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HD Medical has entered into a distribution agreement with BPL Limited for the distribution of the company’s first pipeline product, ViScope 100. The distribution agreement is valued at USD$10 Million (Rs.45 Crores).

Disclosing this to media persons here today, Mr. Jay Jethwa, Managing Director and CEO of HD Medical Groupsaid, “ViScope is an Audio-Visual Cardiac Screening device that enables doctors to Visulaize the heart sounds along with hearing them better. ViScope also enables the better detection of murmurs and other heart sound components so as to achieve a very effective screening of cardiac anomalies”

Commenting on the agreement, Mr. A. Vijay Simha, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of BPL Limited said, “The ViScope 100 represents the new paradigm in diagnosis of health for the masses, empowering physicians to diagnose with a greater degree of accuracy and efficiency. It is a true example of how advanced technology can potentially bring down the prevailing high costs of health care and make healthcare affordable to the millions”.

Mr Jethwa added that HD Medical Group is a global company with offices in India, USA and Australia. Most of its research and development for the technology is carried out in Chennai. The company was founded in 2005 to commercialise its proprietary and patented heart sound technology. The company has 14 patents pending and one patent that has already been granted in the field of cardiac auscultation.

Mr Jethwa further added that the company is in the process of signing similar distribution agreements in other parts of the world. Mr. Damon Coffman, the global Chief Technology Officer of the company, said that the company would be introducing more advanced diagnostic products in Europe, US and Japan in the near future.

“The company has decided to undertake all its research and development in India as the human talent pool is very good here for all its R&D requirements. The company has strategic collaboration with many leading global institutions for clinical trials and technology validation”, said Mr. Arvind Thiagarajan, the chief inventor.

Mr B Ramakrishnan, CEO, Corporate Clinic, Chennai and the financial advisor of HD Medical Group said that the company had already raised in excess of USD$ 8 Million towards development of the product.

 

HD Medical Group is a global company with offices in India, USA and Australia. Most of its research and development for the technology is carried out in Chennai. The company was founded in 2005 to commercialise its proprietary and patented heart sound technology. The company has 14 patents pending and one patent that has already been granted in the field of cardiac auscultation.

Many people find it difficult to locate a medical group that treats the whole person: mind, spirit and body. Many medical groups focus solely on traditional western health care and others provide only alternative care or body work. Luckily, a new type of integrative health care center is becoming popular. Using the best knowledge and techniques from a wide variety of alternative medicine disciplines, integrative health centers provide care for the whole person.

One of the more effective treatments offered by alternative and integrative medical centers is acupuncture. Acupuncture is a system of healing based on balancing the body s life force energy known as Qi. Qi flows along channels throughout the body known as meridians, channels similar to the nervous and circulatory systems. An imbalance in the body s energy may result in distress signals in the form of symptoms. Treating the person s basic constitution as well as alleviating the symptoms is part of the treatment plan. Using thin, sterile, disposable needles, the acupuncturist inserts the needles along specific points of the meridian pathways to help balance and unblock the flow of Qi.

Acupuncture treatment is beneficial for many ailments including many types of back pain (general pain, lower back pain, upper back and shoulder pain) and headaches (migraines, cluster headaches, sinus headaches). Visiting an integrative health center, like the Integrative Health Center of Chapel Hill, will allow you to try acupuncture in combination with other alternative medicines, such as Chinese Herbal Therapy, and of course the best of western medicine. This combined care provides patients with a complete solution that respects the interconnectedness of the body and the mind.

Most people are not trained doctors or alternative medical practitioners. The lack of complete knowledge on all the available treatments can lead to a health plan that neglects potentially life altering and greatly beneficial treatments, like acupuncture. The power of an alternative health center is how they integrate all of the possible options and use their knowledge to craft a health care plan that is complete. A complete plan may include movement classes, meditation for stress reduction, acupuncture, a disease medical management.

By attending to the whole person and respecting the interconnectedness of one s body and mind, alternative medicine and integrative health care doctors, practitioners, and class instructors believe they can help you achieve significant improvement in your overall health and well-being. Visit the Integrative Health Center of Chapel Hill to see how working in partnership can lead to optimal health care.

If you are seeking alternative medicine for Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill be sure to visit the Integrative Health Center of Chapel Hill. While there are many acupuncture doctors serving Raleigh, Durham & Chapel Hill the medical professionals at the Integrative Health Center of Chapel Hill are truly leading the health care profession.

Most health care managers spend a good portion of their day dealing with patients both directly and indirectly. If there’s one thing I’ve noticed it’s the comfort that consistency brings to their medical experience. By that I don’t just mean having a doctor they can trust, but also nurses and office staff they know and can depend upon.

I was reminded of this as I read a recent Medical Group Management Association article about rewarding a good staff as a means of keeping them in your employment:

”One way leaders minimize turnover is by rewarding employees for helping the practice succeed. The clinic also gives staff members a voice in the practice’s operations…Employees can have a direct effect on practice operations in several ways. Because they serve as liaisons between patients and clinic leaders, employees use a feedback box to capture comments they hear from patients. Those submissions are reviewed monthly at staff meetings so all employees and providers are aware of issues and can help provide solutions.”

Of course, this requires that everyone put their egos aside for the benefit of the overall practice, and in places where there is an established hierarchy it can be difficult to share information so freely. However, giving every employee a voice and rewarding their effort increases their commitment to the work they do, and patients intuitively know when the people who care for them are truly involved.

At our office, we offer year-end bonuses and increased vacation time for ideas that save money and time. In a small work environment where advancement opportunities are limited, it is our way of keeping people in the fold. It helps make it a place that I look forward to going into every morning, and props up morale.

I’m lucky. The office I manage is able to pay a competitive wage, which is invaluable in both attracting and keeping a high quality staff. However, it’s been my experience that while a satisfactory paycheck is vital, it’s not the only way to keep office morale high.

One of the main things I do is recognize achievement. When someone does something noteworthy or makes a valuable suggestion, I make note of it and during the next office meeting, I take the time to mention publicly just how grateful I am to that particular person. Praise, when legitimately given, is a terrific way to make an employee strive for excellence.

I also will send out the occasional complimentary email for the whole office to read, or even something as personal as a post-it on someone’s computer. I’m careful not to go overboard or say too much, but I’ve found that people really appreciate the fact that their deed was remembered. Granted, we’re all professionals, and should routinely be doing outstanding work, but that doesn’t mean we don’t like getting complimented for it on occasion.

Another thing I do with everyone in the office is plan small events like a dinner out together or even something informal like a bowling party. Nothing reinforces the sense of working in unison like bonding outside of the workplace. It also helps break down the barrier between doctors and office staff, keeping everyone approachable and on good working terms.

Sometimes I jokingly refer to our office as a lifeboat. We sink or swim together. It isn’t necessary that we like or care about everybody on board, but it sure does help.