Over the past few years, the healthcare industry has embraced digital transformation to put its best foot forward. Hospitals have experienced the capabilities of technology. It entirely changed the way the healthcare industry used to do business. With a few clicks, one can get informed about what the latest report reveals about their body. Here, technological advancements such as Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) also played a vital role. Interestingly, they are used interchangeably but there is a difference between EHR and EMR. But first, let’s see what they are. What is an Electronic Medical Records

To make quality healthcare accessible and affordable, any country has to build a nationwide infrastructure for preventive, promotive, and curative health systems and services. It becomes increasingly difficult for any Government or economy to make doctor consultation, diagnosis, treatment, medicine, and other allied services accessible to every household or corner of the country.  Most economies have their healthcare delivery institutions stretched by patient inflow. This can get further overwhelming if every patient ends up visiting healthcare facilities. In the past few decades, and especially in the post-pandemic world, telehealth has emerged as the single biggest answer to multiple challenges faced

Artificial Intelligence or AI is a new and evolving technology domain. AI essentially refers to the class of technology wherein machines can learn from experience like humans and apply the learning to perform human-like tasks. While still at its nascent stage, the technology is already making waves in various sectors including healthcare. In the last decade or two, the healthcare space has tremendously leveraged technologies to achieve more accurate treatment outcomes while making the business sustainable and viable. AI is one of the technologies that have the potential for unprecedented applications in the sector.   AI in healthcare is the broad

Every pharmacy has a dynamic and vast supply-chain network to manage, irrespective of whether it is an independent shop or a part of a medical facility. The supply costs of the pharmacy are vulnerable to certain influences which contribute to increasing cost and impacts profitability. The projection of stocking inventory also needs to be assessed well. While most pharmaceutical products have a mid-term shelf life, overstocking can still lead to loss of value. Understocking leads to loss of opportunity to sell. Furthermore, a pharmacist may have to address important aspects such as proper storage, expiration dates, etc. It is therefore

The Indian healthcare system is rapidly moving towards the digitalization of healthcare, and electronic medical records (EMR) are a vital part of digital healthcare. The Government of India has already launched the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM). The mission aims “to create a national digital health ecosystem that supports universal health coverage in an efficient, accessible, inclusive, affordable, timely and safe manner, that provides a wide range of data, information, and infrastructure services, duly leveraging open, interoperable, standards-based digital systems, and ensures the security, confidentiality, and privacy of health-related personal information.” Clearly, one of the biggest objectives of NDHM includes

The global market size of virtual healthcare was estimated to be US$21 billion in 2019. The industry is expected to record a staggering growth to reach US$95 billion by 2026. Several factors have accelerated virtual healthcare the world over, which includes the increasing capabilities of digital technologies, faster and cheaper Internet connectivity (4G/5G), increasing affordability of digital devices, and the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis. Virtual healthcare has received strong support from all quarters in the past few years. Many international bodies such as World Health Organisation have recommended exploring virtual healthcare strategies, such as telemedicine, to strengthen healthcare delivery.