An innovative landscape for medical technology has been the need of the hour for long. As per the CII research report, the current size of Indian medical technology market stands at ` 25, 000 crore, 75 percent of which consist only import products. Over the years, there has been a lot of emphasis coming on the countrys regulatory policy that in a way impending the environment to manufacture medical devices in the country, which has created ripple effect. We all know that primary and secondary care hospitals are not been able to take advantage of latest medical devices like 3 Tesla MRI etc and it is due to the heavy investment that a primary or secondary hospital needs to embark on buying these devices.

The medical technology has traditionally developed its design and technology with new advancements as pure iterations to their previous equipments as incremental innovations as enhancements in the power, efficiency or performance. However, in recent times as the industry moves from a clinician-centric approach to a patient-centric approach, the new trends in medical device designs reflect the new ideology of this industry to re-invent healthcare as an experience from the patients viewpoint and the doctor as just a facilitator.

In its Medical Technology Report 2012, Ernst & Young state that the move to an outcomes-focused ecosystem will involve a changing customer base. While the primary customer for many medical technologies has historically been the physician, medical technology firms will now need to focus on understanding and serving a more diverse set of customers. The patient-empowerment is being provided from technology platforms such as smartphone apps, social media platforms, sensor-embedded smart devices and more.

The July issue of eHEALTH covers the above aspects of medical technology along with a few innovative medical devices that have benefited the healthcare eco-system. In addition, the coverage on Critical Care is an attempt to understand the various developments that have happened in this segment. Like earlier issues, the July issue of eHEALTH has interviews of eminent radiologists too.

Im glad to invite you at the upcoming 9th edition of eINDIA Health Summit scheduled to be held on 23-24 July 2013 Hyderabad International Convention Centre. As you might know, the last years eINDIA had been a great success, many key stakeholders from the areas of Governance, Healthcare and Education, were there to discuss and deliberate upon the ways by which new technologies can be used for public benefit. This year also we are going to have a vibrant healthcare track at the eINDIA 2013. We hope that you will be there at the eINDIA 2013 to contribute to the discussions that take place.

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