MARS Plus cloud-based ecosystem brings patients, docs, lab on single network
The cloud-based mobile-first approach allows easy adoption and minimum infrastructure investment.
By ET Bureau |
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The healthcare ecosystem of MARS Plus connects patients, doctors, hospitals, labs and medical stores on a digital platform.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the ‘Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana’ scheme. The scheme is arguably the world’s largest government-funded healthcare programme that aims to cover 50 crore beneficiaries. Touted as a game changer, it is a big step to serve the poor people in the country.
Clearly, healthcare in India is now being taken seriously and technology is a key enabler to this change. While emerging technologies are driving the consumerisation of healthcare, smart health ecosystem aims to leverage technologies to bring about the much-needed transformations in the sector. This concept gives healthcare providers the option to create a system that is more efficient, organised, resilient and helps them become more patient-centric by connecting the dots in the existing structure.
Cloud-based healthcare ecosystem However, in order to reap the benefits of the ‘smart’ concept, what we need is a connected and integrated ecosystem that removes the silos impeding growth. A connected healthcare system leverages data to improve efficiencies. Whether it is to improve doctor-patient interactions, process efficiencies or healthcare management, data is where we must look.
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MARS Plus is one such integrated healthcare ecosystem that connects patients, doctors, hospitals, labs and medical stores on a common platform. The platform is accepted by private as well as public healthcare institutes to enable collaborative patient care via effortless data sharing. Its cloud-based mobile-first approach allows easy adoption and minimum infrastructure investment.
Doctors use the platform for practice management, patient communications and sharing critical case information with their trusted network of doctors. They can refer patients for specialised care and share specific case details with other doctors in the network.
Combining medicine and IT Designed to enable electronic lab orders and reporting, the lab management module — MARS Lab — enables investigation centres to manage patients, investigations, reports and billings all on one platform.
MARS HMS, the hospital module, provides everything that a mid to large size hospital needs to manage their day-to-day operations and maintain electronic health records tied to a patient’s MARS record. In addition, doctors connected to a hospital can access their patient data via a single mobile application irrespective of their location.
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MARS Health, available on Android and iOS, allows individuals to access their entire medical history from their smartphones. Since the same platform connects to hospitals, doctors, investigation centres and medical stores, all their ongoing treatment information keeps adding to their MARS profile.
Data sharing for disease management
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The platform, which is ‘live’ in three cities already, has more than 1,200 registered and 8,500 listed doctors, 250 hospitals, 500 labs and 2,600 medical stores. It holds critical health information for approximately 2,00,000 patient records.
Systems like MARS Plus also help in disease management by enabling better pre and post-operative care. This helps in reducing hospital readmission rates. Additionally, the variety of data is extremely helpful in preventive medicine and research.
“This digital age compels us to explore opportunities for doing things better. An integrated ecosystem built for data sharing for smart health is a strong boost in making healthcare better, more organised and accessible for all,” says Nilesh Vyas, founder of Mars Plus.
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If you have already been diagnosed with diabetes, here are 10 things to keep in mind when you travel by air.
If you have already been diagnosed with diabetes, here are 10 things to keep in mind when you travel by air.
Carry a medical ID that states that you have diabetes, just in case of an emergency.
Carry a medical ID that states that you have diabetes, just in case of an emergency.
Pack twice as much blood-testing supplies and diabetes medication as you think you may need. This could include insulin, other antidiabetes medication, syringes, glucose meter (with extra batteries), candy/sugar (in case of a low-blood sugar/hypoglycaemia episode). Carry your prescription with you.
Pack twice as much blood-testing supplies and diabetes medication as you think you may need. This could include insulin, other antidiabetes medication, syringes, glucose meter (with extra batteries),..
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Don't keep your insulin in your check-in luggage as it could get affected by changes in temperature and cabin pressure.
Don't keep your insulin in your check-in luggage as it could get affected by changes in temperature and cabin pressure.
Inform the security about medication in your baggage or if you are wearing an insulin pump.
Inform the security about medication in your baggage or if you are wearing an insulin pump.
If you inject insulin, do so only when you see the cabin crew come down the aisle with the serving tray. If you take your insulin too much in advance, the delay in the meal reaching you could lead to a drop in your blood sugar.
Be careful while injecting insulin in the plane as the pressure difference could affect the plunger of the syringe.
If you inject insulin, do so only when you see the cabin crew come down the aisle with the serving tray. If you take your insulin too much in advance, the delay in the meal reaching you could lead to..
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Eat a meal that is low in fat, cholesterol and sugar.
Eat a meal that is low in fat, cholesterol and sugar.
If you are crossing a time zone, remember, travelling west makes you gain time and travelling east makes you lose time. This could affect your meals and how much medication you need.
If you are crossing a time zone, remember, travelling west makes you gain time and travelling east makes you lose time. This could affect your meals and how much medication you need.
Check your blood sugar after you land.
Check your blood sugar after you land.
Keep track of your glucose after you land, since jet lag can make it harder to interpret if your blood sugar is low or high.
Keep track of your glucose after you land, since jet lag can make it harder to interpret if your blood sugar is low or high.
