Dr Lal PathLabs is India’s largest diagnostic chain. In a country with many variables of diversity, it has managed to set industry-leading service delivery of diagnostics to enable better healthcare across the length and breadth of India. Listen to their story about how they are serving their communities.
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Doctor Anywhere, a tech-enabled healthcare services platform, offers a wide range of services. In this talk at RED 2020, associate director Dr Raymond Ong shares details on their key projects in APAC, including a home-based diabetes disease management programme that leverages HbA1c point-of-care testing. Key topics are as follows: 1 – Intro and overview on
Doctor Anywhere: diagnosis and management of chronic diseases at home Read More »
Listen to Caroline Riady, Vice President Director of Siloam Hospitals in Indonesia, share the journey of how Siloam Hospitals stepped up to the challenge of COVID-19 to serve the people of Indonesia. As part of that journey, Siloam Hospitals launched various digital solutions for better patient education and engagement, placing the patient and community at
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As one of India’s leading private hospitals, P.D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre provides premium service that focuses heavily on patient experience. Based in Mumbai, the multi-specialty hospital has a strong reputation in a market where demand for high-quality healthcare services is rising rapidly. The Lab Insights team recently spoke with Mr. Joy Chakraborty,
Patient centricity in a pandemic: A case study from P.D. Hinduja Hospital in India Read More »
In a climate of widespread uncertainty about COVID-19 and rapidly changing guidelines for diagnosing and treating the disease, many healthcare professionals struggle to explain the test results and treatment plans to patients. The challenge is especially acute in multicultural societies like Singapore with large communities of foreign migrant workers. To help overcome these challenges, a team of
COVID Buddy app brings better care to Singapore’s migrant workers Read More »
On 14 Mar 2020, Mr Hugh Mason, an Associate Professor in the Institute of Engineering Leadership at the National University of Singapore, came down with a mild flu. Several weeks later, he was officially diagnosed with COVID-19 and moved to an isolation ward at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). Having previously worked as a science filmmaker
The COVID-19 patient journey: a Singapore story Read More »
Long lines of bags used to snake from the closed counters all the way around the waiting area. Each reserved a spot in the queue for a person waiting for the blood collection service to open. With waiting times of more than two hours, it wasn’t uncommon that patients’ tempers flared. Staff felt harried, which
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As healthcare systems everywhere go digital, clinical labs are launching new tools and technologies to better serve clinicians and patients. This presentation looks at how one leading lab in Singapore is integrating its data and workflows with hospital information systems and an ambitious National Electronic Health Record (NEHR) programme in Singapore.
Every lab has its own strengths and weaknesses, but there are some challenges that are common across many laboratories. We asked lab leaders from various countries and backgrounds to tell us what they see as the lab’s biggest challenges today and in the future. They pointed to three key issues: growing resource constraints, ongoing workforce
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Automation and technology will not solve every problem. However, there is a good reason for the growing movement towards more technology in the laboratory: it can be very effective in improving outcomes that matter. Even once lean management principles and processes have been adopted, labs can find opportunities for increased efficiency using information technology (IT).
Use technology to decrease turnaround time Read More »
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