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Centre is working on a portal for doctors to access health information

Centre is working on a portal for doctors to access health information

Technology
Soon, a patient can walk into a hospital without carrying files containing previous scans and other health records. All they will need to do is quote their Aadhaar number. With an intent to let patients records flow seamlessly among health care providers, the Union health ministry has invited bids from system integrators to develop a software and establish a platform where doctors and patients access their medical record through a portal and ensure that electronic medical record can be shared across various facilities. The Electronic Health Record (EHR) system, which the health ministry plans to introduce, will link the hospitals with one another so that people do not have to carry their medical reports. “We have invited bids from system integrators to develop a software and e...
Ashish Shelar replaces Sharad Pawar as president of MCA

Ashish Shelar replaces Sharad Pawar as president of MCA

Sports
Almost a month after the stepping down of Sharad Pawar as its president, the Mumbai Cricket Association today nominated its vice president Ashish Shelar to fill up the post as its interim chief. “We have today filled up the posts which have become vacant. Mr Ashish Shelar has been made the interim president of the Mumbai Cricket Association as Mr Sharad Pawar has resigned,” said MCA’s joint secretary, Umesh Khanvilkar after a meeting of the association’s managing committee here. Pawar had cited his ineligibility to continue as president as he had crossed the age cap of 70 laid down by the Supreme Court in its order based on the Lodha Committee recommendations and quit the post on December 17 last. Following the elevation of Mumbai BJP chief Shelar to the helm and the other vic...