Category: E-HEALTH, Finalists 2011
HEALTH CARE KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM- CONCEPT MAPS
Original Title : Health Care Knowledge System- Concept Maps
Media Format : Internet
Website : www.cdackolkata.in
Producer : Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, C-DAC, Kolkata
Language : English
Location : West Bengal, INDIA
Contact : goutam.saha@cdac.in
Media Format : Internet
Website : www.cdackolkata.in
Producer : Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, C-DAC, Kolkata
Language : English
Location : West Bengal, INDIA
Contact : goutam.saha@cdac.in
DESCRIPTION
This initiative, launched by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, C-DAC, Kolkata, aims for development and deployment of Web-enabled Concept Maps based Healthcare Knowledge System to promote Health Awareness & IT-enabled Health Education in all the eight North-East states of India towards Healthy North-Eastern India. In this project health related knowledge is organized through hundreds of knowledge graphs on important health topics along with images for quick understanding of symptoms, prevention, treatment, knowledge related to Key-points to Stay-Healthy, Causes-Symptoms- Healing, Human Body’s Organ Systems, Vitamins, Minerals, Diseases related to Aging, Heart, Rheumatoid, Allergy, Asthma, Pneumonia, Emphysema, Back Pain, Broken Bones, Burns, Cancer, Children, Eye Problem, Family Planning, Fever, Malnutrition, Stomach, Liver, Thyroid, Worm, Mental, Poisoning, Problem by Birth, Serious Sicknesses, Skin, Sexual Contact, Teeth-Gums, Women, Mother, Baby etc. This is a cognitive engineering work which provides for faster knowledge acquisition and dissemination and effective at-a-glance understanding through meaningful e-Learning. The software is deployed on kiosks; web and operational training are provided to health workers at various primary health centres that lack adequate health awareness resources. Healthcare Knowledge Software has been developed in consultation with many renowned doctors from reputed Govt Medical Colleges and Hospitals.
EVALUATION
The Jury appreciated this initiative because such cognitive engineering eHealth tools of such a comprehensive and a large number of inter-related concepts map-based Health Care Knowledge System is very new in India and perhaps in Asia also. It was noted with appreciation that CDAC Kolkata has attempted a novel approach which is very different from the conventional eHealth tools/ resources as available on internet.
EMEDICALPOINT DELIVERING CITIZEN CENTRIC SERVICES
Original Title : Emedicalpoint
Media Format : Internet
Website : www.emedicalpoint.com
Producer : A.B.M Shahnewaz Rifat – LinkCord
Language : English and Bengali
Location : Dhaka, BANGLADESH
Contact : rifat_rifats@live.com
Media Format : Internet
Website : www.emedicalpoint.com
Producer : A.B.M Shahnewaz Rifat – LinkCord
Language : English and Bengali
Location : Dhaka, BANGLADESH
Contact : rifat_rifats@live.com
DESCRIPTION
Emedicalpoint is an online medical portal, started by A.B.M Shahnewaz Rifat of LinkCord , which aims to simplify the medical information and services for both the general people as well as the people in medical related profession in Bangladesh. In Emedicalpoint they publish the doctor’s information which includes a powerful search that enables people to find a specific doctor. The site publishes day to day international and national medical affairs in a stylish and convenient way. The site also contains a descriptive, secure and simple registration link. One may easily register in the site and start getting the members advantages. Membership is completely free. Services they provide under Emedicalpoint are doctor’s search, Emedical blog, hospital and clinic search, medical colleges and pharmaceuticals search, medical jobs, health news, scholarship news, medical journal, press releases, medical education, blood donors, and emergency solutions.
EVALUATION
It was noted that the site is useful for anyone at anytime with fast navigation facility. It was also noted that Emedicalpoint can work as a platform for interacting with some major social sites. Articles also can be commented upon. The Jury observed that there is an Emedicalpoint Blog also as a part of the initiative, for interactions between people to raise medical awareness in a social way.
MEDIANGELS
Original Title : MediAngels.com
Media Format : Internet
Website : www.MediAngels.com
Producer : Angels Health Private Limited
Language : English
Location : Maharashtra, INDIA
Contact : office@MediAngels.com
DESCRIPTION
MediAngels initiative, launched by Angels Health Private Limited, is a kind of ‘Global eHospital’ and has been conceptualized and promoted by leading physicians with entrepreneurial aspirations. MediAngels provides various services which cater to the health care needs of an individual. MediAngels.com facilitates consultations (expert opinion from super-specialists at a click/call), Lab Investigations (home collection of samples and uploading digitized reports), eRecords (storage and maintenance of patient’s medical records), Radiological interpretation (by expert radiologists in each specialty), wellness programs & educational events (for public and corporate), delivery of medicines (through pharmacy network), Ambulance service provider (for emergency cases to transfer to nearest hospital). MediAngels would cater mainly to the educated professionals who are net savvy and realize the importance of authenticity, individualized health information, made available from the top physicians in the world, in the comfort of their homes.
EVALUATION
The Jury noted that more than 6000 consumers have registered on the platform resulting in 1500 transactions till date, 10% of which have been from outside India. It was also noted that in last 6 months, MediAngels has empanelled over 300 specialists from 22 countries covering over 85 specialties. It was further observed that MediAngels have successfully completed tie-ups with 21,000 laboratories pan India. Further, MediAngels launched a user friendly web portal in January 2011 in which any individual consumer can register for free at www.Medi- Angels.com and access the services as easy as using Gmail/Facebook. It was appreciated that the website has incorporated guidelines with detailed content provided at every phase, to help the patient using the services with ease.
PROGNOSIS: YOUR DIAGNOSIS
Original Title : Prognosis : Your Diagnosis
Media Format : Mobile app based
Website : www.prognosisapp.com
Producer : Medical Joyworks
Language : English
Location : Colombo, SRI LANKA
Contact : contact@medicaljoyworks.com
Media Format : Mobile app based
Website : www.prognosisapp.com
Producer : Medical Joyworks
Language : English
Location : Colombo, SRI LANKA
Contact : contact@medicaljoyworks.com
DESCRIPTION
Prognosis Your Diagnosis project, initiated by Medical Joyworks in Sri Lanka, allows Doctors and Medical Students to learn how to treat real life patients via an interactive cartoon style narrative. It appears to be the first medical application on the iPhone to ‘gamify’ Medical education. It also promotes serious learning, as each case teaches important clinical points required in day to day practice. “Prognosis Your Diagnosis” takes this idea and converts it into a simple but effective game, where doctors play through a process similar to real life. The application contains over 60 cases, each of which represents a common clinical scenario. The doctor also gains access to the discussions which are written by leading consultants (specialist physicians / surgeons, etc) in that area. This application can be downloaded from the android market to install them in android phones.
EVALUATION
The Jury appreciated the novel approach of combining gaming and medicine to create ‘medical edutainment’. The approach to teach how a patient should be approached in practice, and which clinical points should be kept in mind in one’s day to day practice has been commendable. In addition, it was also felt that the use of cartoon style narrative to teach medicine would propose uniqueness to everybody. It was also noted that half a million users have attested that the application as very interesting and compelling. The provision of any doctor wishing to share knowledge or experience on the case may do so by posting a comment on the discussion was also well appreciated.