Dr. Ganapathy

5G in Digital Health August 2, 2024 Deployment of Fifth Generation wireless technology (5G) has resulted in a significant transformation in many industries. This communication summarises potential real-world applications of 5G in Digital Health.

Training a Doctor in Today's Digital Health Era July 22, 2024 Digital health is not a subspecialty. It is just the sum total of all components used to deliver every type of healthcare to anyone, anywhere, anytime, and cost-effectively, efficiently, and effectively in a user-friendly way using ICT.

Health Information on the Net: Bane or Boon? July 3, 2024 In my previous communication, I emphasized on the necessity of ensuring health literacy, to help improve the knowledge empowerment of patients.

Patient Empowerment in the Digital Health Era June 27, 2024 After an interaction with Sir Muir Grey, the first Chief Knowledge Officer of the NHS, I had been convinced with his statement “patient empowerment is more important than antibiotics”. On 11th Nov 2013, the South China Morning Post featured my article “Why knowledge is a good thing”

Patient as a Teacher Par Excellence June 6, 2024 It was Sir William Osler who had once remarked, “To study medicine without books is to sail an uncharted sea, but to study medicine without patients is not to go to sea at all.”

Producing a ''WOW'' Effect with Digital Health May 23, 2024 Technology enabled remote healthcare or Telehealth, is a major component of digital health. In this communication an attempt is made to discuss, what is seldom discussed in digital health – how to produce “customer delight”.

Doctor-Patient Relationship in Tech-enabled Healthcare April 14, 2024 Written by - Dr K. Ganapathy, Visiting Professor at IIT Kanpur, Professor at The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Emeritus Professor at the National Academy of Medical Sciences, Past President - Telemedicine Society of India, Former Secretary & Past President - Neurological Society of India, Former - Director Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation & Apollo TeleHealth Services.

Can AI-Assisted Nurses Replace Humans? March 29, 2024 While AI has indeed made remarkable contributions in fields including drug discovery and disease detection, it has also been instrumental in helping the healthcare fraternity reach unprecedented levels of achievement. But is it only a helping hand?

Digital Health Future Outlook: Five Trends that Are Going to Change by 2030 February 7, 2024 At the recently held DHN Forum Bengaluru, Dr Ganapathy Krishnan, director, Apollo, Telemedicine Networking Foundation and Apollo TeleHealth Services, shared a forward-looking perspective on healthcare transformation. His insights, delivered in a crisp and impactful manner, pinpointed pivotal changes anticipated in the industry by 2030.