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CEO Madhivanan Balakrishnan on how Ask Apollo simplifies patient doctor conversations on WhatsApp. For more such insights, watch the full episode on Think School Youtube.

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SWANDOOK — the Smart Portable Digital Health Screening Bag. A breakthrough in point-of-care diagnostics, Swandook enables: • Instant health screening & reports • On-site doctor video consultation • Cloud-based data & analytics • Seamless integration with Swayam Digital Health Ecosystem CDSCO Approved | Govt. of India Designed for impact where it matters the most — CSR health programs | Rural outreach | Industrial health camps | Schools | Community health | Workplace wellness Portable. Accurate. Connected. Healthcare delivery is no longer limited by location. Developed by Sanskritech Smart Solutions Pvt. Ltd. #swayam #swandook #healthATM #SwayamHealth #Digitalhealth #Sanskritech #HarPalHarKadamSwayam #HealthForAll #CSR #healthcare #Diagnostic #Doctors

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💊 Beyond the Rx Pad: Unlocking the Founder Mindset in Pharma Sales 🌍 “The real market isn’t just in the metros — it beats in the heart of Bharat.” Here’s how one man’s 85 km bus ride became the road to one of India’s biggest pharma empires 👇 --- That timeless truth became the cornerstone of Mankind Pharma, co-founded by the visionary Ramesh Juneja and his brother Rajeev Juneja. But the story begins far before the boardroom — with one man, a bus, and an 85-kilometre daily journey. --- 🚍 The Journey Before the Journey In the 1970s, long before Mankind became a household name, Ramesh Juneja started his career as a Medical Representative (MR) — travelling village to village, doctor to doctor, with nothing but conviction in his briefcase and compassion in his heart. One day, he met a patient who couldn’t afford essential medicine — and that moment didn’t just break his heart; it built his mission. Years later, that same mission would become Mankind Pharma, launched in 1995 with a simple yet revolutionary idea: > “Quality medicines must never be a luxury — they should be every Indian’s right.” --- 🏥 The Vision That Rewrote Pharma Playbooks While others were chasing crowded metro markets, the Juneja brothers looked elsewhere — to the Tier II towns, dusty rural clinics, and remote pharmacies that the industry had long ignored. They didn’t just build a company. They built a movement — powered by India’s largest field force, driven by purpose, and rooted in empathy. From just 25 medical reps, they rose to become one of India’s top-5 pharma powerhouses — proof that heart-led strategy scales higher than hype ever can. --- 💡 What Every Pharma Professional Can Learn 1️⃣ Deep Market Penetration – The Untold Goldmine Never underestimate the power of small towns. Mankind proved that the so-called “low-potential” territories hold the deepest loyalty — if you serve them consistently, ethically, and empathetically. 👉 Are you giving enough love to the corners your competitors abandoned? 2️⃣ The Power of Price – Value Is the New Differentiator Affordability was Mankind’s silent disruptor. For an MR, your weapon isn’t just the product — it’s the value story. When you highlight accessibility, compliance, and real patient benefit, you don’t just sell a brand — you build trust. 3️⃣ The MR DNA – Field Force Is the Soul Every rep who walks miles under the sun carries the same DNA that built Mankind. Ramesh Juneja’s legacy is a reminder that fieldwork isn’t the bottom of the ladder — it’s the foundation of empires. --- ✨ Takeaway: Mankind’s success isn’t about strategy alone — it’s about empathy that scaled, courage that endured, and leadership that never forgot its roots. --- #PharmaFounderSeries #MankindPharma #JunejaBrothers #RameshJuneja #MRtoBillionaire #SalesMotivation #PharmaLife #RuralMarketing #FieldForceMatters #IndianPharma #AffordableHealthcare #LeadershipLessons

