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GettingadmittedtoanAmericanhospitalistentimesriskierthanskydivingdespiteAmericanhospitalsbeingconsideredasoneofthesafestspacesonourplanet

WeneedtomakehospitalsverysafeforpatientsWhenweadmitourlovedonestoahospitalwhydowealwaysinquireaboutwhichdoctorisgoingtotakecareofthepatientWhyisitthatwhenweboardanaircraftweneveraskabouttheworkexperienceofthepilotThisisprimarilybecauseoftheregimentedprocessesadoptedbythehealthcareandaviationindustry

Unlikeinthehealthcareindustrynopilotcanhavehisownstyleoftake-offcruisingorlandinganaircraftPilotsstrictlyfollowprescribedprotocoltheirmovesmanoeuvresandconversationswithinthecockpitarerecordedandstoredonalsquoBlackboxrsquoIncaseofacrasheverythingaboutthereasonforthecrashisaccessedrevealedandstudiedtoascertainthecauseoftheincidentAnyhumanerrorcausingacrashbecomesmaterialforprecautioninthefutureEssentiallyitistechnologywithprotocolwhichisrigidlyadheredtowithintheaviationindustrymakingitoneofthesafestindustriesintheworld

Unfortunatelyinhealthcaredeliveryitisdifficulttofollowtreatmentprotocolssinceover90ofhospitalsindevelopingcountriesincludingIndiadonothaveElectronicMedicalRecords(EMR)

EMRwillhelpusdocumentreal-timeeventshappeningaroundapatientinsidethehospitalwithseamlessmovementofdatabetweenpatientsmachineslabsnursestechniciansanddoctorsonamobileplatform

Currentlywiththeprocessesfollowedwhenapatientdevelopsanycomplicationitgetsdifficulttotrackeventswhichledtotheproblemsincebedsidepaperrecordscontainverylittledetailto

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InSeptember2018UttarakhandhighcourtdirectedthatnodoctorinthestateofUttarakhandcanprescribemedicinesonpaperTheyweretoldtoadoptdigitalprescriptionstoavoidprescriptionerrorsUnfortunatelyefficientdigitaltoolstofollowthemandatedidnrsquotexistthenHoweverthingsaregoingtochangewiththelaunchofthelsquoAyushmanBharatDigitalHealthMissionrsquoyesterday

IfweprovidesmartdigitaltoolstodoctorsnursesandtechniciansinsteadofpenandpapermorbiditymortalityinhealthcarewillcomedownsignificantlyaccesstohealthcarewillimprovetremendouslyandthecostofhealthcarewillcomedowndramaticallyTodayitisanightmarefordoctorstogetallthemedicaldatarequiredtomakeaccurateclinicaldiagnosisbythepatientrsquosbedside

DoctorsareundertremendouspressureduetothefearofpossiblehumanerrorwhichcanadverselyaffectapatientrsquoslifeMorethananythingelsewell-designedintuitiveEMRbuiltwithinputsfromthedoctorcommunitywillrestoretheirjoyoftreatingpatients

IfEMRisgoingtotransformhealthcarethenwhyisUShealthcarestillstrugglingWhyisEMRoneofthemainreasonsforphysicianburnoutintheUSItisbecausebillionsofdollarswerespentbuildingEMRsintheUSpurelyasabillingsoftwareonwhichmedicalcomponentswereaddedasanafterthought

TheAyushmanBharatDigitalHealthMissionwillopenthedoorforIndiandigitalhealthstart-upstodominatetheglobaldigitalhealthindustry

WithagentlenudgebytheAyushmanBharatDigitalHealthMissionEMRwillbecomeubiquitousAuniquedigitalhealthIDwillhelpchronicpatientscarrytheirmedicalrecordsontheirphoneswhichcanbeseenbydoctorsontheircomputersanywhereDoctorswillstopaskingthesamerepetitivequestionsduringeveryvisitlikeallergiesfamilyhistorypastmedicalhistorysinceitisalreadyrecordedbydoctorsinthepast

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PatientswillbedelightedtointeractwithdoctorswhoknoweverythingabouttheirmedicalhistoryForeverymedicalproblemstartingfromaheadachetocancerfirstinteractionwithadoctorwillhappenonlineConsultingadoctoronlinewillbecomeapleasantexperienceinsteadofpainfulhospitalvisits

IntheprocesspatientswillconsultdoctorsonlineattheearlystagesofthediseaseUncontrolleddiabeteswillbebettercontrolledwithonlinediabeticcareandconstantmonitoringbythediabetologistsrsquoteamSincemostofthebloodtestsCTscanMRIultrasoundreportswillbeavailableonthecloudfromanywherepatientsdonotneedtogoforpainfulandexpensiverepeattests

SoondataanalyticswillbuildclinicaldecisionsupportsystemsonEMRswhichwillsuggestalternativediagnosisbasedonthepatientrsquosconditionvirtuallylikeofferingsecondopinionsfromseniordoctorsQuackerywillbeabolishedsinceonlyregistereddoctorswillbeallowedtoprescribemedicationondigitalprescriptionpadsWiththebarcodingofmedicinestripsfakemedicineswillalsodisappear

DigitisationhasdisruptedeveryindustryUbertheworldrsquoslargesttaxicompanyownsnovehiclesFacebooktheworldrsquosmostpopulardigitalmediaownercreatesnocontentAlibabatheworldrsquoslargestretailerhasnoinventoryandAirbnbtheworldrsquoslargestaccommodationproviderownsnorealestate

GoingforwardtheworldrsquoslargesthealthcareproviderwillhavenobedsbecauseitrsquosgoingtobeanHealthappWiththeencouragementfromourtechsavvyPrimeMinisterNarendraModiHealthappwillbedevelopedinIndiabyourbrilliantsoftwareengineersTherestoftheworldwillhavenooptionbuttoembraceitbecauseoftheyoungsmartintuitiveappealofourHealthapp

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