812092_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1280" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0tRGGB9_dL4heH5zSdznLXuINIFk_FNVlaexW5145NCTPU2LmRfClJYaPSR80WOtrlgkVXMxGl7xkNm3mPCDPp-pnSpy99RncPxq34ytmWyZYZWrEvMPKkVJNMD1XeS-MLhUd0a1r3o/w320-h160/virus-1812092_1280.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="color: #0e101a;">We both decided to formally put down our reasons for what has brought us to this stage. Policymakers must not let this happen again</span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="color: #0e101a;">1. The single biggest factor for the wave having arrived is how we have behaved in the recent past. </span></p></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">People became complacent as the virus numbers fell. There was less social distancing, less effective usage of masks, and much more intermingling. </span></li><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">The government helped create this complacency by changing the message they were spreading across the nation. Earlier it "Lets fight Covid together" and then in early 2021 we started hearing "We have the best recovery numbers, which within a short period started sounding like We have beaten Covid", and many Indians started hearing this as "We are invincible"</span></li><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">Even once the cases started to rise, people did not take it seriously as they believed the virus was already conquered given the vaccine roll-out happening in the background.</span></li><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">Teenagers and early twenties are a big factor in the spread this time. Many were unaffected by the last surge but the mutated strains affecting their age groups, coupled with the fact that these age groups in India at least are more likely to participate in social events and less likely to follow norms completely gave rise to a larger number of cases. </span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="color: #0e101a;">2. Mutating Strains:</span></p></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">The nCov Virus can mutate quickly. This gives rise to multiple strains with differing characteristics. The strains doing the most damage are the ones where mutations allow for faster transmission of the virus. The second wave is mainly made up because of such slightly mutated strains which are harder to contain.</span></li><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">A new variant, called B.1.617, was initially detected in India with two mutations -- the E484Q and L452R. It was first reported late last year by a scientist in India and is the chief variant spreading in India which is highly contagious. It is also highly likely to evade the immunity provided by vaccines.</span></li><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">The Current strains affect a wider range of age groups. There is a larger number of cases, this time around, of children, teenagers, and pregnant mothers than in the previous wave. Hence a larger population is susceptible. </span></li><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">The current strains though less damaging are highly contagious. The virus travels further and faster instead of causing more damage to the host. One of the reasons why Ebola does not travel far is its genetic makeup causes a very high and quick kill rate of the host, meaning if a limited number of hosts are contained it cannot travel very far as the host itself dies if not cured. This spread puts a lot of pressure on the public health infrastructure, crippling it beyond a point.</span></li><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">India was not sequencing enough SARS-COV2 genomes till late Feb 2021. Ref: </span><a href="https://science.thewire.in/the-sciences/india-sars-cov-2-genome-sequencing-roadblocks-resources-b117-n440k-variants/"><span style="color: #0e101a;">https://science.thewire.in/the-sciences/india-sars-cov-2-genome-sequencing-roadblocks-resources-b117-n440k-variants/</span></a><span style="color: #0e101a;"> and </span><a href="https://science.thewire.in/health/insacog-ccmb-igib-novel-coronavirus-variants-genome-sequencing-covid-19-surge/"><span style="color: #0e101a;">https://science.thewire.in/health/insacog-ccmb-igib-novel-coronavirus-variants-genome-sequencing-covid-19-surge/</span></a></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="color: #0e101a;">3. The Vaccine rollout:</span></p></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">The ability to deliver a large number of vaccines in time and with proper delivery mechanisms is not yet perfect. There is scope for the production to be increased, and the delivery mechanisms improved. </span></li><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">The fact that 2 doses are needed a few months apart for full efficacy gives the chance for the virus to take the person down in the long interim period. This interim period should have been defined as a period for vaccine takers to be extra careful.</span></li><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">The virus efficacy was never fully understood, and that the vaccine does not prevent the person infected from still being a carrier is still unknown to most.</span></li></ul><div style="text-align: left;"><p><span style="color: #0e101a;">4. Policy Changes </span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">Policy changes allowed weddings and parties to be carried out with an increase in the number of people allowed. It became impossible to control the social distancing protocols at these large events, and they eventually became super spreaders. The increase in Weddings, Parties, Election campaigns, etc went on unabated as restrictions were lifted just as the strains became harder to contain.</span></li><li><span style="color: #0e101a;">There is a distinct delay between policy change (Begin Again Initiative by the government) such as allowing opening of businesses or removing restrictions on gathering and movement of people to when these translate into numbers in COVID-19 analytics. An increase in the number of COVID-19 cases or admissions or even deaths is not seen immediately within the week or even 2 weeks but much later. The delay is much larger as the spread initially is limited to smaller circles but due to spreader events and clusters forming suddenly rise exponentially. So policy changes in the November-December period showed up as a sudden surge from February onwards, as policy change led to behavior change was fed back to appear in the population-level data.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color: #0e101a;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #0e101a;">This article is jointly authored by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adityapatkar/">Aditya Patkar</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/nripnihalani/" target="_blank">Nrip Nihalani</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #0e101a;"> <br /></span></p></div><ol style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><br /></li></ul></ol>Nrip Nihalanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405202533324418979noreply@blogger.com6601/A, East Court, Next to Phoenix Market City, Off, Nagar Rd, Clover Park, Viman Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411014, India18.56297 73.917715-8.7296920589143561 38.761465 45.855632058914352 109.073965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-85199248644088994792021-04-06T09:00:00.000+05:302021-04-06T09:00:39.790+05:30In conversation with Aditya Patkar and Nrip Nihalani - Business Evangelist of India - Feature on Forbes India and B1TV<p>Healthcare is currently one of the most dynamic sectors witnessing rapid changes. </p><p>In this feature Nrip Nihalani and Aditya Patkar talk with Broadcast1 </p><ul><li>about Plus91's journey over the past decade, </li><li>about changing healthcare and being an integral part of the rise of digital healthcare </li><li>and the crucial role Plus91 plays in the future of digital health. </li></ul><p>Includes our work on helping Healthcare organizations adopt digital tools, Predicting Epidemics, Creating and open culture and moving healthcare forward. Do Watch!