Akhilesh Pandya

Met and interviewed Abhay Soi, ace healthcare investor and the force behind Max Healthcare’s rise to Rs 1 lakh crore market cap — now India’s most valuable healthcare company. From turning around struggling hospitals to leading a Rs 5,000 crore expansion, Soi’s journey is nothing short of remarkable. Soi spoke to me about his vision of a pan-India crusade to bridge the country’s healthcare gap. The banker-turned-healthcare entrepreneur opened up about his early days as an outsider in the industry — and how it was his initial failures, not successes, that truly shaped his approach to building and leading in healthcare. https://lnkd.in/dH-g4qZD #AbhaySoi #MaxHealthcare #HealthcareLeader #EconomicTimes

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Doctors should write prescriptions in capital letters to enhance clarity and reduce errors from illegible handwriting. Recommended by India's NMC and mandated in several states, this practice prioritizes patient safety. Courts and government directives support it, aiming to transition to fully typed or digital prescriptions for greater accuracy and to modernize healthcare practices nationwide. Follow Vivek Chauhan for more such content #doctors #doctorslife #prescription #prescriptions #prescriptionwriting #accuracy #nationwide #trending #trendingreels #viral #viralreels #insta

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You might be wasting money on ads that no patient ever sees. That’s the reality if you’re still relying on old-school medical marketing tactics. AI is changing the game. Here’s a quick case: A joint replacement clinic in India struggled with random leads from generic Facebook ads. We suggested to adopt an AI-driven campaign that analyzed patient behavior, local search trends, and even seasonal spikes in orthopedic cases. The result? ✔ 42% more qualified leads ✔ 30% lower ad spend ✔ Faster conversions because patients received personalized follow-ups within minutes It wasn’t magic. It was AI making their marketing smarter, faster, and more human at the same time. "Technology doesn’t replace empathy; it amplifies it." #MedicalMarketing #AI #Surgeons #Hospitals #HealthcareGrowth

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One Nation, One Healthtech Stack: The Future of Digital Healthcare in India India is at the cusp of a groundbreaking shift in healthcare delivery. Thanks to the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, we now have over 73 crore ABHA IDs issued—enabling citizens to securely store and transmit their health data. Additionally, more than 5 lakh healthcare professionals are onboard, reinforcing trust and credibility in digital health platforms. But it’s not enough to just digitise records; we must create an interoperable healthtech stack that connects every node of the healthcare ecosystem—clinics, labs, hospitals, and telehealth platforms. Imagine seamless access to a patient’s medical history, diagnostics, and prescriptions, no matter where they receive care. Initiatives like the Unified Health Interface (UHI), which draws from the principles of UPI, are designed to bridge this digital divide, enabling frictionless integration of services across providers. This unified infrastructure promises better diagnosis, improved transparency, and stronger continuity of care. India has already set global benchmarks with digital infrastructure—from Aadhaar to UPI and CoWIN. A healthtech stack built on similar principles can revolutionise public health: enabling informed decision-making, expanding preventive care, and ensuring that technology truly serves every Indian, everywhere. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gdtfFRBN #DigitalHealth #HealthTech #ABDM #UnifiedHealthInterface #HealthcareTransformation #ApolloTeleHealth

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🏥 First Adani. Now Ambani. India’s healthcare future is being rewritten — not by governments alone, but by its largest business empires. 📌 Adani has announced an AI-first healthcare ecosystem — modular hospitals in Ahmedabad & Mumbai, designed around intelligence, affordability, and scalability. 📌 Reliance, at its AGM 2025, unveiled a 2,000-bed Medical City in Mumbai — complete with AI-enabled diagnostics, robotic systems, and a world-class teaching hospital, alongside a 130-acre green urban space. 🔎 What this signals: Healthcare is no longer just about beds and buildings. It’s about data, AI, ecosystems, and scale. Adani is betting on AI-first hospitals. Ambani is betting on a Medical City model. 💡 The Real Race The question is no longer who builds the first AI hospital. It’s who builds the healthcare brain that India — and the world — will depend on. Because the future of healthcare isn’t just digital. It’s AI-powered, affordable, and sustainable. India is quietly shaping what global healthcare could look like in the 2030s. Two names. Two models. But one clear direction: Healthcare is the next frontier. #Adani #Ambani #FutureOfHealthcare #AIHospitals #MedicalCity #DigitalHealth #IndiaLeads

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Chasing Valuations are part of free market practices. But some times it may go against the interest of the social requirement. In a country where the average per capita income is still lower than $3000, government spending is lower than 2% and insurance penetration is yet to catch up the cost of care is still a concern. High PE participation definitely can bring positivity to the business with better investment and high quality health care delivery system. If the news is true, we will see one of the highest IPO in Indian healthcare market. https://lnkd.in/gFGUnZrP

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🚀 The GIMS Ecosystem — Govt. of Uttar Pradesh’s model where ideas meet patients, innovation meets validation, and startups scale with impact. With an ICMR-Intent Clinical Trial Centre serving 2,000+ patients every day and India’s first public hospital–based government company for MedTech incubation, GIMS, Greater Noida is building a single-window ecosystem for healthcare startups: ✅ Clinical Trials ✅ Mentoring ✅ Validation ✅ Funding Pathways ✅ Market Access This is how Uttar Pradesh is positioning itself as a national leader in healthcare innovation. #GIMS #UttarPradesh #HealthcareInnovation #ClinicalTrials #Startups #MedTech

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🔬 Rising Cancer Incidence in India: A Growing Public Health Challenge India is witnessing an alarming rise in cancer cases, with projections indicating a significant increase in the coming years. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), cancer burden in India is expected to cross 15 lakh new cases annually by 2026. 📈 Key factors driving this surge: Lifestyle changes – smoking, alcohol use, unhealthy diets, obesity, and sedentary habits. Increasing environmental pollution and occupational exposures. Delayed diagnosis due to lack of awareness and screening. Limited access to specialized cancer care in rural and underserved regions. 💡 The way forward: 1. Awareness & Early Detection – Strengthening community-level education and regular screening programs. 2. Accessible Treatment – Expanding cancer care centers and ensuring affordability of advanced therapies. 3. Prevention First – Stronger anti-tobacco campaigns, vaccination for preventable cancers (HPV, Hepatitis B). 4. Technology & Innovation – Leveraging AI, molecular diagnostics, and precision medicine to improve outcomes. 5. Collaborative Efforts – Public-private partnerships to enhance infrastructure, research, and patient support. Cancer is no longer just a disease—it’s a social and economic challenge that demands urgent, collective action. By investing in awareness, prevention, and equitable care, we can bend the curve of this rising epidemic. Together, let’s work towards a future where every individual has access to timely diagnosis, effective treatment, and compassionate support. #CancerCare #Oncology #PublicHealth #India #CancerAwareness #HealthcareLeadership #PreventiveCare

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