A great deal of hard work, talent, perseverance and patience goes into building a medical practice. The laborious work coupled with emergencies can sap a physician’s strength. As they gather age and experience, many physicians find it taxing to meet the demands of this hectic profession. However, a few of them decide to find a successor before retiring. Thus, …
6 Simple Tips to Start Marketing Your Medical Practice
India has the largest number of medical colleges in the world, churning out 30,000 doctors and 18,000 specialists per year1. A new medical practice setup is the most common choice for most physicians. The challenge of attracting patients commences right at the outset of this noble profession. Increasing competition and standard of living necessitates that …
Case Study: How Dr. Pandit Retained Patients When He Moved His Clinic
Introduction Dr. Yogesh Pandit is a dental surgeon practising for 14 years in Pune. He runs Dr. Pandit’s Clinic for Dental Excellence in the busy Pune suburb of Sus-Pashan Road along with another clinic in Baner. A graduate of Aurangabad’s Government Dental College, Dr. Pandit sees about 6-8 patients a day. To manage his busy …
How to Upgrade Your Medical Practice
As people in the medical profession, we are constantly learning and evolving each day with more research and updates. With an ever increasing array of advanced techniques, research updates and health care options available, physicians face considerable competition. Gone are the days where a mere telephone book listing or hospital affiliation would be enough to sustain …
Emerging Technologies in Healthcare – Telemedicine
The world of Information and Communication Technologies have made medical care more convenient and easily accessible. It has revolutionised the way healthcare is available to the layman. Telemedicine is a word coined back in 1970s, meaning, ‘Healing at a distance’3. Telemedicine has made it possible to provide high-quality healthcare facilities to rural and remote areas …
Do EMRs Improve Quality and Efficiency of Medical Care?
Electronic medical records (EMR) allow collection and maintenance of patient records digitally. A digital format helps in saving time spent in gathering past records. This is of significance in a developing country like India, which has a doctor patient ratio of 1:17001. Doctors are heavily burdened, and India is projected to fall short of 5 …
Medical Post Graduation: A Multitude of Options
As a new doctor starting out in the field of medicine, it is important to know the various options available after graduation. This post serves an introduction to the various specializations and super-specializations that can be pursued by a medical graduate. While it is by no means exhaustive, the article will offer an introduction to …
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 …
Do Electronic Medical Records Help Patient Recall?
It has become a common practice to help the patient get printed instructions and information after they leave an office. Before the introduction and implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHR), patient’s information materials were pamphlets, handouts, interactive computer programs, and videos. Patients’ medical records meanwhile can be interpreted through the EHR and clinicians are able …
Various specializations approved by MCI
After MBBS, there are various fields that one can specialize in. There are many systems in the body which work synchronously in order to have a smooth functioning of the body. Each system of the body is a different field of study in itself and an individual branch to specialize in. Surgery Broadly speaking surgery is a field …