ICT in Healthcare

Nambirajan, DDENID, Bangalore

Case Study 1: MRMBS – Tamilnadu Government Project to provide healthcare for pregnant women

• MRMBS Scheme details: Cash assistance given in three installments (Rs.4000) on conditional release and restricted for first two deliveries only.

• The pregnant mother should be of age 19 years and above.

• The pregnant woman should be in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) group. 

Forms filled by PHC (Primary Health Care Centre workers)

Completion of online entry by  field health staffs is compulsory

Case Study 2: CycleTel – Family planning through SMS

A startup initiative of Institute of Reproductive Health, Georgetown University

Objective: transforming family planning through mobile phones.

Using ‘Standard Days Method’ of family planning

• 800 women in India to test, provide feedback and help build the CycleTel system.

• It is now a patent-pending technology ready for market-roll out.

Case Study 3: Practo - A Startup which helps find doctors near a locality.

Category of doctors and list of areas

Choosing Doctors and fixing appointments

Case Study 4: DocEngage – a healthcare management app for both patients and

Doctors

Managing personal as well as family health records

Easy access to patient details for the Doctors

Case Study 5: Jawbone – a device which tracks the vital statistics of your body

Tracks wearer’s movement, heartbeat, food & water intake,

calories, healthcare goals

Tracks sleep cycles, duration of light sleep, deep sleep; REM sleep