DIGIHEALTH

Vision:-
To make earth a better place to live.

Mission:-
Many people are insecure about their health because of lack of medical facilities. To
eradicate those problems with better technologies is our primary mission.

Necessity of our start up:-

“The biggest challenge for India is the healthcare infrastructure financing
mechanism,”

“We need to be innovative in building healthcare infrastructure. Along with

infrastructure, India also needs a strong paramedical staff. An environment needs to
be created which supports innovations. The government is working hand in hand
with private sector companies involving pharmaceutical, healthcare and diagnostics
to meet the challenges.” With a strong infrastructure we can prevent deaths and
provide immediate help to people of different economic backgrounds.

According to a United Nations Population Fund report, the number of people aged
60+ in India will increase from 100 Mn in 2011 to 300 Mn by 2050. And of these 300
Mn, 200 Mn will suffer from chronic ailments such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases,
diabetes and more.

Another report reveals that at present the average medical expenditure of Indians in a
private hospital comes to around INR 32,375. Moreover, if we talk about life-threatening
diseases such as cancer, then, according to a 2004 research, the spend in a home
increases 36-44% more than in other households with similar demographics.
MAIN TECHNOLOGIES OF OUR START UP:-
 Identifying breast cancer using artificial technologies.
 An application that had many cure and prevent solutions for many problems.
 Access of help to remote areas of India which have no medical facilities.
 Connecting people who are sick to doctors within minutes for instant
treatment.
 Making health records more accessible for patients to check their status.
 Electronic Document Management (EDM).Saving time for people to fill the
problem details.
 Introducing the concept of virtual mouth in order to create awareness.
 Making cancer treatment available for rural areas through our online service.
 Providing medicines of low availability to rural people for low cost.

Statistics:-
The Digital Health Market As of January 2015, the Health 2.0 Source Database recorded a total of
3,271 companies, with 1,701 companies (52%) offering consumer facing products and services,
895 (27%) companies offering professional facing products and services, 293 (9%) companies
facilitating patient-provider communication, and 382 (12%) companies working on data, analytics,
and exchange. These numbers represent a 31% growth in the Database from the previous year
with each category growing as follows: consumer facing (33%), professional facing (17%), patient-
provider communication (45%), and data, analytics, and exchange (57%). Health 2.0 has been
collecting data on the digital health space since 2007, but started a systematic approach in 2011,
and has been reporting on the number of companies and funding data since 2012. Since then,
we’ve seen an impressive amount of companies continue to target consumers, while the
professional facing category has also grown steadily as payment reform in the US and other
pressures continue to push providers towards technology for support and solutions. In Europe,
Health 2.0 Source tracks 572 companies, of which 255 (45%) are consumer facing, 159 (28%) are
professional facing, 59 (10%) fall into patient-provider communication, and 99 (17%) are in the
data, analytics, and exchange category.
Current challenges and our responses:-

1. The challenge

Emergency wards are overcrowded

Emergency departments are increasingly overcrowded and can struggle to respond to day-to-day
arrivals in a timely manner.

Contrary to conventional wisdom that emergency patient volumes are unpredictable, we have found
that the number of admissions per day can be predicted with remarkable accuracy.

Our response

Developing tools to predict hospital demands

 We have developed new software tools to accurately forecast demand and help ensure access
to emergency care and a hospital bed.

 These tools use a hospital's historical data to provide an accurate prediction of the expected
patient load, their medical urgency and specialty, and how many will be admitted and
discharged. We are investigating how they can be used to help an entire hospital run more
smoothly and efficiently, from reducing 'bed block' in emergency departments to minimising
waiting time for elective surgery.

 We are extending PAPT (Patient Admission and Prediction Tool) to predict diseases such as
influenza and the hospital admissions of patients with chronic diseases.

 Demand Prediction Analysis Tool is our second prediction technology and an adaptation of
PAPT. It is being trialled in India for the first time through the Government Technology
Innovation Fund.
 PAPT will be used to assist with:

 Bed management.

 Staff resourcing.
 timely delivery of emergency care
2. The challenge

Delivering healthcare to an ageing population

As we grow older, our health becomes more fragile, can decline quickly and the risk of falls and related
injuries increases.

Certain day-to-day activities can become difficult and certain appliances and furniture around the home
can pose a safety risk.

Our response

Sensing activity in the home

We have developed a low-cost, non-invasive sensor, monitoring and support system for use in either
individual homes or a supported-living community.

The system will have sensors able to:

 sense the physical environment, such as heat in the kitchen and bathroom that could cause burns
or scalds

 sense movement inside and outside the house, enabling any decline in movement patterns to be
recognised to help identify slips and falls

 Assist with social inclusion and psychological well-being by connecting with video-conferencing
systems enabling people to talk to family and friends.

3. The challenge

Adopting the international standard for healthcare data

Electronic management of health information promises safer, more efficient and better quality
healthcare.

However, different health records often use various terms to describe the same medical concept. This
creates a major stumbling block when it comes to integrating this data electronically.
Our response

A solution for smooth data integration

To overcome data integration issues and translate existing records into the same standard terminology
format, we've been developing a new software platform through our app.

4. The challenge

Uptake of cardiac rehab is poor

Health services in the home and community are seen globally as a key to tackling the increasing
prevalence of chronic diseases.

In the case of heart disease, cardiac rehabilitation programs have been effective in preventing the
recurrence of cardiac events and reducing re-admissions.

These six-week programs traditionally take the form of group-based exercise and educational activities
and are designed to help patients return to an active, satisfying life.

Despite these benefits, uptake of the traditional hospital or clinic-based rehabilitation programs has
been poor, particularly in women and older patients.

Our response

We've created an online rehab program

 We have developed a home-based online program (via a smartphone application or web

browser) for cardiac patients known as the Care Assessment Platform (CAP).

 Rather than the patient regularly travelling to outpatient clinics for rehabilitation appointments,
CAP brings the hospital rehabilitation program to the patient's home.
 Patients collect clinical data such as blood pressure, and record physical activity in their own
time.
 Core components of the program such as education, behaviour modification and psychological
counselling are delivered online, and are informed by the patient's data collection.