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How Technology Is Changing The Face Of Indian Healthcare

 

The technology shift has cast itself over the field of healthcare, bringing with it a digital transformation in the way doctors and patients interact.

 

It is not surprising anymore that when you visit your doctor or physician, you may find him using an iPad to note or store your medical records. Rapidly transforming medical technology and the availability of technology diagnostic and therapeutic equipment together with changing practice pattern of doctors has revolutionized the way health care is being delivered today.

 

The technology shift has cast itself over the field of healthcare, bringing with it a digital transformation in the way doctors and patients interact. The integration of information technology and network have now become the centre of the "new era" where both, digital and human aspects, are pivotal to the complete patient experience.

 

Today, patient care experiences are top of the mind in the healthcare industry across the globe. According to a report by Frost and Sullivan, India's healthcare information technology market is expected to hit $1.45 billion in 2018, more than three times the $381.3 million reached in 2012.

 

Due to the increasing convergence of technology and healthcare, there is a huge opportunity for providers to improve the patient experience and operate more efficiently due to augmented association and information sharing among providers. Healthcare technology solutions are able to modernise medical care, reduce costs, avoid redundant or duplicate tests /procedures and mechanise manual processes.

 

For instance, in the effective treatment of cancer it is critical to track the patient's progress over days, months and years. Now medical institutions can store medical images and patient records electronically, which can be instantly compared to previous images. These images can be quickly shared between consultants and remain highly available during the course of the diagnosis and treatment.

 

The increased adoption of telemedicine, HIS, electronic health records, mHealth, and web-based services has made digital patient data expand, demanding the deployment of robust IT infrastructure in Indian healthcare organisations. It has amplified growth in data, digitization trends in health information and electronic medical records.

 

Improvements in collaborative data exchange, workflows and mobility, and need for better financial management are the next phase of technological evolution in healthcare. In addition, the shift to mobile devices, wireless technology and cloud computing will reduce system costs and improve workflows.

 

A cancer institute and research centre like Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute provides high-quality diagnostic, treatment and multi-disciplinary care for patients with cancer. Today medical institutes are at the forefront of enabling number of healthcare technology initiatives to enhance the delivery of a range of healthcare.

 

The introduction of a hospital information system (HIS), picture archival and communications system (PACS), and electronic health record system (EHR) have led to rapidly increasing volumes of data. Also, due to the unpredictable nature of cancer progression, patient records need to remain readily accessible as a patient may visit us the next day, a few weeks, and maybe even 10 years later.

 

This means the data containing patient medical records and images needs to remain highly available rather than becoming less accessible within archival solutions such as tape libraries. To deliver patient needs at forefront of technology-enabled healthcare and meet the capacity demands of data-intensive medical images and records, we required highly available storage platform to meet the expanding data needs of our medical systems.

 

When we deployed the Dell Compellent storage solution and Dell PowerEdge servers, we were able to double their storage capacity which provided a compelling price-performance ratio. The storage solution has improved business agility in responding to the needs of their consultants, technicians, and nursing sta? because the centre can project storage allocation more accurately, the IT team can be highly responsive to user requests.

 

One of the key pillars of health transformation is being able to refine access to the best healthcare for a larger segment of the population. The implementation of technology is a cost-effective and compelling method to connect clinics in the cities as well as rural regions. Although there are healthcare challenges we are facing today, the good news is that we have innovative solutions to help address these formidable challenges.

 

Technology advancements in healthcare informatics, telemedicine, HIS, electronic health records, remote diagnostic and therapeutic tools have pivoted the first step towards tech enabled healthcare and can be further leveraged to effect new modalities of healthcare.

 

Today, healthcare organizations need to streamline their IT infrastructure, to be able to provide simple, quicker and more efficient healthcare service or delivery. The healthcare solutions promote a new productivity model whereby the ultimate winner is the patient, who will now have instant equitable access to the best clinical expertise.

 

(Ref: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/comments-analysis/how-technology-is-changing-the-face-of-indian-healthcare/articleshow/33130661.cms )

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