Innovation in Healthcare Delivery Systems: An Analysis on Burden of Diseases

Health care delivery systems will have to gear up to take up necessary preventive, curative, primitive and rehabilitative healthcare for the population. The challenge of building rural health services, state´s responsibility in providing these and training paramedical personnel to carry out limited curative and preventive responsibilities were part of any country´s development thinking before and after independence. The rising expectations of healthcare users mean that the way the services are organized and delivered will become significant. It is, therefore, essential to understand how best to organize and deliver healthcare services. The adoption of ICT in the healthcare sector has brought about several benefits namely, greater productivity, profitability, efficiency, faster service, customer satisfaction, customer convenience, operational flexibility, 24x7 operations, space and cost savings. Many innovative applications of ICT in the healthcare sector have bridged the communication gap between the patients, doctors and various stakeholders.