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Technology encompasses a vital portion of the healthcare lifecycle including diagnosis of disease, subsequent treatments and continuous monitoring. The medical technology sector is currently estimated to be around USD 4.9 billion and is poised to grow at Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 17% (Source CII-Deloitte Report, Sep 2017). Hence, there is a great probability of its profound usage for overcoming healthcare gaps. It is observed that there is a huge dearth of healthcare resources...

Technology in healthcare In the modern world, technology has proved to play a critical role in every industry and in all aspects of our lives. In the health care industry, technology helps improve and save countless lives due to its efficiency in operations. Medical technology hence sustains health around the globe in the various spheres of the field including biotechnology, development of modern medical devices and the management of health facilities. Complex technologies have since...

The HealthCare (HC) Industry has evolved tremendously since its inception. According to WHO reports, the Global Healthcare Expenditure forecast is believed to reach USD 9.5 Trillion by 2018.The increasing complexity of healthcare operations, government initiatives to promote implementation of Information Technology (IT) in hospitals, shift toward paperless environment through electronic records and huge proliferation of smart devices and mobile apps are creating demand for healthcare IT systems. Major Reasons for IT to drive HC –...