Mobile telephony, information technology, cloud computing, UID’s have become a way of life. There was a time when these technologies were merely food for science fiction, but now we cannot imagine a world without them. Technology is all over the place, in all aspects of our lives, including health-care. A steady paradigm shift is taking place in the medical industry – in the way diagnosis, drug delivery, and communication happens. Technological innovations have brought a revolution in the way diseases are diagnosed and treated at hospitals and dispensaries. Nowadays, patients are integrated into these processes, facilitated by these transformed technologies. Information, traditionally disseminated by paper files, is now communicated through e-files in CD-ROMs and USB drives. Even wireless technology is being used increasingly. And these are the little triggers that are transforming health-care radically. Continue reading →