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🌍🚀 LAUNCHING EPRES-ai™ — The World’s Lightest e-Prescription + AI-Powered Micro-EMR India doesn’t need another heavy EMR. India needs speed, accuracy, AI support, and doctor-first design. Today, 90% of OPD care in India still runs on: 📝 Paper notes 🔄 Repeated history taking 💊 Handwritten prescriptions ❌ No longitudinal continuity ❌ No pharmacy verification ❌ No analytics EPRES-ai™ is designed to change this at national scale. ---------------------------------------------------- ⚡ WHAT EPRES-ai™ BRINGS TO INDIA A NEW CATEGORY: 💊 Ultra-light e-Prescription Engine + 🩺 AI-Powered Micro-EMR 🧠 The fastest OPD workflow ever built. Doctors finish a full visit in under 60 seconds, while the system auto-builds a longitudinal EMR — no extra typing, no templates, no clutter. India finally gets an OPD EMR that doctors actually use daily. ---------------------------------------------------- 🤖 AI MODULES INSIDE EPRES-ai™ ✨ VitalsAI ✨ SymptomAI ✨ ExamAI ✨ DxAI ✨ LabAI ✨ RxAI ✨ DoseAI ✨ FollowUpAI ✨ SummarizeAI ✨ CompareAI ---------------------------------------------------- 🌎 GLOBAL COMPARISON Global EMRs (Epic, Cerner, Athena): • Huge and slow • Hospital-focused • Zero OPD-speed AI → EPRES-ai™ is mobile-first, instant, AI-native, OPD-optimised. Global eRx tools (DrChrono, Kareo, MDToolbox): • US regulation driven • Not built for India’s volume & workflow → EPRES-ai™ unifies eRx + EMR + AI in one workflow. ---------------------------------------------------- 🇮🇳 INDIAN MARKET COMPARISON Current Indian EMRs (Practo, EkaCare, HealthPlix, Docon, Clinicea): • Heavy multi-step EMRs • Slow during peak OPD • Limited AI • Not built for 60–150 patients/day → EPRES-ai™ is built exactly for that OPD speed. Key Differentiators: 🔹 Lightest EMR in India 🔹 AI in every step 🔹 Pharmacy verification (anti-fake) 🔹 Automatic longitudinal EMR 🔹 Works offline → online 🔹 Zero learning curve ---------------------------------------------------- 🧬 WHY LONGITUDINAL EMR MATTERS FOR INDIA India sees over 1 billion OPD visits monthly. Less than 5% of clinical data is preserved. With EPRES-ai™: 📘 Every visit becomes structured 📄 Every prescription is stored 📊 Every vital + symptom builds a personal health graph 🏥 Clinics get insights 👨‍⚕️ Patients get one-click history This is how India moves from paper trails → a national digital health backbone. ---------------------------------------------------- 🚀 A NEW ERA FOR DIGITAL OPD CARE Not EMR. Not e-Prescription. A unified AI-powered Clinical Engine for India. Want a demo? Comment DEMO or DM. Live Now — Doctors Onboarding: https://lnkd.in/gcGFSvuP ---------------------------------------------------- #EPRESai #EPRESCRIBEAI #DigitalHealthIndia #HealthTech #MedTech #AIinHealthcare #EMR #ePrescription #ClinicsOfIndia #FutureOfHealthcare #StartupLaunch #MedicalAI #HealthcareAI #MakeInIndia #HealthTechForBharat #OutpatientCare #PrimaryCareAI #PublicHealthTech

