NMC Denotifies MSMER 2023: What Stays in Force
NMC has denotified its 2023 medical education standards regulations. A short brief on what changes, what stays in force and what to check.
Clinical Establishments Rules Eased: Background for Clinics
Background: the Health Ministry has replaced criminal penalties for procedural lapses under the Clinical Establishments Act with an administrative mechanism.
Supreme Court Questions Hospital Drug Mark-ups
The Supreme Court questioned steep drug mark-ups and hospital pharmacy tie-ins at a September hearing. What was reported and one check for your clinic.
Centre Asks States to Ensure Clinics Display Service Charges
The Union Health Ministry has asked states and UTs to ensure clinical establishments prominently display service and facility charges. Here is what was reported and one check for your clinic.
NMC Draft Proposes Mandatory NMR Registration for Doctors
Background: an NMC draft would make National Medical Register registration mandatory. What it proposes and how clinics can prepare their records.
NMC Ad Guidelines: AI Content Labels and Penalties
NMC ethical advertising guidelines require AI-generated promotional content to be labelled and set graded penalties. What clinics should check.
NMC: Doctor Photos and Paid Rankings Under New Ad Rules
NMC ethical advertising guidelines address doctor photographs on signboards and letterheads and paid rankings on listing platforms. What clinics should check.
IndiaAI and ICMR sign an agreement to share health datasets and computing for medical AI
IndiaAI and ICMR have signed an MoU on anonymised health datasets and subsidised computing for medical AI. What it means for doctors and clinics.
A government board backs manufacture of a portable AI colposcope for cervical screening
India's Technology Development Board is backing commercial manufacture of GrivaVision, a portable AI-assisted colposcope. What gynecology practices should know.
Google Ads opens to certified Indian pharmacies, but still bars prescription-drug ads
Google Ads now lets LegitScript-certified online pharmacies in India advertise services. What did not change for clinics and hospitals.