<br /></p><p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FNzWHa_pMO8" width="320" youtube-src-id="FNzWHa_pMO8"></iframe></p>Here is a link to the feature - <a href="https://www.forbesindia.com/business-evangelist-of-india/plus-91-technologies/17" target="_blank">Business Evangelists of India</a><br />Nrip Nihalanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405202533324418979noreply@blogger.com0601/A, East Court, Next to Phoenix Market City, Off, Nagar Rd, Clover Park, Viman Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra 411014, India18.56297 73.917715-37.356644286431219 3.6052150000000012 74.482584286431219 144.230215tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-8300221330263761292021-03-08T12:49:00.002+05:302021-03-08T12:49:53.162+05:30Using AI in Healthcare responsibly<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Artificial intelligence(AI) is slowly demonstrating its ability to help, improve and transform medicine. Typical examples are</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Predicting health outcomes</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Modeling Drug Discovery<br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Assisting in Triaging </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://plus91.in/covid-19/" target="_blank">Predicting disease outbreaks</a> <br /></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEn_L-M3ueYLHgh8jKeEQV08i7tR_JYuVP94cfWzHcILAVQP2aV_5Byd4n4vnzg4KJFXntpVvFxDyPDeL1j5fPCWAN59JOnBleFIwfMH7ZLwcCnlewUUKkjnO02PtV8PYI3gGkxONo98U/s1024/31501281454_2ae24b9c3f_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="1024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEn_L-M3ueYLHgh8jKeEQV08i7tR_JYuVP94cfWzHcILAVQP2aV_5Byd4n4vnzg4KJFXntpVvFxDyPDeL1j5fPCWAN59JOnBleFIwfMH7ZLwcCnlewUUKkjnO02PtV8PYI3gGkxONo98U/s320/31501281454_2ae24b9c3f_b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am very optimistic about AI’s potential use within the medical and
clinical business, both in terms of making these disciplines more
efficient and effective, as well as in the long term, changing what they will
mean and represent to the rest of the world. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">My worry though, is that, its being
promoted almost as a fad in today's times. By promoting unrealistic
expectations based on biased data, we run the risk of creating low
levels of trust in the mindset of the users and everyone outside the immediate ecosystem, much like everything else within digital health
has suffered from the very beginning.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">A report published in <em>JAMA</em> - </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2757958" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: A Report From the National Academy of Medicine</a> </span></span></span></span>recommends that people developing, using, implementing and regulating AI for healthcare do seven key things </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">to ensure these technologies and tools are developed, implemented and maintained responsibly</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <strong> <br /></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Promote data that accurately represents populations with accessibility, standardization and quality.</strong> - to overcome data availability biaseses ensure accuracy for all populations
</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Prioritize ethical, equitable and inclusive medical AI while addressing explicit and implicit bias.</strong></span><span style="font-size: small;"> - to understand the potential of the Underlying biases to worsen or address existing inequity </span><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Clarify the level of transparency needed across a AI developers, implementation teams, users and regulators - </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></strong>Contextualize the dialogue of transparency and trust, accept differential needs.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong> </strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Focus in the near term on augmented intelligence rather than AI autonomous agents.</strong></span><span style="font-size: small;"> - supporting data creation, data interpretation and decision-making by clinicians and patients is where opportunities are now</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Develop and deploy appropriate Training Programs.</strong></span><span style="font-size: small;"> - Training programs must be multidisciplinary and should engage AI developers, implementation teams, health care system leadership, front line clinical teams, ethicists, humanists, patients and caregivers</span><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Have a robust and mature IT governance strategy in place before Health delivery systems use AI formally - </span></strong><span style="font-size: small;">Use and adapt existing</span> frameworks and best practices for learning health care systems, human factors and implementation science.</span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Promote trust and balance innovation with safety through regulation and legislation</strong></span><span style="font-size: small;"> - evaluate deployed clinical AI for effectiveness and safety based on clinical data.</span><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The above is a mashup of original thoughts and ideas curated from: <br /></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2757958" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: A Report From the National Academy of Medicine</a></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/7-tips-responsible-use-health-care-ai">https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/7-tips-responsible-use-health-care-ai</a></span></span></p><p><a href="https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/10-ways-health-care-ai-could-transform-primary-care"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/digital/10-ways-health-care-ai-could-transform-primary-care</span></span></span></span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Image credits: </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">First Image via <a href="http://www.brother.co.uk/business-solutions/healthcare/future-of-hospital-technology">http://www.brother.co.uk/business-solutions/healthcare/future-of-hospital-technology</a></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Second Image via <a href="https://www.vpnsrus.com">https://www.vpnsrus.com</a> <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span>Nrip Nihalanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405202533324418979noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-16954899128376707802014-11-11T13:18:00.000+05:302014-11-11T13:18:07.254+05:30Beautiful IVF Website Failures: How to ensure your Medical Practice Website works!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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if you read a little about tech news, I doubt you may not have not heard the
name Heartbleed bug. It has shaken the internet geeks! But what is this buzz
all about?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">What
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">Heartbleed
bug is a serious vulnerability in one of the implementation of SSL/TLS
cryptography protocol which is OpenSSL. The scary thing is, OpenSSL is used by
the 2/3 of the websites on the internet. And this bug went undetected for 2
years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">Quoting
the security expert Bruce Schneier, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">This
security bug can allow attacker to read arbitrary 64kb chunk of server memory.
