A panel discussion hosted by Express Healthcare, in association with Schneider Electric, highlight the importance of adopting the right technology blueprint in hospitals to continuously improve patient safety, boost patient satisfaction levels, and reinforce hospital security
Express Healthcare & Express Pharma, leading publications from The Indian Express Group, alongwith Schneider Electric, recently organised a knowledge-sharing event on 13 October, 2016, in Ahmedabad. The event brought the experts, thought leaders and peers from the healthcare industry to jointly discuss just what it takes to leverage technology to keep processes and infrastructure at peak performance, anywhere and anytime in the healthcare sector.
Held at Novotel Ahmedabad, the event revolved around Intelligent Hospitals. It commenced with live demos of solutions from Schneider Electric for the healthcare sector. A presentation by Anindya Nandy, Country Leader – Healthcare, Schneider Electric gave an overview on the changing paradigm of healthcare and spoke on making hospitals more intelligent to improve efficiency and efficacy of healthcare delivery.
The highlight of the event was a panel discussion which centred on the importance of adopting the right technology blueprint in hospitals to continuously improve patient safety, boost patient satisfaction levels, and reinforce hospital security, among other issues, all within a tight budget. It highlighted that leveraging technology effectively can lead to improved financial performance and ‘smarter’ healthcare delivery, thereby creating more intelligent hospitals. It also touched on the gaps in current systems, and the challenges which are hindering swifter adoption of technology in hospitals.
Viveka Roychowdhury, Editor, Express Healthcare & Express Pharma was the moderator for the session. The panelists were Ravi Bhandari, CEO, Shalby Hospitals, Ahmedabad; Dr Bharat Gadhvi, CEO, HCG Hospital, Ahmedabad; Neeraj Lal, COO, Sunshine Global Hospitals, Vadodara; Neha Lal, GM Admin & HR, GCS Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre; Pankaj R Dharkar, President, Pankaj Dharkar and Associates; and Srirangarajan Kadaba, Director, Solution Business, Schneider Electric.
The audience raised several queries and interacted with the panelists to further understand the role of technology in enhancing healthcare. It was followed by a vote of thanks by A Revanand, Regional Sales Director, Proximity, Schneider Electric. He thanked all the participants for making the event a great success.
EH News Bureau
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