It’s common knowledge that doctors have demanding schedules. Attending to each and every patient with the same level of attention and focus can be very stressful. And high stress levels have been known to result in decreased productivity and low moods. This leads to longer hours, leaving time for little else. In this post we share some tips …
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How big data is changing health care
With the increased penetration of EMR and EHR softwares in the Healthcare industry, there has been an explosion of patient data regarding their conditions, treatments, results and treatment outcomes. We now have access to a lot of health data history, which if analysed and processed, give us a greater understanding of the body’s mechanisms. Having a …
Free Online Marketing for Medical Practices – The Complete Guide
You already know the importance of an online presence for doctors, so the next obvious thing for us is to tell you how you can leverage the internet to market your medical practice, without opening your wallet. Update: Download this guide! Free E-book: How to market your medical practice online We can segregate online activities and media …
Choosing an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software for your practice – Part 1
Electronic Medical Records have long been regarded as the gold standard of maintaining patient health profiles. EMRs began as an American concept championed by health insurance companies and by extension, the government. But over time it was seen that EMR systems offered several tangible benefits that went beyond insurance needs. EMR systems are known to …
EMR vs. EHR: What’s the difference?
If you are not sure about the correct definitions of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Electronic Health Records (EHR), but have been using it interchangeably anyway, you are not alone. In fact, in a report related to the definitions of the Medical Information Technology (IT) terminology written by the USA’s National Alliance for Health Information …
The Complete Guide to Choosing your Clinic’s Location
For a doctor, choosing the location of the clinic is a decision as important as deciding the specialized stream of study. A good location for your clinic can take your medical practice to newer heights, while an average location could keep you in oblivion. Given the criticality location plays, it is very important to keep …
Beginner’s guide to starting a dental clinic in India
Starting your first dental clinic can be both challenging and exciting at the same time. A Bachelor’s degree with an internship or practical work experience will give you enough confidence and know-how to set up your own dental practice. But starting a dental practice, or any medical practice (read our guide to setting up a hospital in India) for that …
What these Indian HealthCare IT statistics tell us
The Indian Healthcare Industry is getting very big, very fast… Improving socio-economic conditions in a nation of a billion people has created a large section of people looking for quality healthcare. They also have another thing that they didn’t have before – choice. With many options available, they are willing to look anywhere for good medical …
Is an online presence for doctors really important?
The Internet is now a worldwide repository of all information. It can seamlessly be accessed by billions around the globe, without even getting out of their chairs. But information has to be present online to be accessed. So the question you need to ask yourself as a doctor is ‘Is my clinic or my practice present on the …
Coming Soon: Vital Signs
Doctors get key insights into their patients’ health by monitoring their temperature, respiratory rate, blood pressure and pulse. The trends displayed by plotting these Vital Signs helps doctors identify chronic medical problems. So when they treat diabetes or hypertension, doctors use Vital Signs to check if the medicines they prescribed are working. In pregnancies, they use it to keep a check …