T</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">he vulnerability lets a hacker
access up to 64 kilobytes of server memory, but perform the attack over and
over again to get lots of information.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";"> This allows
the tracking the username, passwords and cookies. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;">The Heartbleed bug is putting millions of passwords and credit
card numbers at risk.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;">As reported by Mark Loman, he was able to see username and password in
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">If
you have access to server, you will need to install latest OpenSSL patch. If
you are just a user, you can do nothing until website / web server
administrator has fixed the issue. Once the issue is fixed at sites, we
recommend you to change your passwords ASAP. To check if the issues is fixed
on aparticular site, check : </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://filippo.io/Heartbleed/"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";">http://filippo.io/Heartbleed/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";"> . <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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exploitation of this bug leaves no traces of anything abnormal happening to the
logs as said on heartbleed.org . You won't find any abnormality in your log if
you've been compromised.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Few of the famous sites allegedly affected are below:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3f3f3f; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">The medical council and
healthcare government bodies on Friday released guidelines for doctors to write
prescriptions. The sweeping guidelines are a welcome relief and will help
reduce errors. Also they give a push to using technology to better comply with
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more information about the prescribing doctor, prescribed drugs and also
patient information. Important parameters like the patients’ weight and age
will help pharmacists also catch any errors at their end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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by the Indian FDA on the basis of the Drug & Cosmetics Act suggest a
uniform format, and advise writing or printing Drug Names in capital letters
and also generic names of drugs as much as possible.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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with basic patient information and pre-entered drug database will increase the
doctor’s productivity in preparing such prescriptions and minimize errors
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E- Mails are a convenient medium for communicating in today's times.
Slowly they have started being adopted in healthcare and as research shows, the percentage of physicians using emails to communicate with patients has increased gradually over the past 5 years.
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A lot of communication between a doctor and patient is best done physically.
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Doctors need to see patients in person to accurately gauge the patient's health and determine if a plan of care is being followed or whether changes in care are needed.
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<b>But …there are plenty of interactions that don't require face-to-face communication and that can be more effective via email.
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The presentation below contains information for clinics, hospitals and doctors to help them use Emails effectively with patients to improve Patient Engagement, Patient Satisfaction and Quality of Care
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Computer Viruses are evil. Period... They are the biggest reason why those new to technology don't use more of it. Viruses cause computers to behave sluggishly, randomly and sometimes illegally.
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Here we have put together a Simple Presentation about Computer Security and Anti Viruses keeping in mind health professionals. In this presentation we go through Common PC Security Issues and explain what causes them.
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<span style="font-size: small;">Twitter is a Social Network where users send and read short messages of upto 140 characters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Twitter is a Cross between Text messaging, Blogging and Instant Messaging and is called the ‘SMS’ of the Internet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is a Simple starter guide for Healthcare Professionals to get started with Twitter </span></div>
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An animated journey through the exciting world of ehealth.<br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Some simple ways by which use of SMS's helps clinics and hospitals provide better patient care:</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Reminding Patients regarding Appointments and Lab Tests.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Infant immunization alerts for parents</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Blood donor information and alerts</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- <a href="http://mhealth.simplesms.in/" target="_blank">Medication Alerts for Patients</a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Diet and Exercise Alerts to ensure adherence for Patients</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Health Insurance claims update</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Messages to wish discharged patients</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Instant provision of information 24/7 via a 2 way SMS service</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">By using SMS Messaging effectively, clinics and hospitals can also improve internal productivity and tighten their internal workflows. Ways in which SMS Messaging helps the Internal Productivity of clinics and hospitals:</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Daily provision of Stock related information and special alerts on insufficient stock of items allows store managers and pharmacies to keep on top of their inventory</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Alert Messages to inform Technicians of maintenance Schedules</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Regular Shift wise schedules to staff</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Daily Message with Summary of financials to management staff</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Instant message to duty staff in case of emergencies</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Message to confirm appointment with a Doctors, Radiologists, Pathologists and Dentists</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- End of day consultation summary<br />
- Reminders for Regulatory Reports like <a href="http://www.pndtonline.com/" target="_blank">PNDT</a> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://technology4doctors.blogspot.com" style="border: medium none; height: 80px; width: 450px;"></iframe></div>Nrip Nihalanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405202533324418979noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-16688416740041922962011-11-23T15:27:00.002+05:302011-11-24T18:13:14.543+05:30Why Your Hospital Needs More Than Just A Website<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: white;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The internet has become the most important source of information in the world. A recent survey in India found that<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.medianewsline.com/news/132/ARTICLE/8510/2011-11-16.html" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">seventy two percent of Indians online search for healthcare related information.</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>With an increasingly large number of people going online before making any healthcare related decision, it has become more important than ever for hospitals and doctors to have their websites.