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The phenomenal change of the digital world during the last few decades has revamped the thinking and learning capability drastically. Healthcare system is adequately influenced by digitalisation and thereby prompting a need to change traditional patient education based on paper and vocal methodology to an active audio-visual digital system.

Clinical trials generate an extensive amount of statistical data. With the increasing complexity of segregated data collection, it is imperative to have an effective system to manage and to statistically analyse the data to produce end result. Clinical data management system (CDMS) is used for this purpose.

Medical writing conveys clinical findings from research labs to the masses in form of articles for publication, regulatory documents, and content development for pharma-healthcare magazines, newsletters and websites. The criteria of writing the medical content mainly depends upon the need of the end users for examples documents for the medical journals, physicians, healthcare organisations, pharmaceutical companies, etc.

The current competitive environment demands tactful management of most respected and skilled physicians by the healthcare organisations. Hence each healthcare organisation is making an ardent effort to ensure that no stone remains untouched. The fact of matter is not only true for the health care industry, but also for pharmaceutical companies.

The right to healthcare requires ensuring that appropriate physical health services are available without discrimination and are accessible, acceptable and of good quality. Medico legal case (MLC) is a case where besides the medical treatment; police investigations are essential to fix the responsibility regarding the present condition of the patient.

'Digital' has become an important part of the everyday life. Digital healthcare plays a key role in the overall business strategy, and is going to change the world dramatically, affecting all businesses and modes of life.

The last decade has seen a tremendous transformation in the medical space with information technology (IT) been a major facilitator for this change. With the advent of advanced medical devices and equipment, healthcare has become one of the most technologically spontaneous fields in the current times.

Medical-marketing or pharma-marketing is a term used for implementing the advertising strategies by pharmaceutical/biotech/medical device organizations for the promotion of their brands and products and meet the sales target. Besides, it also helps to regularly update the pharma-healthcare professionals about safe and effective use of the new drugs and devices available in the market.

Medical Affairs is responsible for developing and implementing medical tactics and strategies for promoting a brand or therapeutic area. Personnel in the medical affairs department work in close association with sales/ marketing and healthcare professionals with a key function to promote brands/products specific scientific and medical information for an organization.

As soon as a potential moiety is identified it is subjected to pre-clinical studies for determination of safety, efficacy, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles of molecule which are later extrapolated to human volunteers or clinical subjects under clinical research. Clinical research is carried out meticulously at academic blocks, healthcare organizations and research study centers affiliated by regulatory bodies.

Five smart devices in healthcare starting with the most recently announced FingerReader.