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The Home Care & Elder Care industry is facing an exploding gap between demand for services vis-à-vis the massive shortage of trained caregivers along with lack of a standard technology platform for collecting, documenting and storing patient data. So how can we hope to deliver care to 150+ Million Elders in India? We need Hybrid-Care models that combine high touch compassionate care combined with remote patient monitoring technology that watches over their health AND safety - 24X7. At RHEMOS Health our Hybrid Care model uses wearable devices like Apple Watch or RHEMOS LifeFit to remotely monitor critical vitals, safety & mobility parameters in real-time from patient homes & display results on a central dashboard. Health parameters include Heart rate, BP, SpO2, Temperature, Resp rate, & Continuous ECG. Other parameters include Sleep quality, Falls, Wandering, Mobility and SOS emergency calls. Abnormal results trigger alerts, emergency home visits and doctor interventions, ensuring immediate care. An AI Engine analyzes health data, identifies patterns and provides preemptive predictive alerts for adverse health events before they occur for preventive care. The devices work with an easy-to-use App, designed by caregivers - to auto-document all patient interventions including caregiver’s check-in time, vitals, health events, actions taken, medication adherence etc., which ensures smooth care continuity. Devices can also be integrated with customer's proprietary EMR systems. BENEFITS: - Offers Care Teams with unprecedented insights into patient health & safety - Significantly improves quality of oversight and care - Prioritizes accessibility, affordability & patient convenience - Enables personalized and data-driven care - Better patient outcomes. - Enables higher patients capacity with a smaller number of caregiver staff - Ensures better utilization of caregivers, lower burnout care delivery costs. RHEMOS Health, uses wearables & small, sensor-based handheld medical devices that measure 60+ vitals with hospital-grade accuracy in a home. We work with 125+ care providers & hospitals for Homecare, Eldercare & with 18 State Governments across India for rural care projects. Contact us to know more: https://lnkd.in/d6GhQKzR aamod.wagh@tigertechlabs.com +91-9867791312 hashtag #healthtech #medicaldevices #digitalhealth #telemedicine #wearabletech #medtech #seniorcare #eldercare #agetech

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India’s accelerating investment in AI and interoperable digital health platforms reflects a broader global shift: healthcare is moving beyond digitization toward scalable automation. In cardiology, the bottleneck is no longer data acquisition — it is interpretation capacity. At the same time, healthcare systems worldwide face growing labor shortages. AI will play a crucial role in addressing these structural workforce constraints by automating routine diagnostics and enabling clinicians to focus on complex cases. At Cordys Analytics, we strongly believe that true transformation requires standardized, cloud-native diagnostic infrastructure. Excessive customization and fragmented local implementations may feel comfortable in the short term, but they ultimately slow down innovation and limit scalability. Hospitals do themselves no service by reinforcing technical silos when the goal is system-wide efficiency and improved patient access. The future of cardiovascular care will be platform-driven, interoperable, and scalable. #DigitalHealth #AI #Cardiology #Cloud #HealthTech #Innovation https://lnkd.in/eCArCT-g

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At Apollo Hospitals, #AI is being woven into the fabric of care through Clinician Copilot, telemedicine, predictive platforms, and data-driven insights- all designed to extend access, accelerate decision-making, and keep humanity at the center. Watch the full video to know how AI is enabling Apollo Hospitals to move faster, reach farther, and stay deeply human. http://msft.it/6047Qu3Lh #BecomingFrontier #ApolloHospitals #MicrosoftIndia #HealthcareInnovation #AIinHealthcare

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Our CEO Hari shared his vision for the future of healthcare. Devices, AI, and connected care bring treatment home before conditions escalate. Prevention becomes the first line of defense. What do you think is the biggest barrier to making this a reality in India today? #DigitalHealth #HealthTechIndia #ConnectedCare #HealthcareInnovation #FutureOfHealthcare #MedTechIndia #CareQuality #PatientSafety

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BUILDING INTEROPERABILITY AI IN INDIA Download your ebook copy of Real life use cases for AI in healthcare by Dr S Bhatia right now from https://lnkd.in/drEDH4j6 Struggling to connect disparate healthcare systems? Interoperability is KEY for AI to truly revolutionize Indian healthcare. Leveraging FHIR standards is crucial – a common language ensures seamless data exchange, empowering smarter diagnostics and personalized care. Data security isn't an afterthought; it's foundational. Protecting patient privacy while building AI solutions requires a robust, ethical framework. Ready to dive deeper? My book provides real-world examples of AI improving healthcare outcomes. Don't miss out on the insights shared! Check it out and let's build a more connected, secure, and AI-powered healthcare future together. #AIinHealthcare #FHIR