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">All the larger and teaching hospitals have realized the importance of having a website.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="color: #333333;">The web company,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><a href="http://hospitals.webometrics.info/methodology.html" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">Webometrics</a><span style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>has ranked all teaching hospitals of the world according to their web presence, taking into consideration their search engine visibility, available digital content and published studies in online databases. Here’s a list of the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>top 12 Indian teaching hospitals<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>according to their web metrics in 2011</span>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0px 0px 0.0001pt; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</div><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: none; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-color: #e5e5e5; border: 1pt solid black; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Rank In India</span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: #e5e5e5; border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top: 1pt solid black; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Hospital</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="background-color: #e5e5e5; border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-top: 1pt solid black; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">World Rank</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">1</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Laparoscopy Hospital</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">455</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">2</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Sankara Nethralaya Hospital</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">584</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">3</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">690</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">4</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Tata Memorial Centre</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">753</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">5</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Aravind Eye Care System</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">840</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">6</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">King George Medical College and Hospital</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">859</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">7</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Sri Ramachandra University & Medical Centre</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">1019</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">8</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Apollo Hospitals</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">1037</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">9</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">L.R.S. Institute of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">1062</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">10</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Sir Ganga Ram Hospital</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">1368</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">11</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Fortis Healthcare</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">1808</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="min-height: 15pt;"><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-left: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">12</span></span></div></td><td style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 261pt;" valign="top" width="348"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">Max Healthcare</span></span></div></td><td nowrap="nowrap" style="border-bottom: 1pt solid black; border-right: 1pt solid black; border-style: none solid solid none; margin: 0px; min-height: 15pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 96.6pt;" valign="top" width="129"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #333333;">1898</span></span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">A number of comparatively smaller healthcare centers in India have also recognized the importance of having a <a href="http://www.websitesfordoctors.in/" target="_blank">high quality medical website</a> ( eg:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://skinhairclinic.in/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">Skin Hair Clinic</a> ,<a href="http://www.curaphysiotherapyclinic.com/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">Cura Physiotherapy Clinic</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and <a href="http://www.divinationshealthcare.com/" target="_blank">Divinations Healthcare</a>).</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">So what are the five main reasons for building a website for hospitals?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>1)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b>Provide Service Information:</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Websites allow you to describe complex services available at your medical center in great details. This allows healthcare professionals to educate healthcare consumers about all the services available even before they visit the facility. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>2)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b>Build healthcare brand.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Healthcare services are people facing business and all people facing business need to build themselves into a Brand. Websites and blogs are wonderful tools for Brand building among people and news reporters looking for related information online.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>3)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b>Improve search optimization ranking.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just having a website does not guarantee you a high visibility. Websites which contain posts focused on keywords and extensive link building help improve search engine rankings and therefore greater probability of being found online.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>4)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b>Distribute informative content.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Websites help hospitals/ doctors inform consumers about latest health research and guide them into healthy lifestyles. Thus medical websites can act as a great resource for people looking for information on preventive healthcare practices. In turn, consumers in need are more likely to turn to curative services which provide them information for their preventive healthcare needs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 12pt; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">5)<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b>Build a healthcare community</b>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maybe the most important thing a website can do for any healthcare institution is to build an online community. Patients love to be able to connect with doctors and also other patients in similar circumstances as them. Having a website allows a healthcare provider to fill this huge gap of doctor-patient and patient-patient interaction.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16.5pt; margin: 0in 13.5pt 0.0001pt 0px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;">A useful medical website is more than just an effort at ego boosting. A truly high quality medical website needs a good blend of technological and medical expertise. To get yourself a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.websitesfordoctors.in/" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank">truly useful internet presence</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(as opposed to just a run-of-the-mill website), contact<a href="mailto:websites@plus91.in" style="color: #0000cc;" target="_blank"> websites@plus91.in</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>today.