INBOX My absolute favourite periodical has to be eHEALTH, a publication put out by CSDMS in India. It provides fascinating perspectives on ehealth initiatives in both developed and developing worlds. In this regard it is one of the few publications that provides for a truly global picture of what is happening in ehealth. By Trevor Hodge, Senior Vice President, Investment Strategy and Alliances, Canada Health Infoway
managers of the electronic data stores. But, looking at the current state of corruption and lack of individual accountability, avoiding mis-appropriation and misuse of such medical/health records is going to be the greatest challenge. I am indeed an optimist! By Ravi Goyal on the article ‘EHR and EMR in India: Fantasy or Reality’
Thanks for coming up with great cover story... It really tells us that the healthcare sector is finally focusing on the backbone i.e. IT for ‘Service Differentiation’ to become market leader. By Prabhat Kumar on the article ‘MAXimising Benefits’
Thanks for an interesting story. In general everyone talks, cares, designs and reviews tertiary healthcare. Ambulatory healthcare is a good initiative for grass-root level delivery system of essential primary care with upgraded facilities. By Dr Vidhutalai on the article ‘Innovative Healthcare Architecture and Modern Facility Design’
Implementing EMR is most important thing to do to facilitate healthcare services research and improve quality of medical care in India. No doubts it is achievable. However, one real question comes as how the government or responsible agencies would secure private patient information. This would entail dedicated accountability of every stakeholder in the healthcare- physicians to the pharmacists and to the nurses; not to exclude the data entry personnel and
The type of programmes that are being done by IGNOU are exemplary in the sense that they promote quality improvement in both undergraduate and post graduate medical education ,particularly in the field of medical teachers. By Sarvepalli Vijaya Kumar on the interview ‘Technologyenabled programmes are crucial for continuing medical education’’
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