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Amazon India has made a bold move into India's $15 billion Diagnostics Market with the launch of Amazon Diagnostics, an at-home testing service now available in six cities: Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. This service covers over 450 PIN codes and offers more than 800 diagnostic tests. Teaming up with Orange Health Labs, Amazon provides a convenient 60-minute doorstep sample collection and delivers digital reports within 6 hours, revolutionizing routine and preventive care practices. This initiative signifies Amazon's significant entry into India's health-tech ecosystem. In addition to Teleconsultation and Medicine delivery, Amazon Medical now offers Diagnostics seamlessly through an integrated app-based approach. What sets Amazon apart is its focus on enhancing customer experience and reliability, rather than competing solely on pricing like other players in the market. The diagnostics sector in India is rapidly growing, with a projected 14% CAGR. Preventive diagnostics, currently representing only 12% of the market, show promising growth potential due to the increasing prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as cardiac and diabetic conditions. Addressing challenges like rural under-penetration, misdiagnoses, and the scarcity of accredited labs, Orange Health Labs brings advanced logistics and automation to the table. They boast the world's fastest blood sample logistics system and employ a two-tier doctor review process for enhanced accuracy. While Amazon has exited certain sectors in India, healthcare appears to be a strategic long-term focus. By catering to the rising demand for proactive, technology-driven healthcare, Amazon's foray into diagnostics could redefine how Indians approach healthcare—from reactive testing to proactive preventive measures. As diagnostics transition from traditional labs to the comfort of homes, the question arises: Can tech giants like Amazon uphold standards of accuracy, empathy and trust in the realm of healthcare #Hospitals #HealthcareAtHome #Diagnostics #HealthTech Amazon

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🆕 India Healthcare Ecosystem Snapshot 3️⃣ Part-3 #CitizenCentricAI Indian Healthcare Ecosystem is Vibrant & Happening ! Invite #HealthTech & #AIinHealthcare Experts to share their inputs on: 1️⃣ Production grade Enterprise Initiatives executed by these #BigHealth & #BigPharma Players ❓ Automating Radiology screening 2️⃣ Which are the #CitizenCentric AI Use-Cases - Helping ease or expedite Patient, Citizen Service Delivery ❓ Patient Chatbots, Diagnostic Report Analysis, Health Charting based on successive diagnostic reports 3️⃣ Which are the #BackEnd Processing AI Use-cases ❓ Claim Processing 4️⃣ Which are the #CorporateCentric use-cases - Helping Healthcare players to upsell more to Patient/Citizen ❓ 5️⃣ What Competitive Edge does AI bring to these players ❓ Can #BigPharma players help in mitigating Healthcare Shortage, MRI long queues in metro city itself, such as: https://lnkd.in/gZeRSKSs https://lnkd.in/gphk7kB7 Here is a collation of Key Players segregated by category ! 🟠 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 Apollo Hospitals Fortis Healthcare Max Healthcare Narayana Health Manipal Hospitals Aster DM Healthcare Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Global Health (Medanta) Healthcare Global Enterprises Rainbow Children's Medicare Yatharth Hospital 🟠𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 New India Assurance Star Health & Allied Oriental Insurance ICICI Lombard Care Health Bajaj Allianz HDFC Ergo Niva Bupa SBI General 🟠𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 Dr Lal PathLabs Metropolis Healthcare Thyrocare Technologies Vijaya Diagnostic Suraksha Diagnostics SRL Diagnostics (Agilus) Redcliffe Labs Dr DANG 🟠𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 PharmEasy Tata 1mg Netmeds Apollo 24/7 Flipkart Health+ Amazon Pharmacy Truemeds MedPlus 🟠𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 (𝗧𝗣𝗔𝘀) Medi Assist MDIndia Health Vidal Health Family Health Plan (FHPL) Health Insurance TPA of India (HITPA) 🟠 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 Dabur India Patanjali Ayurved Himalaya Wellness Zydus Wellness Baidyanath Herbalife India Amway India 🟠𝗙𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝘀 HealthifyMe MyFitnessPal Cult.fit Nike Training Club StepSetGo Fittr Practo Strava SARVA Cure.fit 🟠 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 Sun Pharma Dr Reddy's Labs Aurobindo Pharma Cipla Zydus Life Sciences Lupin Biocon Glenmark Pharma Alkem Laboratories Torrent Pharma 🟠Medical Device Companies India Medtronic Johnson & Johnson Medical India Abbott India (devices) Siemens Healthcare Philips India Wipro GE Healthcare Becton Dickinson Roche Diagnostics 🟠Biotechnology Companies Biocon Serum Institute of India Bharat Biotech Panacea Biotec Indian Immunologicals Syngene International Concord Biotech Zydus Biotech Wockhardt Biotech Sanofi 🟠Telemedicine Companies Practo Tata 1mg MediBuddy mFine Lybrate Apollo 24/7 Visit Health DocOnline Qure.ai HealthifyMe #HealthcareAI #DigitalHealth #AIForGood #ADCSpark #aDititalCollective