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://technology4doctors.blogspot.com" style="border: medium none; height: 80px; width: 450px;"></iframe></span></div></div>Nrip Nihalanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405202533324418979noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-13701194760786587262011-10-17T16:04:00.003+05:302011-10-17T20:01:21.626+05:30Website Features Which Increase The Patient Satisfaction IndexA large part of managing a patient over a long period of time is communicating with the patient. All old (follow up) cases in medical practices have niche requirements and expectations from their doctors. A satisfied patient is a doctor’s most powerful marketing asset. Healthcare professionals should strive to provide all old (follow up) cases with special features to improve quality of service, which in turn will increase the Patient Satisfaction Index.<br /><br />A well 'endowed' medical website allows doctors to assist patients in their day-to-day living by providing timely solutions for all their health queries even after a visit. For a patient, this continued access to expert medical advice via simple online tools is one of the most cherished features of any e-practice.<br /><br />Despite best efforts, many patients make errors while following medical advice. Many times, follow-up patients have new queries they wish they could simply share with their doctors. A large number of patients also do not ask new questions just because they don’t want to look stupid in front of their doctors! These patients are often unsure of the importance of their queries and generally procrastinate visiting their doctors for answers. Sometimes new complaints crop up which may or may not affect the ongoing medical management. The internet, via a medical website, allows doctors to clarify many such small doubts these patients face while following medical advice. A timely word of advice can save these patients a whole lot of pain, literally and figuratively. Important issues which may arise during such advice can be solved by arranging for a new visit. <br /><br />There are a number of ways medical websites and integrated web 2.0 tools can be used to help doctors improve patient-doctor communications and thus decrease the morbidity among patients. Let’s look at three such applications: <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_q1F_MO57-hKdUJqCdD96MVBiIFdH4SZ3WHwVYWJIO8QEKvWlu5O-tTBvN7ByFo2BJnOJxqrGLivzDXknS5qr_VaATbB2QGlRShRVzJN9J6R30B4eiBN1Z0Ed8fnDP_ZLfTqpP6-phkSz/s1600/Welcome+to+Dr.+Sharma+s+Website.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_q1F_MO57-hKdUJqCdD96MVBiIFdH4SZ3WHwVYWJIO8QEKvWlu5O-tTBvN7ByFo2BJnOJxqrGLivzDXknS5qr_VaATbB2QGlRShRVzJN9J6R30B4eiBN1Z0Ed8fnDP_ZLfTqpP6-phkSz/s200/Welcome+to+Dr.+Sharma+s+Website.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664463220783434850" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Embedded Form: <br /></span>Medical websites allow all registered members (i.e. follow-up cases) to access some parts of the website which are meant only for them. A simple form is embedded within this secure area through which a follow-up patient can ask a question. These questions are then directed to the doctor’s email address. The doctor can answer such questions securely via email or even ask the patient to book an appointment if required. Ideally, doctors should create an email id purely for answering queries of follow up cases. This will help in segmenting all electronic medical communications between doctors and patients. All such queries are also automatically added to electronic medical record of that patient.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jnyGrp3TreaLkdccx9qbPxNOUM5xV46_ewKywnbfDgO9JIJzttXr1E0DemFLsNc8qyF8RBStXMhlzR7cUkXOv27lY8J9VqApRn-Qj9KRbJb1U-678xSHYsUbUj7pzaDXha0lO8GKrepg/s1600/ChatFeatures.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 91px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2jnyGrp3TreaLkdccx9qbPxNOUM5xV46_ewKywnbfDgO9JIJzttXr1E0DemFLsNc8qyF8RBStXMhlzR7cUkXOv27lY8J9VqApRn-Qj9KRbJb1U-678xSHYsUbUj7pzaDXha0lO8GKrepg/s200/ChatFeatures.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664463224222024290" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Chat Widgets:<br /></span>Chatting on the internet is something most patients are comfortable with. Medical websites can have widgets which allow patients to directly chat with the doctor or the doctor’s representative. This is a common and simple to add functionality within any medical website. Patients can be given pre-decided timings (say, 9 p.m - 10 p.m on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) when the doctor shall be available for the chat. Such chat transcripts can then be appended to the electronic medical record of the concerned patient. More people can be added to chats so as to allow group discussions (e.g: Friday evening hour long chat session for all Pregnant women, in case of gynae practices).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxKD7iIXRhjMKPGMJcmqhWIPHMQS2CdmXaWsUNtKIS_jj2gUJ5vctUgY88mcF1SAS5avv7vmSeaXE3ekp3Ry8zNi7qX1mMmVYFcl2zbUJC8_GwqPFFedm4PF1Ob5rgZinTlQiTzWESFEx/s1600/Ankur+Fertility+Center.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 108px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxKD7iIXRhjMKPGMJcmqhWIPHMQS2CdmXaWsUNtKIS_jj2gUJ5vctUgY88mcF1SAS5avv7vmSeaXE3ekp3Ry8zNi7qX1mMmVYFcl2zbUJC8_GwqPFFedm4PF1Ob5rgZinTlQiTzWESFEx/s200/Ankur+Fertility+Center.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664463220582014898" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Facebook Groups and Video Chat:<br /></span>After email, Facebook is the most commonly used online platform for communications. Doctors can easily use this platform (by forming closed groups) for answering some of the common queries by their patients. All follow up patients who share their primary email id can be added to specific closed groups on Facebook. These patients can post their queries on the group wall (which is not public and viewable only by group members) or send it as a direct message. Answers which have general significance for all patients can be posted on the group wall (e.g.: I am taking Metoprolol XL 50 mg once daily for my hypertension. I am scheduled for a tooth extraction next week. What precautions should I take? ). Personal queries can be answered via direct messaging. Urgent and important issues can be simply escalated to a telephonic conversation. Over time, such a Facebook group shall mature into a powerful resource for all new members. Questions which require visual inputs (like appearance of rashes or swelling on hands and feet) can be handled by using Video chat within Facebook. Important advice can be reinforced by typing it into the chat area so as to create a transcript document of the encounter. There are medical social media guidelines published by many international organizations which can be followed for all such patient-doctor communications on Facebook.<br /><br />Doctors can also use Skype and payment gateways like PayPal to organize revenue generating e-visits by follow-up cases who find it difficult to physically visit the clinic premises at regular intervals. This is especially the case with geriatric and physically challenged patients. For more such innovative medical uses of the internet, kindly write to <a href="a.patkar@plus91.in">a.patkar@plus91.in</a> or visit <a href="http://www.websitesfordoctors.in">www.websitesfordoctors.in</a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://technology4doctors.blogspot.com" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; width:450px; height:80px"></iframe>Adityahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829035337524031750noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-60320309223654256302011-10-13T04:39:00.003+05:302011-10-13T04:45:10.618+05:30How IT can facilitate Information Therapy?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-IN">The end customer in the business of Medicine needs information. Everyday technology adds new ways in which we store and share this information for many to use, reuse, improve and share some more.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In this day and age of the Internet, Mobile Phones and Social Media; Patients are empowered with the possibility of Real Time Communication, 24/7 Access to Information and Live Community Feedback. <br />
