ICTs can help reduce disparities between the services available in urban and rural areas and reduce the costs involved in transporting patients to urban facilities. Information and communication technologies can play a substantial role in the following six major areas:

HOSMAC Foundation is not-for profit organisation, which works towards the improvement of health scenario in the country while also focusing on emerging issues in health across the world. Together with the agencies which matter in bringing about a change, the Foundation aims to bring a paradigm shift in the way the health systems are managed. It aims to build a network of committed healthcare community towards strengthening the health service delivery and access by building capacities, understanding issues, enhancing skills and disseminating information.

Against the backdrop of integrating IT in the Health Sector for improved outcomes, the foundation is organising a one day conference on ‘Emerging Role of Information Technology in the Health Care’.

The conference

Date: 29 of February 2008 (Friday)

The one day exhaustive conference organized by the HOSMAC Foundation and other partners proposes to look into new avenues in Health Information Technology globally that can be customized and adopted in India for taking a step towards ensuring health care to all by 2020.

The following core areas are proposed to be discussed by the panel of experts that will be a part of the conference. The broad areas will be explored further and the sub sessions will be planned accordingly.