16-Oct-14 India’s Health Department has started the process of digitalising medical records at government hospitals. “If you are examined at one hospital, the results of these tests will be available to the other hospitals where the patient goes for follow-up treatment,” said Health and Family Welfare Minister UT Khader. [image: Plessey]

10-Oct-14 Entrepreneurs in India are channelling the country’s rich technological and medical talent towards frugal approaches that could have much to teach the rich world’s bloated healthcare systems. [image: healthRIO]

10-Oct-14 Telemedicine networks are vital for ensuring quality healthcare services can reach people in rural and remote areas. There should be a well-planned approach to make services available to people at the grassroots level, India’s Chief Secretary Gokul Pati has said. (Image: By Intel Free Press via Wikimedia Commons)

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Many Asian countries have large, ageing populations – a perfect combination for digital health technologies. Both governments and the private sector are investing in projects around the region, including Alibaba in China and HP in India. Article in The Digital Health Post by GGM Director, Pete Read.

28-Aug-14 India's Apollo Hospitals has launched an 'eAccess' remote monitoring system that allows one specialist to monitor 40 to 50 patients in its ICUs around the country from a central location, and help the onsite practitioners to take relevant actions in real time to prevent complications.