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👩‍⚕️💻 What tech do doctors actually want? (Hint: it's not another dashboard) In this video, Dr. Pankaj Jethwani, Managing Partner of W Health Ventures asks Viren Shetty, Vice Chairman of Narayana Health how the large hospital network built physician-first tools that reduce friction, improve care, and make doctors’ lives easier. 🎧 Full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gkTuWN_U 2070 Health, Gaurav, Bhavesh #Healthcare #HealthTech #PhysicianExperience #Hospitals

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Reform. Invest. Scale. India’s healthcare growth depends on enabling the right ecosystem. Hear from leaders like Ms. Ameera Shah and Mr. Mohit Khullar (Alvarez & Marsal), Mr. Abhishek Kapoor (Regency Healthcare), Mr. Piyush Doshi (The Convergence Foundation), Mr. Raghavendra Rao V S (GE HealthCare), and Prof. Dr. Rajiv Yeravdekar (SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY) on how deregulation can unlock private capital and accelerate impact. 📅 March 24–25, 2026 📍 The Lalit, New Delhi For more details about the submit, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gRq5RRCx This high-impact session will explore how deregulation and policy reforms can catalyse private capital and accelerate healthcare expansion in India.

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💡 Bharose Par Business Chalta Hai – Business Runs on Trust We know about the anecdote of how a Doctor prescribes the medication on the basis of the type of wristwatch worn by a patient; in today's context, the brand and model of the mobile flaunted by a patient. 😊 But there is another perspective on being fair in the service or product industry. This is in continuation of the article I published a few weeks ago on Trust and Integrity being the core of a High-Performing Workplace Culture and DEI. https://lnkd.in/e_gguYVD In today’s world, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) cannot stop at the office door. It must extend to the marketplace — to how we design our platforms, serve our customers, and build our brands. Because at its heart, DEI is about fairness and trust — and trust is the foundation of every business relationship. Just as we strive to make our workplaces diverse and inclusive, we must ensure that: - Every customer feels valued and treated fairly, regardless of who they are, how much money they make, or where they come from. - Our algorithms, policies, and interfaces do not unintentionally exclude or disadvantage anyone, be it an MSME, SMB, Large, or an Enterprise Customer. - We listen with empathy and act with integrity when customers raise concerns. When people trust that they will be treated with fairness, dignity, and transparency, they stay, they advocate, and they grow with us. They are #engaged, be it an employee or a customer. I believe DEI in business isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s the smart thing to do. Engaged Employee leads to Engaged Customer and Sustainable Business Growth. Because bharose par hi business chalta hai — trust drives every transaction, every click, every connection. 👉 Let’s build workplaces and marketplaces that reflect the diversity of the people we serve. #DEI #Trust #CustomerExperience #MarketplaceEthics #InclusiveBusiness #Leadership #BusinessWithPurpose WE-Matter

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