Data Revolution in Healthcare and Lifesciences Industry

Join me in #Dhaka, Bangladesh on 5th and 6th November at the #International Conference on #Big #Data for #Public #Health, a two-day event that will advance and identify promising Big Data applications that could significantly advance health outcomes for the people of Bangladesh. Partner @Bloomberg Philanthropies @D4H - Data for Health Access to Information #Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), #Bangladesh #dhaka #digitalhealth #innovation #bigdata Effective #decision-making about #public #health policies and programs require robust data and rigorous analysis. However, the nature of both “data” and “analysis” are being fundamentally transformed. The explosive growth of smart devices, remote sensing/imaging technologies, and social media are generating streams of electronic data that are voluminous, varied, and high velocity. Deriving #insights from these #emerging sources (generally referred to as “Big Data”) often require #data #mining techniques that are significant...

The ability of computer systems to assume tasks for humans has improved efficiency in virtually every industry, from manufacturing to transportation. Now hospitals are getting into the game, deploying AI to take on challenges from diagnosing patients more quickly in the emergency room and streamlining communication between doctors to lessening the risk of complications so patients can go home sooner – and avoid being readmitted. Take a look at how Dubai is trying to create their own version of Patient-centric healthcare, by enhancing the very foundation of healthcare infrastructure and delivery in the city. They are willing to incorporate to adopt, try and harness the power of #artificial #intelligence.  4 major highlights where Health authorities in the city have gathered much attention include: 1. EMR rollout  In 2017, Dubai Health Authority completes the final phase of Salama electronic medical records system roll-out. Dubai Health Authority continues its pr...

Quick Snapshot of our work in the field of Analytics- shot at the Healthcare IT Summit, Mumbai, India. What do we do there with Predictive analytics tools- serious work!! Predictive analytics (PA) uses technology and statistical methods to search through massive amounts of information, analyzing it to predict outcomes for individual patients. That information can include data from past treatment outcomes as well as the latest medical research published in peer-reviewed journals and databases. In medicine, predictions can range from responses to medications to hospital readmission rates. Examples are predicting infections from methods of suturing; understanding Patient’s patterns,  bias and compliance;  determining the likelihood of disease, helping a physician with a diagnosis, and even predicting future wellness. The statistical methods are called learning models because they can grow in precision with additional cases. There are two major ways in which PA differs fro...

The big data revolution is here, on an aggressive growth path, and the patient might truly be the biggest beneficiary of next wave. But hey! Where is that data? 1. More than 65% of data across the globe stay non-digitized. 2. 68% of digitized data isn't integrated with channels or inter-operable systems. 3. 99% problem in delivering effective healthcare is in bad data, old data and No data. The health care system is filled with dreamers, from compassionate nurses and doctors to technology experts, researchers in the lab to people like us- mHealth experts. After careful evaluation of facts, we have arrived at this hypothesis: The need to fully engage patients as a member of the care team is fundamentally about encouraging individuals to become more involved with their healthcare, so they will be motivated to make behavioural changes that can positively impact their health status. Today we do it in 3 ways: 1. Public health programs- where we don't spend much on pervasi...

Healthcare On Mobiles: Featured post- mHealth fighting malnutrition :  Malnutrition is a byword in the forested hills of the Melghat region inhabited mostly by Korku Adivasis. Every year 400-500 children between the ages of 0 and 6 die in the region, comprising Chikhaldhara and Dharni taluks, according to official figures from 2005. The Problem: Thousands of kids die every year in the tribal area of Melghat (Maharashtra, India) due to lack of medical attention and nutritional support. Increased incidence and rapid spread of infectious diseases such as pneumonia, typhoid, and dysentery are primary cause of high child mortality. Situation worsens during monsoon when the food supplies are low and the communicable diseases are at their peak. Melghat is also a place known for high infant mortality rate. Some reasons for the health crisis in Melghat include lack of infrastructure, under-equipped and under-staffed public health and ICDS centres, the tradition of early marriages ...

