The Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Hewlett-Packard (HP) have launched a cloud-enabled eHealth Centre (eHC). The eHC solution has been developed by HP and CSIR. It is a healthcare solution that can be set up to provide affordable and preliminary healthcare in remote areas that have no immediate access to primary healthcare. The solution integrates medical instruments that collect basic patient health data with an eHC Health Cloud and enables medical diagnosis through remote consultation using built-in videoconferencing options.
“This initiative of CSIR and HP creates a platform for the fourth paradigm of science, data-intensive discovery, while bringing affordable healthcare services to the doorstep of people,” said Prof. Samir K. Brahmachari, Chief Mentor, CSIR-OSDD Unit, Director General CSIR and Secretary - DSIR, Ministry of Science & Technology.
“HP is collaborating with the government health authorities and organizations to reinvent medical processes, modernize systems, and develop solutions that dramatically expand access, improve healthcare, and save lives. The eHealth Centre is an example of our commitment to social innovation and to the government’s priorities, reiterating our belief of shared value,” said Neelam Dhawan, Vice-President & General Manager, Enterprise Group and Country Managing Director, HP India.
The eHC is a part of the CSIR 12th plan vision for Enabling Affordable Community Health through Information Technology (EACH-IT) and CSIR is providing the required connectivity, medical equipment and infrastructure. HP is providing the required Information technology infrastructure, including IT equipment and cloud enabling the electronic medical records (EMR) solution with remote monitoring and consultation and a health policy dashboard.
