Background On December 20, 2021, Oracle Corporation and Cerner Corporation jointly announced an agreement for Oracle to acquire Cerner through an all-cash tender offer for $95.00 per share, or approximately $28.3 billion in equity value. Cerner is a leading provider of digital information systems used within hospitals and health systems to enable medical professionals to… Continue reading The Oracle Returns
Category: Digital Health
That’s Lazer Sharp Vision, Literally!
Background Perfect human sight is the greatest gift that a man can get. Years ago, I remember on one of my Rotary Eye Camps in a village near Bangalore, an old lady came to the Eye Camp with the help of her assistant holding her and guiding her to take the steps due to poor… Continue reading That’s Lazer Sharp Vision, Literally!
Why is India’s National Digital Health Mission is likely to succeed?
Background Last year the Government of India announced the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM). We were asked to review and comment on the draft as one of the stakeholders in healthcare. This inclusive approach to involve the various stake holders was never seen before. We believe that COVID-19 and NDHM has increased the pace of… Continue reading Why is India’s National Digital Health Mission is likely to succeed?
Windows 11 for Healthcare: Cosmetic Surgery But the Chronic Aliments Still Persist
Happy Doctor’s Day! Background Last week, Microsoft showcased their latest Operating System (OS), The Windows 11. This is the new OS that will upgrade the Windows 10 that runs billions of computers globally. While talking to the analysts, Satya Nadela, the CEO and Chairman of Microsoft envisioned Windows 11 to be the ‘center’ of all… Continue reading Windows 11 for Healthcare: Cosmetic Surgery But the Chronic Aliments Still Persist
What’s the Fear of WhatsApp Privacy Policy and your Fearlessness of Your Healthcare Information on Aarogya Setu?
The Fear, The Fake and The Facts – The New Pandemic on Chats Monday morning when I woke up there and switched on my phone, there were hundreds of messages forwards and group chats if we should delete out WhatsApp accounts and either move the group to a new chat platform called Signal. In the… Continue reading What’s the Fear of WhatsApp Privacy Policy and your Fearlessness of Your Healthcare Information on Aarogya Setu?
Era of Dual Screen Smartphones – Changing the Way We Experience Digital Health
My Hands-on Experience with Dual Screen Smartphone – LG Dual Screen Phone Finally, I could lay my hands of on an LG Dual Screen Smartphone to seriously evaluate the digital health experience on one new emerging form factor for smart phones. Here’s my journey and my views on which smartphones stake up the best. Product… Continue reading Era of Dual Screen Smartphones – Changing the Way We Experience Digital Health
From Telegraph Road to US$50 Billion Digital Health Silk Road
Preamble There have been very positive developments for Indian healthcare on the digital front. First, the Indian Telemedicine Guidelines and then the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM). From various think tanks and industry bodies there have been various numbers been project on the incremental value that these will create for the Indian economy. While it… Continue reading From Telegraph Road to US$50 Billion Digital Health Silk Road