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perspective<br />

a quar terly repor t <strong>by</strong><br />

Exhibit 12<br />

Exhibit 13<br />

Google<br />

Maps Earth<br />

Medical<br />

consultation<br />

online<br />

Volume 02 / 2009<br />

Customisation<br />

Flexiblity<br />

| Volume 02<br />

While on first glance the benefits and ease make the system of digital records seems like a complete<br />

winning proposition there are however some roadblocks to its implementation such as:<br />

•Heavy<br />

initial investment<br />

•Low<br />

acceptability<br />

•Confidentiality<br />

& privacy concerns<br />

•Lack<br />

of global uniformity<br />

•Low<br />

adoption rate: It is estimated that less than 30% of U.S hospitals have adopted electronic records<br />

EMRs, though requiring significant investment, represent the way forward to create a much needed<br />

centralised database. While most corporate hospitals in India have started implemented EMR, the smaller<br />

hospitals would require significant assistance and financial support.<br />

49 | Building Operational Efficiency in Healthcare Delivery<br />

Case Study: An Indian 650-bed multi-specialty state -of -the- art hospital deployed an advanced<br />

web-based HIS.<br />

Innovation @ Google<br />

Google<br />

Health<br />

Manage<br />

Health records<br />

•Better inventory and medical package control<br />

•Rapid access to laboratory results<br />

•Improved continuity of medical records<br />

GH on<br />

iPhone<br />

Mobile phone<br />

health access<br />

Pharmaceutical<br />

substitution<br />

Speed<br />

Google<br />

flu trends<br />

Digital Outbreak<br />

detection<br />

Automated patient billing<br />

With over 400,000 outpatient visits per year, the hospital<br />

reduced its outpatient processing time <strong>by</strong> 40% to increase<br />

patient throughoput.<br />

Security assurance<br />

with control<br />

Scalability and<br />

interoperability<br />

Many companies like Google, have<br />

innovated and taken technology a step<br />

further <strong>by</strong> coming up with a whole range<br />

of medical technological applications<br />

such as predicting epidemic trends and<br />

also making healthcare advice available<br />

on cell phones.

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