Day 2 of International Patient Safety Congress And Inauguration of 2Nd Conference on Transforming Healthcare With IT
Hyderabad, 22 April 2011:The Second Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT was inaugurated today at HICC, Hyderabad. Hosted by the Apollo Hospitals Group by the side of with a consortium of Healthcare IT Companies, the two-day conference was inaugurated by Ms Preetha Reddy, MD, Apollo Hospitals Group.
Highlights of the day:
Inauguration of 2nd Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT
Launch of the Patient Safety Course
Global View on Patient Safety by McKinsey, JCI and Davita Inc.
Dr Prathap C Reddy Patient Safety Awards
Role of ICT in Healthcare
The conference witnessed a series of comprehensive plotting and panels to review the adoption of Healthcare Information Technology and industry best practices for enhanced operational efficiencies and patient care. The 2nd day of the Patient Safety Congress saw plenary plotting merging of IT with Healthcare to ensure better Patient Care
Today at the conference Dr Prathap C Reddy presented the Patient Safety Awards to colleges and hospitals across India, the chief guest at the awards ceremony Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Kiran Kumar Reddy appreciated the efforts of Apollo Hospitals in bridging synergies between caregivers, organisations and patients.
Commenting on the two International conferences, Dr Prathap C Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said,“To ensure Patient Safety, we need to realise that it is a global responsibility which needs to be cultivated within every healthcare system. Across the globe, healthcare providers and policy makers are grappling with a deep and diverse set of challenges to provide planet- class healthcare delivery. Transforming healthcare will require much effort and a enthusiasm to experiment with options. Active engagement, collaboration, and innovation will help to lead and shape this transformation. Optimum healthcare calls for a more collaborative, innovative, and technologically all ears healthcare system.”
Across the globe, healthcare providers and policy makers are grappling with a deep and diverse set of challenges to provide planet- class healthcare delivery. Healthcare delivery is a complex business and requires extremely close engagement amongst all stakeholders within the ecosystem.“The realm of patient care is evolving every day and Healthcare IT has become a critical driver of this change. It represents an opportunity to not only improve feature and lower cost but also enhance access, speed and extent,” said Ms Sangita Reddy, Executive Director, Operations, Apollo Hospitals Group. “This conference will help us bring by the side of a wealth of knowledge from across the planet onto a release platform”
T.Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Government ofIndia focussed on the role of healthcare, research and development as a national perspective. “There has been shifting trends in healthcare and our challenge is to bridge technology and health check science into a release window. With the advancement in technology, we have seen global practices reach India in nearly real time, making India a hub of health check tourism. Our effort today is to build synergy between research & development, technology & healthcare to address the need of human healthcare system,” he emphasized.
To ensure patient safety, we need to ensure that we do safety rounds at fixed intervals; have a safe physical facility, health check and other equipments and people must be effectively managed. Management must strive to lower adverse actions, preclude accidents and maintain safe conditions. “Patients can ensure a safer experience with the health care system by being caught up and informed in this area their behavior. By asking questions and following through on their clinician’s behavior and instructions, patients can take part in the process and gain confidence in the system. Improving patient safety requires unremitting learning and the constant communication of information between caregivers, organizations, and patients,” said Ms Shobana Kamineni, ED – New Initiatives, Apollo Hospitals Group.
The event brought collectively eminent policy-makers, healthcare providers and technologists from across the globe, combining the synergies of healthcare IT to bring in this area a more ‘Connected Healthcare Ecosystem’. Delegates at the event looked at the evolution of healthcare from a macro perspective: healthcare delivery can be improved with the use of information technology.
In this area Apollo Hospitals
In 1983, Dr Prathap C Reddy, the architect of Indian healthcare, launched the first corporate hospital in India. An integrated healthcare company, the Apollo Hospitals Group has more than 8,500 beds across 54 hospitals, more than 1200 pharmacies and 100 diagnostic clinics, health check business process outsourcing services, health indemnity services, and clinical research divisions with a focus on epidemiological studies, stem cell research and genetic research. To develop talent for the burgeoning need of superior healthcare delivery, the Apollo Hospitals Group has 11 nursing and hospital management colleges. These accomplishments have earned the Apollo Hospitals Group accolades such as the Centre of Excellence from the Government of India and recognition from the Establishment Fee International (seven Apollo hospitals are JCI qualified). In a rare honour, the Government of India issued a in reminiscence stamp in recognition of Apollo’s contribution, the first for a healthcare establishment. For more than 26 years, Apollo has continuously excelled and maintained leadership in health check innovation, planet-class clinical services and cutting-edge research. Apollo hospitals are consistently ranked amongst the best hospitals globally for advanced health check services.
Written by baani
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