In this article What is a Patient Portal? Patient portals are web based online applications that allow patient communication with their healthcare provider. A patient portal enables the patient 24 by 7 access to their health records, thereby empowering patients to manage of their own health. Some patient portals are independent websites which are integrated into …
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What is a Medical Spa?
In this article The Need for a Medical Spa Our skin is often the most neglected part of our body and sadly, even the most abused part. In our ever busy lives, taking care of our skin is forgotten and relegated to the bottom of the list. Constant sun exposure and environmental pollution causes our skin …
Do your patients forget to take their medicines?
Doctors everywhere have the same goal – to make patients healthier. However, all your efforts might go in vain due to a factor not completely under your control – your patients’ non-adherence to prescribed medication. A study1 published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that only 50% of patients adhere to their prescription. That’s right – only …
What Google, Apple and Facebook are doing for Healthcare
The healthcare industry is a booming sector with many players getting involved each year with new ideas. With the exploitation of technology at its height, the Silicon Valley technology giants Google, Apple and Facebook are not far behind in the race of getting their share of this pie. It is really simple. Do you own a …
What is a Hospital Management System?
The IT system has revolutionised the field of medicine. In this fast-paced world of medicine, it is a daunting task to manage a multi-speciality hospital. A hospital management system (HMS) is a computer or web based system that facilitates managing the functioning of the hospital or any medical set up1. This system or software will help in making the …
World Cancer Day: 5 Statistics and What They Mean
The theme of this year’s World Cancer Day is Not Beyond Us, which emphasises they importance of being proactive and raising awareness, which could potentially save millions of lives. On that note, we’d like to talk about the implications of some cancer statistics and how we can overcome the roadblocks to ensure better survival rates …
8 Cancer Trends Everyone Must Know – Infographic
World Cancer Day, an initiative by the Union for International Cancer Control, is created to promote a positive & proactive approach to the fight against cancer. The theme for World Cancer Day 2015 is ‘Not Beyond Us’. To mark this Day and create awareness about cancer, we have published a special post on emerging technology trends in cancer diagnosis and …
The rise of bioinformatics in countering cancer: How India can change the world
Special guest post by Austin Walters for World Cancer Day. At the tender age of 12, Elana Simon was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer whose treatment required doctors to remove much of her liver. Now 19, she is a healthy and thriving student at Harvard University. She is very lucky: It took doctors several iterations …
The Costs of Running a Hospital in India
Medicine today has reached heights never even imagined before. Medical research and development has helped make life more precious and built hopes in the hearts of patients. In today’s rapidly evolving world, it has helped the medical field to grow by leaps and bounds. Diseases which were considered fatal in previous times can today be …
10 Great Gadgets for Tech-Savvy Doctors
Updated to reflect the latest status on Google Glass. Originally posted on Nov 24, 2014. As technology continuously innovates how we deal with healthcare everyday, it’s vital that doctors stay up to date on new trends. Many of the latest gadgets not only provide great value but are also fun. Here’s our list of 10 tech gadgets …