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Today’s patients have been exposed to numerous possibilities besides the ones which our forefathers would know of. This exposure has empowered this generation of patients to ask for better care, better facilities, cheaper alternatives, and more useful ways of using technology to provide healthcare as well as healthcare information. However, in spite of large amounts of information available today, a big problem that exists today is that the information is not necessarily usable when it is most needed. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To effectively facilitate Information Therapy, Information Technology must bring about a marriage of ideas with utility; IT has to ensure all actors in this ecosystem come together to improve information management for the benefit of the patient, the staff and decision-makers throughout the healthcare sector. Only then can Information Therapy be provided to various participants of the health care ecosystem through the different stages of an illness:</div><ul style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Diagnosis and information gathering </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Finding a Provider </li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Soliciting Second Opinion</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Accepting a diagnosis</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Participation in research</li>
<li class="MsoNormal">Being an champion or advocate</li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For Technology to be successful at this there should be sustained focus on different avenues of Information Therapy. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE84zNNFgPiaXlmqmwmUnhOLi0nt_B9JqA2o5xS3j9_eGEVLP1ga4mPETP2jwONtLfZ4pvYGjTN6FVGBvQjF3IZft-yYec6aEcCxKoQuaEPbMmi8yH_69iTTuwZUXh8pW2fWVFzJ70rJU/s1600/infotherapyroadmap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE84zNNFgPiaXlmqmwmUnhOLi0nt_B9JqA2o5xS3j9_eGEVLP1ga4mPETP2jwONtLfZ4pvYGjTN6FVGBvQjF3IZft-yYec6aEcCxKoQuaEPbMmi8yH_69iTTuwZUXh8pW2fWVFzJ70rJU/s320/infotherapyroadmap.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We explore 5 avenues with roadmaps below:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<b>Avenue 1: Medical Information Sources</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">IT vendors must work at creating Healthcare and Medical Information Knowledge Bases. This can be about medicines, diagnostics, decision trees, side effects, precautions, etc. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Technology should evolve to allow for more effective ways for Updating Information in such Knowledge Bases. These could be based on curation, criticism, collaboration to ensure that it is self adjusting, effective and patient-centered.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RWNj7IMiz97E9HYSh5HSMRasbpvHBtrJHGImTA2frbGE1W5HSBP1KPZ7qysjgghs5CWIpSU3V8btbjkcld9i8w8mEca_L_qntoqn4H7sD7z3R8yU4pg1mspV_tDYidhXXv2dm-qhIJg/s1600/informationtherapy.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RWNj7IMiz97E9HYSh5HSMRasbpvHBtrJHGImTA2frbGE1W5HSBP1KPZ7qysjgghs5CWIpSU3V8btbjkcld9i8w8mEca_L_qntoqn4H7sD7z3R8yU4pg1mspV_tDYidhXXv2dm-qhIJg/s1600/informationtherapy.png" /></a></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Advancements in Social Technology will provide new ways for spreading this information.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Innovation in Delivery mechanisms will provide easier ways for others to consume this information</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This will help</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-- Create Informed Patients</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- Create Valued Sources </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- Ensure poor sources are filtered and rejected</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Avenue 2: Digital Identities for Providers and Provider Information Sources</b><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The logical first step to creating rich Databanks of Provider Information is to create identities for Providers in the electronic world. The simplest way to do this is to Create Websites for Doctors, Clinics and Hospitals. This may not necessarily be individual websites for practices which don’t want to invest in one, but even simpler informative single web pages to fulfill the purpose of creating an identity for them.<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Such websites can be optimized to convey Services, Location and Contact Information, Medical Notes, Special Cases treated. Such optimization will help in disseminating useful provider information to people looking for the same. This isn’t advertising, it’s a service: people today face many choices and are hampered by lack of information, improving their ability to find information quickly is beneficial to them.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For those practices and Practioneers who decide to engage IT to create digital identities (web sites), the following guidelines must be provided:</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- On your website, don’t only talk about you, tell the patients more about what diseases and disabilities you treat, what are the latest treatments, generic advice and maybe even help them going to right person if you weren’t involved.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- Use tools like interactive patient forms which can be filled before the patient arrives at the center</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- Use query forms on the website so that patients can ask you about their problems and doubts; this gives the feeling to your patients that you are available to them 24/7 without actually being there</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
As was the case with Medical Information Sources, Advancements in Social Technology will provide new ways for sharing Provider Information.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
Technology Vendors must provide easier ways for Provider information to be located and searched and which is available of different types of media.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- Create Directories of Providers based on Provider Information</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- The Directories allow for Feedback on providers in a controlled environment</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Avenue 3: Patient Provider Communication</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEign0u4Rs3FfUIAub4dEqyB9sQPyLua8gE9Gc8Mlws0WILf8OwfQ4rZDmgsCw8TE0R7Jij-P5EqyqpiTbCAaLfMfJ6CCF7MJFnHaK248oN3qPhTi1DGEvM6rHj-TZE4gLD2cCprNBpSoiI/s1600/healthcommunications.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEign0u4Rs3FfUIAub4dEqyB9sQPyLua8gE9Gc8Mlws0WILf8OwfQ4rZDmgsCw8TE0R7Jij-P5EqyqpiTbCAaLfMfJ6CCF7MJFnHaK248oN3qPhTi1DGEvM6rHj-TZE4gLD2cCprNBpSoiI/s1600/healthcommunications.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #343434; font-size: small;">True engagement comes about through two-way, mutually beneficial </span><br />
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Technology must look to create multiple ways to facilitate both formal and informal Patient- Provider Communication. The telephone made a huge impact on the way we communicate, and so did email. Newer technologies must be used to offer ease of use, larger acceptance and lower costs. Many providers today communicate with their patients using skype, google chat and even facebook. Technologies must build on such success stories. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Provider –Patient Communication will also benefit if vendors Link Communication mechanisms to Provider Information Sources and Health Information Exchanges</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- Provide integrations of these mechanisms with clinical and diagnostic software (EMR's, EHR's , etc)</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- Emailing of schedules and reports to patients is a must.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- Using SMS to send Medical alerts, reminders, and schedules</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- Go the extra distance and use Social Media to provide alerts and reminders to patients via Facebook Messages, Twitter DM's, etc.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Avenue 4: Health Information Exchanges</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <br />