From government officials to hospitals administrators to patient advocates, women are making an impact in health IT by leading innovation and change in all facets of healthcare. We asked our readers to nominate the most influential women in health IT for our second annual list. And boy, did they respond--it was tough to keep the list to 10. We received nominations for women who are changing the face of personal health data and patient engagement, advancing nurse informatics, promoting mHealth and tele-medicine, using technology to improve global healthcare, developing healthcare apps and more.  Read more:  10 (More) Influential Women in Health IT - FierceHealthIT   http://www.fiercehealthit.com/slideshows/10-influential-women-health-it#ixzz2es3FJS1D Subscribe at  FierceHealthIT

Inspite of low penetration of Health Insurance in India, inclination towards Prevention and wellness products and services is on the rise. Penetration of private healthcare insurance policies is less than 0.5% in India ( Health insurance penetration in India is as low as 5% ) . If you live in the U.S, you would have come across this tagline many a times "Health Insurance companies investing in Wellness products to reduce claims and cut consumer costs". In India, it is Flipped!!! As there is not enough health cover, more than 70% expenditure on health is out of pocket. Hence the consumer is now becoming more aware of his/her wellness and is taking initiative to invest in prevention and health checks himself. No wonder, there are a million wellness companies that have mushroomed up in the last 3 years and most of them are making money on a B2C/Retail approach for obvious reasons. We are starting to look at some Technology driven wellness companies including mhealth based ...

Zipdial | India ZipDial is a unique company from Bangalore, India, that monetizes from missed calls. Its business model has caught the attention of Singapore-based Jungle Ventures who invested in the startup this week. Plus, ZipDial unveiled some expansion plans. Wish.vn | Vietnam Wish.vn is a healthcare social network community in Vietnam. It is basically a combination of electronic health records, a social network to allow patients to rate health care, healthcare information, promotions connecting with partners, and tools to help you keep up your health. Operation Smile | India Operationsmile.org.in is a healthcare social impact organisation. Cleft Care Centres provides year-round free reconstructive surgeries to children who suffer from cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities. Podimetrics is developing a high-tech shoe insole for diabetics Simplee helps people manage their out-of-pocket healthcare costs which, on average, run about $3,600 a ye...

Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, The Honorable President of India unveiled a 50 page report at the ASSOCHAM's 10th Knowledge Millennium Summit on Jan 16th 2013. The report was titled "Innovations in Healthcare" and was authored by Dr. Ruchi Dass, Founder and CEO, HealthCursor Consulting Group. HealthCursor was the exclusive knowledge partner to ASSOCHAM for the event. The analysis and the findings in the report were well appreciated by the Industry leaders during the event. A considerable amount of time was spent in  amalgamating the vast amounts of knowledge banks from the different actors in the healthcare ecosystem to present an innovation led heath care vision 2020 for India. The report envisages the theme of "Curing the Incurables-sharing of Innovations" for the 10th Millennium summit of ASSOCHAM. The Event drew attendance of the Who's who in the industry with Noble Laureates like Prof. Aaron Ciechanover, Recipient o...

Melghat: a synonym for malnutrition Malnutrition is a byword in the forested hills of the Melghat region inhabited mostly by Korku Adivasis. Every year 400-500 children between the ages of 0 and 6 die in the region, comprising Chikhaldhara and Dharni taluks, according to official figures from 2005. The Problem: Thousands of kids die every year in the tribal area of Melghat (Maharashtra, India) due to lack of medical attention and nutritional support. Increased incidence and rapid spread of infectious diseases such as pneumonia, typhoid, and dysentery are primary cause of high child mortality. Situation worsens during monsoon when the food supplies are low and the communicable diseases are at their peak. Melghat is also a place known for high infant mortality rate. Some reasons for the health crisis in Melghat include lack of infrastructure, under-equipped and under-staffed public health and ICDS centres, the tradition of early marriages and early motherhood, lack of ...