Articles in Knowledge Corner

As IT continuously unleashes its power and proves effective in several sectors of various industries, for healthcare it improves the quality, safety and efficiency. The promising energy and efficiency gains are leading to greater investment, …

With the coal shortages looming large and clearances for nuclear power plants hanging in balance, the demand-supply gap continues to keep up the pricing pressures. Hospitals too are faced with an increasing impetus to contain …

Every hospital takes action to increase hospital’s revenue and rein in costs. Unpaid bills and dues from patients constitute major part of potential bad debts and accounts receivable. Timely recovery of these bills and management …

When one buys a health insurance policy, he/she pays ‘premium’ to the insurance company. A number of people view the health insurance premium that they pay as an expense. Is this monthly premium paying service …

Though the exact numbers are difficult to ascertain, the percentage of small hospitals (<100 beds) would be easily in excess of 80 per cent of the total number of hospitals in India. The health and …

Should policy makers and advocacy groups strongly take up with legislature of states to enact laws to prevent violence in hospitals? Or are there other ways to tackle this menace?
Traditionally, public perceives hospitals as places …

Safer Hospital Care: Strategies for Continuous Innovation
Author: Dev Raheja
ISBN: 978-1-4398-2102-2
Price: ` 2800
The safety issue in US hospitals has become so profound and embedded that it cannot be fixed without a radical shift in our approach. …

August 2011
In recent times, people are turning to the Internet to know their health status and to better educate themselves. Web 2.0 platforms are ideal for hosting online communities since they encourage user-generated content and …

July 2011
The semiconductor industry has a critical role to play in the development of innovative medical electronic products and devices and can bring about a paradigm shift particularly in areas such as portables and telemedicine.
Semiconductors …

July 2011
Reports about India being among the five countries with worst maternal mortality rate are shocking. For a developing country set to become a leading global player in the near future, such figures are reflection …