Overview of Healthcare Applications Framework, Global Healthcare Trends, Issues faced by healthcare Consumers, Some Applications, etc.

1. Open Data in Healthcare Applications
Dr. Neena Pahuja
neena.pahuja@gmail.com

2. Healthcare Applications Framework
Hospital IT Infrastructure
Pharmacy,
medication &
Safety
Department
support
services
Supply
Chain
Management
Revenue
Cycle
Management
Physician
Clinical
Practice
Clinical
Information
Management
Health
Information
Management

3. Hospital Application Framework

4. Global Healthcare: Trends

5. Issues faced by healthcare
Consumers
• Growing Cost of Healthcare
– Insurance does not cover full cost
– Hospital Travel/Stay Cost is becoming very
expensive
– Duplicate and undesirable test/procedure at times
further increase the costs
• Delay in starting the treatment

6. Some day-to day questions:
Consumer
• Availability of doctor
• Availability of blood/donor
• Dosage of medication
• Reactions from medication
• Second opinion
• Tele-query
Can Technology
help here?
Can technology support a
remote General Physician
to connect to a Super
Specialist

7. Some Applications
• My Dermatologist
– Mobile application that can picture the wound and
suggest next level care
• My Ophthalmologist
– Mobile application that can view eye for basic
defects and suggest next level care
• My Health Assistant
– Reminds me of my preventive tests schedule and
medications
• My Doctor-in a box
– Helps in basic care at remote locations

8. Tele-health in remote areas- new
area
• Remote Radiology reporting
• Home/remote ECG
• Fetal Heart monitoring
• Mobile diagnostics viewing
• Medication & Diet compliance

9. Clinical Analysis for Preventive
Care & Improved Clinical outcomes
• Weather & sanitation together with
local condition contributing to disease
pattern
• Age, Eating habits & disease pattern
• Clinical pattern analysis for early
detection

10. Let us begin!!
For any feedback/discussion, contact: neena.pahuja@gmail.com