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Manipal Hospital Launches Online Health Information Tool

Manipal Hospital has launched an online health information tool 'Manipal Symptom Checker' which promises information on health at the click of a mouse. This tool gives easy access to medical information thus breaking physical barriers through the efficient use of internet. It may be recalled that Manipal Hospital has been in the forefront of patient centric activities ever since its inception in 1991.

Said R Basil, CEO, Manipal Health Systems, "With Manipal Symptom Checker, we want to impart information regarding a particular symptom and help the person get the best possible treatment available. He further added that, through this initiative, we want to partner with the public in creating general health awareness in our society."

Consumer Healthcare 2008 reports that 64 per cent of online health seekers looked for a specific disease or medical problem and none of the popular search engines could deliver disease and diagnosis specific results. Clearly, there was a need gap identified and Manipal Hospital, always a pioneer in patient-centric initiatives decided to launch Manipal Symptom Checker for convenience of persons who have concerns on their health. Manipal Hospital through this initiative will also promise personalised service and promote patient friendly practice."

The procedure is as simple as logging on to Manipal Symptom Checker (MSC), an innovative way by which one can learn more about diseases. Log on to on www.manipalhospital.com and key-in your symptoms online on the symptom checker. "The MSC is simple to use and can be assessed anywhere and anytime. The tool is user-friendly and throws a list of predictive text to avoid any spelling mistake of the symptom, the user wishes to describe," added Basil.

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