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SA-HIS enabled for Android tablets and smartphones

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Android, the latest addition to mobile devices, from Google is all set to change the way we work.  Desktops, laptops, notebooks are soon going to be obsolete and replaced by these sleek hand held devices.  Biggest advantage of these hand held devices is that information can be accessed on the go. It’s not surprising that Android devices have already overtaken iPhones in volume sales.

To ensure that our customers are not left behind, Software Associates (SA-H.I.S), the market leaders in South India, and amongst the top 10 packaged healthcare ERP solution providers in the country is proud to announce a path breaking technology and product innovation for Android tablets and smartphone devices. 

H.I.S-InfoStack is a ready to use enterprise class plug-in module app stack which would enable Hospital owners and doctors access enterprise data using their Android smartphones and tablet computing devices.  (HTC / T-Mobile, Samsung, Archos etc)

Some of the benefits for the Doctors include, one touch access to

Inpatient list
OP appointments for the day
New medicines report
Lab results
Holidays lists
Scheduled events lists
Important phone numbers

The hospital owner / management team can have access to information like

End of the day cash collection
Alerts on high value payments
Purchase summary for the day
In patient / Outpatient statistics
Bed occupancy

Some of the salient features of the product include:

Under 30 minutes installation time
Works under static and dynamic ip address
Works with standard broadband connection
No web server required
Helps you build your own information chart
Global access for doctors and management
Protect access through handset ID

Call at + 91 9447 065 186 to fix a online demo of the working product.

The product is also available for SA-FMS  ERP customers – our next generation software solution for Logistics solution providers.

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iPads for medical students

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Medicine students starting at Stanford University School of Medicine will this year be given an iPad as part of a trial programme in integrate the mobile device into medical education.

Stanford will distribute iPads to its incoming class of 91 first-year medical school and master’s of medicine students during orientation later in August.

The prestigious medical school aims to use the iPads to give its students flexible access to the content they need, this will range whether it is a virtual cadaver in dissection lab, annotated lecture slides and videos in the classroom, or journal articles for evidence-based practice in clinic. Read full article here

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Nintendo Wii, Digi pens for hospitals

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

NHS East Berkshire is to trial technology to allow patients to carry out rehabilitation exercises at home without needing to see a physiotherapist, as part of the launch of O2 Health.

The technology will allow patients to return home and carry out pre-determined rehabilitation programmes shown on a TV screen and have their progress monitored remotely via movement sensors.

Data will be captured and communicated back to a physiotherapist for ongoing evaluation to make sure the patient is carrying out the correct movements..

Read full article here

Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust is set to roll-out digital pens to more than 130 staff across its community midwifery department.

The trust believes it was the first in the country to pilot the digital pens, which have been developed by digital pen providers Anoto and PaperIQ together with BlackBerry.

It will now roll-out the system over the next two weeks. Midwives will be able to visit mums-to-be in the community and digitally record information. The data will then be sent back to the trust using a BlackBerry device.

Read full article here

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The Doctor Will See You Now. Please Log On.

Monday, May 31st, 2010

ONE day last summer, Charlie Martin felt a sharp pain in his lower back. But he couldn’t jump into his car and rush to the doctor’s office or the emergency room: Mr. Martin, a crane operator, was working on an oil rig in the South China Sea off Malaysia.

From thousands of miles away, Dr. Oscar Boultinghouse checks the eye of a patient. He could, though, get in touch with a doctor thousands of miles away, via two-way video. Using an electronic stethoscope that a paramedic on the rig held in place, Dr. Oscar W. Boultinghouse, an emergency medicine physician in Houston, listened to Mr. Martin’s heart. “The extreme pain strongly suggested a kidney stone,” Dr. Boultinghouse said later. A urinalysis on the rig confirmed the diagnosis, and Mr. Martin flew to his home in Mississippi for treatment.

Mr. Martin, 32, is now back at work on the same rig, the Courageous, leased by Shell Oil. He says he is grateful he could discuss his pain by video with the doctor. “It’s a lot better than trying to describe it on a phone,” Mr. Martin says.. Read full article here

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Choosing the right ERP vendor for your hospital

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

Often we find that prospective customers are confused when it comes to deciding an H.I.S vendor for their hospital and the choice is more for technology rather than solution because somewhere there is a geek in the family who works for a large MNC technology company. In emerging markets, technology plays little role (scalability, reliability and associated costs) and it is the domain expertise and implementation methodology that really makes the difference. Here is an interesting article to compliment that thought.

Another interesting article talks about top ten criteria

Top Ten Criteria for Selecting Software  2nd Time  1st Time
Level of support from the solution provider  1 8
Vendor’s track record of performance  2 10
Software’s ability to fit the business  3 4
Growth potential of software  4 7
Price of the software  5 1
Quality of documentation  6 9
Functionality of the software  7 5
Ease of use  8 3
Ease of implementation of the new system  9 2
Software works with existing hardware  10 6

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Hospital technology hype cycle

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Does technology really matter ?

Often we do get calls from prospective clients who buzz about technology before deciding on software products for the healthcare sector. Typical questions include

  • Is your product built using eclipse or Visual Studio tool
  • Does your product use X or Y rdbms
  • Is your product a web based point of sale application
  • Do you provide unlimited customisation

What matters

  • Contribute to overall return on investment (Ask for value chart)
  • Improve hospital business processes – Process chart for hospitals
  • Enhance patient experience – Reduction in patient wait time
  • Have low cost of ownership (TCO) (thin client for eg; lower operating power)
  • Scalable to support the growth of the hospital
  • Secure enough to hold your valuable data
  • Transparent and ethical on the licencing aspects of the software
  • Constant updates and release upgrades -
  • Be affordable to hospitals in emerging nations – India
  • Zero maintenance cost for software vs cut and paste programming
  • Be self running as hospitals cannot afford dedicated IT departments
  • The software must guarantee return on investment

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Off the shelf vs custom software for your hospital

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Worldwide statistics

31% of software projects cancelled before completed
53% of projects cost 189% of their original estimates
16% of software projects completed on time and within budget

How long would it take an 8 member experienced team consisting of designer, developers testers and R&D engineers to build a 20 module Hospital Software. A conservative estimate would be 2 years.
 
Risks include attrition, change in government laws, technology updates, inflation, cost escalation and unclear and changing requirements.
 

We are in the business of providing ready to use, cost saving software solutions for hospitals and nursing homes in India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka)

 
Advantages of using HIS from Software Associates
  • The value assimilated through co-creation is priceless.
  • Best practices of hospital administration / management captured in every business cycle.
  • Product undergone multiple financial year cycles to plug loopholes in the system.
  • Only installation, configuration and training to be completed. Online in less than 30 days.
  • Large repository of tested financial, inventory and administrative reporting formats available.
  • Handled by people who have deep understanding about the industry practices.
  • No need to worry about people turnover within the software organisation.
  • Would not cost you an arm and a leg to install and run the hospital management software.
  • Continuous product updates, hence protected from technology obsolesce.
  • Protection from change in regulatory norms.
  • Tried and tested technologies. Guaranteed success.
  • No licensing needed for server operating system or relational database.
  • No risk of yours being yet another never ending project
  • Fixed budgets – no unplanned financial commitments.
  • Deep insight into patient stay and satisfaction matrics
  • Measured benefits / ROI

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