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STARTUP SHOWCASE: ZINI, THE HEALTHCARE #AI, @zinitheai

Dr Rohit Sharma ZINI AI

Starting Today: 25th May 2020, we are launching the Startup Showcase. We hope to share the work being done by the startups we have listed in our list of 150+ HealthTech Startups from India.

Talk to ZINI

On the Bottom Right of HCITExpert, initiate the conversation with ZINI

Why make guesses about your health? Just talk to ZINI. She is an AI driven virtual physician. She can discuss the whole scenario in detail, figure out what’s wrong and guide you in a timely manner. Convenience & reliability, restored in healthcare.

Glossary of Terms – Epidemiology

Glossary of Terms in Epidemiology
  • ENDEMIC DISEASE. The constant presence of a disease or infectious agent within a given geographic area or population group; may also refer to the usual prevalence of a given disease within such area or group.
  • EPIDEMIC. The occurrence of more cases of disease than expected in a given area or among a specific group of people over a particular period of time.
  • PANDEMIC. An epidemic occurring over a very wide area (several countries or continents) and usually affecting a large proportion of the population.
  • OUTBREAK. Synonymous with epidemic. Sometimes the preferred word, as it may escape sensationalism associated with the word epidemic. Alternatively, a localized as opposed to generalized epidemic.
  • EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRIAD. The traditional model of infectious disease causation. Includes three components: an external agent, a susceptible host, and an environment that brings the host and agent together, so that disease occurs.
  • EPIDEMIOLOGY. The study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the application of this study to the control of health problems.

#Telemedicine Practice Guidelines by @MoHFW_INDIA and some resources

Telemedicine Practice Guidelines

In March 2020, The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has published the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines for Enabling Registered Medical Practitioners to Provide Healthcare Using Telemedicine

Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, the need of the hour

Disasters and pandemics pose unique challenges to providing health care. Though telemedicine will not solve them all, it is well suited for scenarios in which medical practitioners can evaluate and manage patients.

Indian Healthcare Organisations and #HealthTech Startups Response to COVID19 [Live Updates]

Live Updates

Please note, this is not an exhaustive list, it’s being updated as and when we are coming across updates from various organisations. The list will be continuously updated. Rest assured there are many more Innovators working to provide solutions and services to Indians. We want to thank people working in healthcare organisations and others providing care and solutions during these testing times 🙏

MoHFW, GOI & WHO:

  • WHO:
    • 1. WHO COVID Alerts on Whatsapp: link
    • 2. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation Dashboard: link
  • MOHFW, GOI / State Governments:
    1. Please call the 24×7 toll free National Helpline number 1075 for support, guidance, and response to health related queries on #COVID19.
    2. MoHFW, GoI Website, link
    3. MYGOV Corona Helpdesk Whatsapp Number: +91 9013151515, in partnership with Haptik
    4. Government of Goa in partnership with INNOVACCER Inc has launched a self check tool for COVID19 : https://covid-india.innovaccer.com/#/
    5. ICMR Website, link
    6. Government of Punjab COVA App, link
    7. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI issued a document dated, March 2020, “BOARD OF GOVERNORS In supersession of the Medical Council of India” – Telemedicine Practice Guidelines: Enabling Registered Medical Practitioners to Provide Healthcare Using Telemedicine

#Podcast S1 E3: Dr. Sandeep Reddy, @docsunny50 talks about status of #AI In Healthcare

In this episode of the podcast, I interview Dr. Sandeep Reddy who is a certified health informatician and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare researcher based at the Deakin School of Medicine, Geelong, Victoria, Australia as an Associate Professor.

#Infographic : 7 Types of Cyber Threats

  • 61% of business leaders see cyber as a serious business threat, 
  • 140 countries business leaders say cyber threats us highest concern
  • $445B estimated annual toll of cybercrime on global economy
  • 67% of enterprise organisations believe that the threat landscape is worse today than it was 2 years ago – ESG: Threat Intelligence as part of Cyber Situational Awareness
Cyber Threats have been increasing over the past years. It is important to therefore understand what are the types of Cyber Threats that one must guard against, personally and as an organisation.
We prepared this Infographic from an article that appeared in Healthcare IT News, by @SullyHIT titled ‘7 cyber threats worst than PHI a summary of Richard Clark’s talk’




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