Dear Shri Bhalla ,
Just heard on TV re your appointment as
a Member of Economic Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister
Pl accept my hearty congratulations
Warm Regards,
Hemen Parekh
+91 98675 50808
From: Hemen Parekh
[mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: 25 December 2016 18:56
To: Surjit Bhalla
Subject: RE: TIME TO DIGITIZE HEALTH CARE
Sent: 25 December 2016 18:56
To: Surjit Bhalla
Subject: RE: TIME TO DIGITIZE HEALTH CARE
Dear Shri Bhalla,
I am glad that you like reading my blogs/emails and think , some
of these contain useful suggestions
As far as Banking Transaction Tax ( BTT ) is concerned , it is
not my idea . It belongs to ArthKranti
As far as high denomination notes are concerned , I feel , there
is no getting away from it for a long time to come , given the loss of
purchasing power ( inflation ) and the long way to become " Less Cash
"
And , therefore , there is no getting away from its "
By-Product " , viz: creation of new " Black Money "
I continue to believe that , given these constraints , embedding
RFID chips in those notes , is the only viable solution ( pl see
attachment of emails sent to NDA on this subject )
Thanking you for your kind words,
Warm Regards,
Hemen Parekh
(M)=91 – 98,67,55,08,08
From: Surjit Bhalla
[mailto:ssbhalla@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2016 11:02 AM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: TIME TO DIGITIZE HEALTH CARE
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2016 11:02 AM
To: Hemen Parekh
Subject: Re: TIME TO DIGITIZE HEALTH CARE
Just
wanted to say that I read all your "missives" and find them most
informative and useful and full of good ideas
I
will be mentioning your bond scheme for bringing in black income in my end of
the year article
If
you have written on Banking Transaction Tax would like to know - Along with
Arvind Virmani I will be discussing this and personal income tax policy early
in the new year
Surjit
On
Sun, Dec 25, 2016 at 10:51 AM, Hemen Parekh <hcp@recruitguru.com> wrote:
Online
Sale of Medicines ?
Online sale of
medicines is unstoppable , if we go by following report appearing in Hindustan
Times ( 21 Dec 2016 )
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Soon,
all medicines may be sold online
The drug committee, in its
report submitted to the health ministry, has said medicines could be sold
online, but with changes in several laws .
Currently, medicine sales are
banned online.
The report advises the
government to amend several acts, including the IT Act, Drugs and Cosmetics
Act, Narcotics Act.
“The report does not deny the
possibility of medicine sale online. It just says several laws need to be
changed. Also, we need a flawless technical system to regulate sales and route
all e-pharmacies through a common platform,” GN Singh, Drug Controller General
of India, told HT.
The
number of weekly online shoppers have increased by 33% since last year, and the
number of daily online shoppers have become fourfold from 2013 to 2015.
The
government is working on a plan to support e-pharmacies with a strong
technology network. It is likely to test the model by allowing the sale of
limited prescription drugs in the first phase.
Singh
said most of the proposals that the state drug controllers submitted to the
government were in favour of the online sale of drugs.
However,
patient security still remains a concern.
The
government is also planning to tweak the Drugs and Cosmetics Act as there is no
clause on the online sale of medicines. “We need to amend several acts and they
need parliamentary approvals. This process could take a year or so,” Singh
said.
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But , will NDA government cease this opportunity to herald an era of ,
COMPREHENSIVE
HEALTHCARE ECO-SYSTEM ?
I once again urge
NDA government to consider implementation of such a Eco System , based on my
following blog / email , sent to NDA ministers earlier :
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Thursday,
24 November 2016
Health Care through Mobile ?
DNA ( 22
Nov 2016 ) carries a news report , titled :
" Online e-pharmacy
portals to make patients' lives easier "
The details read :
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The formation of a strict monitoring system for online sale of medicines is
underway by the Centre, that has come up with a Self-regulation Code of Conduct
for the E pharmacy sector
for the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ( FICCI ).
The e-pharmacy model proposed
by the apex business organization provides,
* digital tracking and traceability of
medicines,
* addressing the
problem of counterfeit medicines
* unsupervised
consumption of antibiotics without prescription.
* improved access and
affordability of medicines for patients.
The e-pharmacy model has
proposed that medicines must be processed only
against a valid copy of a prescription from a registered medical practitioner.
E-pharmacy websites must also
ensure no schedule X or other sensitive habit-forming medicines are
processed and that there are adequate checks in place to prevent sale of such
drugs.
“We are working with private
players to develop a centralized online system that
involves manufacturers and supply chain managers to
develop a fool-proof system for online sale of medicines,”
Drug Controller General of India, Dr G N Singh said.
“Consumers need quality
medicines at an affordable price. Drugs and Cosmetics Act is the most poorly
implemented — thus making consumers vulnerable to counterfeit medicines and
self-medication,” said Bejon Mishra, Founder at Partnership for Safe
Medicines (PSM) India.
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Congratulations , FICCI !
I am happy that you have
taken cognizance of my following suggestion , sent to you as an E Mail on 11
Oct 2015
I do hope , in course of time
, you will succeed in co-opting all the AGENCIES listed
in my suggestion , to ensure for our citizens , a world-class HEALTH CARE
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11 Oct 2015
( let us call it , " Dispenser "
)
On 14th Oct , 8 lakh pharmacy
stores will go on strike to persuade Government to prohibit sale of "
Prescription Drugs " by e-Pharmacies such as 1mg.com / Zigy.com , not to speak of e-Com sites like
Amazon / SnapDeal / Flipkart etc
Reason
advanced :
* Online sale puts
consumers at risk
Real reason
?
* Loss of jobs of 4
million persons employed by 800,000 pharmacy stores
* Loss of business
worth Rs 80,000 Crores
Current
legal provision :
* Drugs and Cosmetics
Act,1940 does not prohibit online sale of medicines
Govt
response :
* Set up a Committee to
draft new provisions in Law to regulate online sale
My take :
* One day , everything
will be sold online from web sites 10,000 Km away !
* There is no way march
of EVERYTHING
ONLINE can
be stopped or slowed
My
Suggestions :
* Govt
to upload a Mobile App ( DISPENSER ? )
on Health Ministry web site
* All
doctors must download it , after proper registration / authentication
* App will get embedded
with full details of that doctor who uses it
* Doctors to enter
Patient Data in App / then enter prescribed Drug Details
* Doctor will SMS app
data entered , to concerned patient's mobile
* Patient will SMS
entered app data to mobile of Chemist of his choice
*
Chemist will deliver the medicine to the patient with Bill Details in App
*
Chemist will deliver the medicine to the patient with Bill Details in App
*
Every action / transaction on App , will get automatically emailed to web
Servers of
# Health
Ministry
# All India Medical Association
# All India Organization of Chemists and Druggists ( AIOCD )
# Drug Controller General of
India
Advantages
:
* Jobs / business
of Chemists / Druggists saved
* Great
convenience for patients / no need to visit Drug Store
* No chance of
Chemist " misinterpreting " doctor's handwriting !
* Full History of
# Each
Patient (
great benefit to Prescribing
doctors )
# Each
Drug ( great benefit to Pharma
Companies )
# Each
Chemist Shop ( great benefit to Govt
/ AIOCD / Tax Dept )
# Each
Doctor ( great interest to All
India Medical Association )
This is our chance , not only
to deliver world-class healthcare to millions but also to get rid of a huge
amount ofUNETHICAL PRACTICES in ,
what is a HUMANITARIAN PROFESSION !
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25 Dec 2016
www.hemenparekh.in / blogs
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