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Mumbai, Friday, November 30th, 2018: DigiPharmaX Healthcare Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a fast growing Digitalization consultancy platform and Personal Connected Health Alliance (India), a US based organization formed by HIMSS (Healthcare Information Management Systems Society) rolled out Indias first Connected Health Summit and Awards at a function today.
This first of its kind event in India saw the coming together of important stakeholders across Hospitals, pharmaceutical industry, Doctors and various digital players who were helping in the connectivity space in India.
The Summit opened with an address by Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta, Hon. Chairman PCHAlliance India and Dr. BS Ajai Kumar, Chairman & CEO HCG.
This was followed by discussions on topics ranging from the Role of Emerging Technologies in Connected Health& Connected Health for Patient Care.
Mr Jayesh Jindal from Samsung Healthcare showed how a modern digital hospital can enrich patient experience. Samsungs Cardio connected device for heart patient was showcased publicly for the first time in this summit.
Mr Prateek Chopra from Abbott discussed how they had partnered with GoQii to create the GutFit program which is a pill plus dietician connected approach for GI patients.
Prof Rajendra Pratap Gupta, the Hon. Chairman, PCHAlliance India urged All stakeholders need to read the National Health Policy as everyone will be impacted by it. The private sector provides almost 80% of healthcare services in India and needs to enable low cost healthcare. About 30% cost of hospitals is attributed to consumables which must be reduced. We are constantly looking for digital innovation to improve accessibility, affordability and quality of healthcare.
Commenting on this function, Prof Rajendra Pratap Gupta, the Hon. Chairman, PCHAlliance India said We are constantly looking for digital innovation to improve accessibility, affordability and quality of healthcare. This platform created by PCH Alliance and DigiPharmaX is essential to Connect Hospitals, Doctors, Pharma and technology companies to innovate and collaborate for delivering care at the point
Rajashree Menon, CEO – DigiPharmaX opined The time has come to move the needle from SickCare to HealthCare. Personal Connected Health means the patient needs to be involved in their own healthcare and wellbeing which makes it possible to intervene before an issue becomes acute. We have to be more proactive and preventive rather than acute and reactive. She also urged Healthcare to collaborate with Digital Health Solution providers to ensure Continuum of Patient Care
Mr Yugal Sikri had this to say about this unique initiative by DigiPharmaX Healthcare Solutions Pvt. Ltd and Personal Connected Health Alliance (India), Healthcare is an area that needs integrated approach. A summit like this is a strong need for today. This platform enables participation of HCPs, formal and informal providers, where integrated solutions can be discussed.
This event also saw the felicitation and awards being presented to who were doing cutting edge work by designing and building Apps/Platforms (Digital Health) or incorporating them into digital strategy (Pharma ,Hospitals& Doctors) and other digital products for ensuring the Continuum of care for patients.
Some of them included Abbott, GSK, USV, Group Pharma &Wockhardt amongst others in Pharmaceutical sector, GOQii, GoApptiv, Doxper in Digital Health, Dr Bakul Parikh, Dr AkshayKumarswamy , Anupam Karmakar – DY Patil Hospital (Mumbai) in Doctors & Hospital categories respectively.
Mr. Laxmikant Sugandhi, Digital Head Group Pharma and Mr. Dinesh Chindarkar, MediaMedic two of the winners at this function said Thank you DigiPharmaX. The Summit was well curated & organized. It was a great learning experience on Connected Health.
It was indeed good learning at DigiPharmaX Connected Health India Summit understanding how to join the various dots in healthcare.
About DigiPharmaX: Digital Health Consulting and Change Management company. We enable Pharmaceutical companies to affect a digital transformation & create impactful Digital Footprints. We help companies chart their Digital story with our ecosystem for Ideation, strategy building & Execution. Our Digital Academy upskills Marketing professionals, increases Digital appreciation of Medico-marketing professionals & helps Sales teams gain a deeper understanding of company’s digital vision & effective implementation of company’s digital objectives. We also create unique Digital Summits to seed innovative thoughts & ensure the continuum of care for the patients. The Summits are leadership events focused on the future of technology enabled health and wellness to improve treatment outcomes.
DigiPharmaX Digital Awards recognizes & rewards Digital Excellence for Pharma, HCP & Digital Health organizations through a unique Digital Awards platform!
About PCHAlliance: The Personal Connected Health Alliance (PCHAlliance) aims to make health and wellness an effortless part of daily life. The PCHAlliance, a non-profit organization formed by HIMSS, believes that health is personal and extends beyond healthcare. The Alliance mobilizes a coalition of stakeholders to realize the full potential of personal connected health. PCHAlliance members are a vibrant ecosystem of technology and life sciences industry icons and innovative, early stage companies along with governments, academic institutions, and associations from around the world.
