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Review of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare – 5 things to note
Review of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare enteprise solution, 5 things to note for any institution looking to make it part of its healthcare delivery system.
5 things to include in Zimbabwe’s next 5-year digital health strategy
The Ministry of Health and Child Care is currently working on a digital health strategy. Here are 5 things that should be included in it.
10 things Zimbabwean startups need to consider when developing Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions
For the effective adoption of electronic health information systems over the less convenient paper based status quo, there are key functionalities that every EHR system on the market should have. One bad apple can really spoil the whole bunch.
Posted ine-Health
This is how e-Health will impact the next 5 years of medical service delivery in Zimbabwe
According to what's been shared at the recent Zimbabwe Medical Association conference, here are 5 ways in which e-Health will be implemented to solve health-related challenges in Zimbabwe.
Posted ine-Health
e-Health gains momentum in Zimbabwe as doctors embrace tech to ensure basic service delivery
To face these and other challenges presented by the prevailing socioeconomic crisis, the need to change practices and incorporate new technologies in health delivery has therefore been realised by Zimbabwean health practitioners.
Posted inLegislation
Survey: How do you access health information and service?
A few weeks ago we wrote about how Econet's Dial-a-Doc service is facing headwinds with the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe. It raises some issues. The MDPCZ's condemning of health call centers as unethical forms of medical practice effectively shuts the door to other potential players like other MNOs, internet providers, startups or independent doctors who may want to set up such businesses.
Posted inBroadband
How we can capitalise on mHealth opportunities in Africa
The key to meeting this demand for innovation in health is a collaboration between health professionals and the IT experts or software developers. However, my personal experiences in Zimbabwe have been quite disappointing. It has proved to be quite a nightmare finding a skilled and experienced software developer who can choose to spare enough time to work on an idea.
Posted inBroadband
Here’s how regulation of health services advertising is affecting tech startups in the sector
Judging from the list above, spam emailing or pop-up messages will not be allowed. Apart from these, there are also rules governing information put on websites, how entries in the Telephone Directory should appear and even how office signs should look! Violating these policies is a serious offense that may lead to a disciplinary hearing for the registered practitioner.
Posted inGadgets & Apps
5 things to remember when developing a good medical app
Faced with such a seemingly flooded medical app market, what is it that makes an app particularly worth the download? For the developers out there here is a bit of a guide into what constitutes a good medical app.
