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IT vendors eye healthcare in India

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BANGALORE: With the opening up of the insurance sector,

healthcare has become the new focus of IT vendors. During the last six months,

three vendors have launched healthcare solutions in India--HFCL, TCS and SISL.

SISL managing director Anil Laud says, "The healthcare industry is expected

to revolutionize healthcare delivery in India."

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Besides the insurance sector, the arrival of corporate hospitals in India too

has given a fillip to the healthcare segment. It has led to increased

expectation in the quality of services provided. "There is an increasing

awareness of healthcare and people are demanding quality healthcare," says

Laud. HFCL CEO Informatics division Rajeev Shah echoes both the sentiments.

The estimated market size for healthcare software in India during 1999-2000

is Rs 50 crore. Hospitals like the Apollo Group and Escorts Group have gone in

for massive IT investments. The HFCL Hospital Management System, called

MediSoft, which offers centralized database and customer-care services, has been

implemented in the Indraprashtra Apollo in New Delhi. SISL's product, Health

Information Systems, which bagged the best product in IT.com '99 held at

Bangalore, has found customers in Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi,

Krishna Heart Institute in Ahmedabad, and Bhopal Trust Hospital.

Additionally, corporate India too is planning massive investments in the

healthcare segment. Max India, for instance, has announced its foray into the

healthcare sector. Vendors have also attributed a noble angle for its focus in

the healthcare segment. According to Shah of HFCL, uplifting the quality of

healthcare provided in India is one of the prime reasons for its foray into this

segment.

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