5 Things I Learned Entrepreneurship Is NOT
The perception of entrepreneurship is glamorized. While I won’t be dismissive of the perks of entrepreneurship, there’s a lot more to it than what meets the eye. There are enough books that are devoted to the dream of entrepreneurship. But along with what entrepreneurship is,…
How Technology Can Enhance the Experience for Technologically Challenged Patients
Technology has completely turned the world around on its head. Things we experience today were only a part of science fiction movies a couple of decades ago. This new age of technology has also ushered in the era of consumerism. The healthcare industry is no…
The Role of Technology In Rural Healthcare
~Access to good healthcare shouldn’t depend on where you live~ As healthcare technology becomes more and more advanced, there is a pressing need to leverage it to improve the outcomes of rural healthcare. Anybody who has ever visited a rural healthcare setting will know the…
Let’s Talk About the Smart Patient Experience
Technology has been a great enabler of change in the healthcare ecosystem. It has a history of improving treatments and revolutionizing patient outcomes. Today, we stand at another cusp of a technological revolution – where technology not only transforms treatments but also gives the patient…
How Can The CIO Drive Business Outcomes in Hospitals?
In the rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, we are witnessing a shift in traditional roles and a change in relationships. As patients become consumers of health care and the focus of healthcare models moves to improve patient outcomes and to improve population health, the various roles…
How Technology Can Help in Reducing Medication Errors
A report by the Institute of Medicine found that medication errors affect more than 1.5 million patients every year in the United States alone! The study also found that out of these 1.5 million, 400,000 incidents were preventable. The yearly cost of mortality and morbidity…
Health Data Interoperability – Now More Important Than Ever
In the healthcare industry where myriad technology systems like EMRs, EHRs, healthcare wearables, remote monitoring devices, etc. are being used day in and day out, enabling and ensuring interoperability between these systems is still a grave challenge. Although the industry is leveraging these systems to…
Cyber Security Threats That Smart Hospitals Need to Be Aware Of
Did you know that according to IBM, in 2015, the healthcare industry suffered the most attacks from cybercriminals? Over a 100 million healthcare records were affected in that year alone, and over 8000 devices were compromised across 100 countries. Since then, the numbers have been…
Here is Why I Appreciate APHM (The Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia)
Thanks to extensive support from the government, the Malaysian healthcare system is fairly advanced. The government has put a very high priority on this sector and has allocated more than 10% of the overall budget for it. Very recently, the honorable Health Minister of Malaysia,…
Beyond Recordkeeping, The True Value of Hospital Information Systems
Information technology has become pervasive in our lives in a manner that it has emerged as a key tool for development and growth. In the healthcare scenario, Hospital Information Systems or HIS, have become the enablers of efficiencies, improving patient care, increasing patient satisfaction levels,…