Technology Vendors must work together to create Health Information Exchanges(HIE’s) based on interlinking of Electronic Medical Records, Electronic Health Records, Laboratory Data and Patient Health Records across Providers and Patients. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
They help by providing Patients with the option to switch providers easily, allowing doctors to easily refer patients to other doctors for multiple opinions, providing direct access to laboratory data for physicians along with a number of potential benefits which are expected in the future due to the creation of a huge data bank of Medical Data including Symptoms, Diagnostics and Prescriptions.<br />
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HIE’s must be designed with Programming Interfaces and sufficient freedom to allow Technology Enthusiasts and Innovators to be able to create novel ways of using and sharing the vast volume of data within HIE’s as long as patient and provider confidentiality is not compromised.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Avenue 5: Online Health Communities</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For years, patients have liked to work in groups, to support each other, to help themselves cope with illnesses which their near and dear ones don’t understand, to seek advice from others who have similar ailments. Bringing people together in collaborative dialogue to explore social conditions that are the major influences of health and illness generates deeper collective awareness and community-driven action.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
Since Individuals don’t see their lives partitioned into an online and offline world, Online communities should be given as much value as offline ones. A variety of Online Communities must come up for connecting patients quickly and privately with others who share similar health experiences.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
Technology today exists not only in the form of created online communities but also online community frameworks which allow just about anyone with an idea of a community to set up an online one, full with video and audio chats, whiteboarding, discussion forums and groups and all the other good stuff.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
This allows the creation for integrated digital ecosystem which simultaneously addresses both individual and social dimensions of health. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- Allow Patients to engage with each other</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
-- Allow Providers to engage with this medium</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b> Case Studies showcasing IT providing effective Information Therapy using the avenues discussed above:</b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
- A Hospital Website provides emergency response numbers which earlier would only be found in a book. Today the website acts like an instant phone book for someone looking for these numbers during an emergency. Hence the Website becomes a good medium to share information about the medical entity for someone to access on the go. Taking emergency medicine up a notch by providing real time information through e-health channels</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
- A Gynaecologist’s website allows a patient to calculate her schedule for check-ups and ultrasound visits and set reminders for the same. Whereas earlier, she would have to get it written down by the Doctor, and sure enough in all that stress call the Doctor each time to confirm, how all she needs to go is go on her trusted Doctor’s website and check the dates herself. E-Health, helping people plan their healthcare long term through tools that promote and help understand what they need to do</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
- A Cancer patient after each chemo session feels low and unhappy, and is tired of the emotional stress involved. Being a shy person, he never talks to anyone and shies away from contact. Now online, he has a new lease of life, being able to interact and get support from patients just like him. Moreover he can do this anonymously learning how to cope with the pressure and the pain. Learning simple remedies and tried tricks from people who know and feel what he is going through. The power of e-health through patient forums, support groups and medical help portals online, allowing information flow where there was none physically</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
- A patient in a remote village in South India suffering from acute pain in the abdomen has to make do with the local village doctor’s prescription. A year later, a telemedicine pilot allows this same patient to get a second opinion using a remote video link and also by sharing X-rays of the abdomen using this equipment. He also is able to identify what’s happening to him via the <span style="font-size: small;">printouts he gets from the telemedicine center and realizes that he must work at improving his diet.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bringing people together in collaborative dialogue to explore social conditions that are the major influences of health and illness generates deeper collective awareness and community-driven action.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Since Individuals don’t see their lives partitioned into an online and offline world, Online communities should be given as much value as offline ones.</b> A variety of Online Communities must come up for connecting patients quickly and privately with others who share similar health experiences. A fantastic example of one such community is <a href="http://www.patientslikeme.com/">Patients Like Me</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Technology today exists not only in the form of created online communities but also online community frameworks; These allow just about anyone with an idea for a group or community to set up an online network, full with video and audio chats, whiteboarding, discussion forums and groups and all the other good stuff. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This helps create an integrated digital ecosystem which simultaneously addresses both individual and social dimensions of health. In effect this </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-- Allows Patients to engage with each other</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-- Allows Providers to engage with this medium</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Technology must look to create multiple ways to facilitate both formal and informal Patient- Doctor Communication. The telephone made a huge impact on the way we communicate, and so did email. Newer technologies must be used to <b>offer ease of use</b>, <b>increase reach </b>and <b>lower costs</b>. Many providers today communicate with their patients using skype, google chat and even facebook. Technologies must build on such success stories. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Doctor–Patient Communication will also benefit if technology vendors link Communication mechanisms to Provider Information Sources and Health Information Exchanges</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-- Provide integrations of these mechanisms with <a href="http://www.labclims.com/">clinical and diagnostic software</a> (EMR's, EHR's , etc)</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-- Emailing of schedules and reports to patients is a must.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-- <a href="http://www.plus91.in/">Using SMS to send Medical alerts, reminders, and schedules</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-- Go the extra distance and use Social Media to provide alerts and reminders to patients via Facebook Messages, Twitter DM's, etc.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">This is the 4th Article in a series of Articles on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://technology4doctors.blogspot.com/2011/09/using-it-to-facilitate-information.html">Using IT to facilitate Information Therapy</a><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://wirelysis.blogspot.com/" style="color: #073763; text-decoration: none;">Nrip Nihalani</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sourceaditya.blogspot.com/" style="color: #073763; text-decoration: none;">Aditya Patkar</a></span></span></span> . <br />
