Apollo Hospitals wins the I.C.O.N.I.C IDC Insights Award for industry best practices in Health & Life Sciences Vertical

Apollo Hospitals was felicitated with the I.C.O.N.I.C IDC Insights Award at a glittering ceremony on 12th December 2014 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre.

International Data Corporation (IDC) rolled out the I.C.O.N.I.C Insights Awards in India on completing 50 glorious years of providing strategic insights to help clients achieve their key business objectives. Hosted for the first time in India, the prestigious Insights awards honour the business and IT leaders who envisaged, conceptualized, and successfully executed an IT/Technology Implementation that brought about tangible results for their organization. The winners, after a rigorous evaluation process, were chosen independently based on the votes of the jury and final validation of the Jury Chair Person.

Ms. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director – Apollo Hospitals Group, said, “We are deeply honoured to receive this prestigious award on behalf of the entire Apollo Family. We take immense pride in accepting this recognition on behalf of our team of esteemed doctors, staff, and Board of Directors, whose hard work and consistent efforts to continually enhance innovative skills, sustain the clinical excellence and keep evolving as per the latest technology trends has put Apollo Hospitals on a raised pedestal. Being in an industry where every passing minute could change a life, IT is lending a hand by improving response times; reducing human error and saving costs.”

Elaborating on some of the unique IT initiatives at Apollo Hospitals, Ms. Sangita Reddy said, “At Apollo, we have a single HIS that connects all our hospitals and clinics. Our EMR is connected to a PHR – Apollo Prism which has close to 2.5 million patients subscribed. We have an effective mHealth platform and eHealth solutions are greatly effective. Apollo has been the pioneer in launching the telemedicine service in rural regions which has proved to be immensely successful in bridging geographical distances and taking quality healthcare to the underprivileged. We are constantly evolving and innovating and strive to come up with exciting technology solutions to deliver effective & efficient healthcare.”