A generic overview describing information, communication technologies and their use in the Healthcare services

1. Information
Communication &
Health Technology
Saurav Gupta
C-DAC Mohali
saurav@cdac.in

2. Information
“ Information is not
Knowledge”
-Albert Einstein

3. World Today
Information is the
oxygen of the modern
age

4. Technologies Available
Analog connection: normally referred to as Dialup
ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL/ADSL ): normally
referred as the Broadband internet
Wireless Internet
Satellite communication

5. Cloud Computing

6. Healthcare Services
F
acts:
• India ranks 112 as per WHO
rankings on global healthcare
systems
• India is short of 6,00,000
doctors and 10,00,000 nurses
• According to UNDP,
Government of India spends 1%
of the GDP (Rs 200 per person)
on healthcare every year.

7. Bridging the Gap
Healthcare Services
using
Information and
Communication technologies

8. Telemedicine: For Patients
Connecting the patient with a
centrally located Hospital using
ICT
Patient at rural and
remote location

9. Telemedicine: For Hospitals

10. Advantage: Telemedicine
Healthcare at the doorstep of the Patient
Saves time and Costs
Provides tertiary care at the rural and isolated level
Provides tele-consultation between doctors
Overcomes the challenges of inadequate infrastructure

11. Hospital Management Information System

12. Blood Bank Management System
Blood
Bank
Website

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