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<iframe frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://technology4doctors.blogspot.com" style="border: medium none; height: 80px; width: 450px;"></iframe></div>Nrip Nihalanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10405202533324418979noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-22809035753653228422011-09-23T21:52:00.002+05:302011-09-23T21:55:44.639+05:30Medical websites Help Clinics Compete Against Large HospitalsPracticing medicine in the private sector is a very tough proposition. It’s not enough to be a very good doctor. You should be known to be a very good doctor. It’s not enough to provide all the latest treatment options and services. Everyone should know (or be able to find out easily) all the services provided at your clinic/ hospital.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Traditional Healthcare Communication Meant Word-Of-Mouth Publicity<br /></span> <br />Traditionally, physicians and medical practices have relied on word-of-mouth publicity to establish themselves. A patient who has undergone an event-free angiography at the local cardiac care center would then tell five others about his/her wonderful experience. So now five more people know about the latest angiography services at that cardiac center. Hopefully, this positive review continues in a geometric progression as more and more people visit the medical center. But is that enough? What about the high tech cardiac catheterization and latest stenting services also available at that center? There would be hundreds of bits of positive details about your hospital most patients don’t even get to know of. Hoping that all visitors to a medical center realize all its plus points and then remember to pass these plus points to others is so optimistic, it’s foolish. Thus word-of-mouth publicity serves a very limited role in evangelizing any healthcare services.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Challenges In Healthcare Communication<br /></span> <br />Medical practices can no longer rely only on word-of-mouth to inform the world about their existence. But they also face a big handicap. They need to make themselves and their quality services known without resorting to overt advertising. Clinics and smaller hospitals face a specially forbidding challenge in breaking through this glass ceiling of ‘perceived quality’. Sheer size has allowed larger hospitals to carry an aura of quality, irrespective of the services they provide. In contrast, many clinics which provide top-of-the-line services are just not accorded due respect or simply remain unknown.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Medical Websites In healthcare Communication<br /></span> <br />Despite providing the best services, many small practices are labeled ‘poor quality’ simply because of low visibility. Technology has broken down this artificial divide between small and larger medical practices. A high quality website has become the single most important way to establish your credibility, authority and niche online. Websites and social media channels provide an easy to access free platform for showcasing your expertise to any targeted/ segmented population.<br /> <br />A website becomes the way people remember and recall your clinic. A website creates a visual brand for your medical practice, allowing strong recall value even among people who may never have visited your clinic. With the help of a high quality medical website, a niche specialty clinic can achieve the same recognition as many large super-specialty hospitals.<br /> <br />Beyond branding, the practical utilities medical practices can provide the patients via their websites are plenty. Appointment scheduling and lab reports can easily be accessed via medical websites. Interactive patient communication widgets and electronic health records can add an entirely new dimension to the concept of medical websites. To know how a website can transform your medical practice, kindly write to a.patkar@plus91.in<br /> <br />You can also visit <a href="http://www.websitesfordoctors.in">www.websitesfordoctors.in</a><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http://technology4doctors.blogspot.com" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; width:450px; height:80px"></iframe>Adityahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829035337524031750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526381175545450988.post-72690024011843694372011-09-23T04:21:00.000+05:302011-09-23T04:21:13.519+05:30Digital Identities for Providers and Provider Information Sources : Using IT to facilitate Information Therapy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The logical first step to creating rich Databanks of Provider Information is to create identities for Providers in the electronic world. The simplest way to do this is to Create <a href="http://www.websitesfordoctors.in/">Websites for Doctors, Clinics and Hospitals</a>. This may not necessarily be individual websites for practices which don’t want to invest in one, but can even be simple informative single web pages to fulfill the purpose of creating an identity for them aka <a href="http://www.about.me/">http://www.about.me</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Such websites can be optimized to convey Services, Location and Contact Information, Medical Notes, Special Cases treated. Such optimization will help in disseminating useful provider information to people looking for the same. This isn’t advertising, it’s a service: people today face many choices and are hampered by lack of information, improving their ability to find information quickly is beneficial to them. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For those Practices and Practioneers who decide to engage IT to create digital identities (web sites), the following guidelines must be provided: </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-- On your website, don’t only talk about you, tell the patients more about what diseases and disabilities you treat, what are the latest treatments, generic advice and maybe even help them going to right person if you weren’t involved. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-- Use tools like interactive patient forms which can be filled before the patient arrives at the center</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-- Use query forms on the website so that patients can ask you about their problems and doubts; this gives the feeling to your patients that you are available to them 24/7 without actually being there </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As was the case with <a href="http://www.infinitehealth.in/">Medical Information Sources</a>, Advancements in Social Technology will provide new ways for sharing Provider Information. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Technology Vendors must provide easier ways for Provider information to be located and searched and which is available of different types of media.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-- Create Directories of Providers based on Provider Information</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">-- The Directories allow for Feedback on providers in a controlled environment</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">This is the 3rd Article in a series of Articles on <a href="http://technology4doctors.blogspot.com/2011/09/using-it-to-facilitate-information.html">Using IT to facilitate Information Therapy</a><span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://wirelysis.blogspot.com/" style="color: #073763; text-decoration: none;">Nrip Nihalani</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://sourceaditya.blogspot.com/" style="color: #073763; text-decoration: none;">Aditya Patkar</a></span></span></span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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