Why hbA1c levels are the key to your diabetes management?
The average life of the Red Bood Cell (RBC), is around 120 days. With an estimated half-life of 2-3 months, it is a good indication of the overall health of…
Patients views may be the key to reducing medical errors says new study
Patients’ views are not often included in records of diagnostic errors, but new data released on November 5 suggest that patient and family narratives may contain key information that should formally be included in the system.
To learn more about how patient experience and patient-physician interactions might affect the risk for diagnostic error, Traber Davis Giardina, PhD, MSW, and colleagues analyzed reports submitted from January 2010 to February 2016 to the nonprofit Empowered Patient Coalition.
Apollo Hospitals and Aravind Eye Hospital win big at the 6th Asia Pacific HIMSS Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2018
The results of the 6th Asia Pacific HIMSSElsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2018 have been announced. This award recognizes outstanding achievements and innovations globally in the implementation and usage of health…
Air pollution linked to high risk of oral cancer: Study
You may be wrong if you still believe that oral cancer is only caused by smoking, tobacco use, liquor and betel nut. Because a recent study in Taiwan says that…
Three Indian Hospitals in the finals of the Asia Pacific HIMSS-Elsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2018
Elsevier, the information analytics business specializing in science and health, and HIMSS Asia Pacific have announced the finalists of the sixth Asia Pacific HIMSSElsevier Digital Healthcare Award 2018. This award recognizes outstanding achievements and innovations globally in the implementation and usage of health information and technology.