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  • Building Resilient Healthcare Analytics Infrastructure for the Future

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    In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, the importance of robust analytics infrastructure cannot be overstated. Abrar Ahmed Syed explores how advancements in scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery frameworks are revolutionizing healthcare analytics. With a growing demand for real-time, actionable data-driven insights, healthcare organizations are turning to resilient infrastructure solutions to enhance operational efficiency and patient care.

    The Need for Scalable Healthcare Analytics
    Healthcare organizations are generating unprecedented amounts of data, from electronic health records (EHR) to real-time patient monitoring. Traditional data management methods have struggled to cope with this influx, creating a pressing need for scalable solutions. Scalable analytics frameworks enable organizations to manage vast datasets while maintaining high performance and low latency. By adopting scalable systems, healthcare providers can integrate various data types, including medical imaging, genomic data, and real-time patient information. This integration is essential for improving decision-making and enhancing patient care.

    High Availability in Healthcare Analytics
    High availability (HA) is crucial for ensuring healthcare analytics systems remain operational. The importance of multi-node architectures and auto-scaling mechanisms that adjust to fluctuating workloads, helping distribute data processing across multiple servers and preventing single points of failure, cannot be overstated. These algorithms dynamically distribute workloads based on real-time demand, reducing response times and improving system reliability. Ensuring continuous access to critical data is vital for delivering quality care and preventing delays in patient services.

    Disaster Recovery: A Critical Component
    In healthcare, system downtime or data loss can have severe consequences. Disaster recovery (DR) frameworks are essential for building resilient healthcare analytics infrastructure. The need for clear recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) to minimize the impact of system failures is emphasized. Modern disaster recovery strategies include multi-tiered backup systems, which use real-time replication for critical systems and periodic backups for less time-sensitive data.

    Data Processing, Security, and Compliance
    As healthcare data becomes increasingly complex, real-time processing capabilities are critical. Sophisticated data processing architectures, capable of handling millions of events per second with minimal latency, are transforming clinical decision-making. AI-powered predictive models and machine learning algorithms enable healthcare providers to detect early signs of patient deterioration, improving response times and treatment outcomes. The importance of a multi-layered security approach that includes encryption, access control mechanisms, and continuous monitoring is emphasized.

    The Role of AI and Machine Learning in Healthcare Analytics
    AI and machine learning play an important role in healthcare analytics. These technologies are used for predictive modeling and clinical decision support. By leveraging AI algorithms, healthcare providers can anticipate potential risks, such as complications or disease progression, before they occur. Machine learning models, when integrated with real-time data, enable healthcare organizations to offer personalized treatment recommendations, leading to improved patient outcomes and more efficient resource utilization.

    Looking Ahead: Emerging Technologies and the Future of Healthcare Analytics
    The future of healthcare analytics will be marked by continued innovation. Emerging technologies, such as blockchain and edge computing, will enhance the scalability and security of healthcare data management. Blockchain will play a crucial role in maintaining data integrity across different platforms. Additionally, as healthcare organizations increasingly adopt cloud-native architectures, they will leverage distributed computing and real-time data analytics to improve patient care, operational efficiency, and cost management.

    In conclusion, Abrar Ahmed Syed‘s exploration of building resilient healthcare analytics infrastructure offers a comprehensive framework for enhancing scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery. As the healthcare industry grows, these innovations provide the foundation for improved patient care and operational efficiency. By adopting advanced technologies like AI, machine learning, and blockchain, healthcare organizations can future-proof their operations, ensuring they are well-equipped to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex digital healthcare landscape.

  • Revisiting Latin America and the Caribbean

    The Global Opportunity Index (GOI) 2025 report focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. In recent years, the LAC region has become a popular destination for foreign capital, attracting almost half (48.9 percent) of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to emerging and developing (E&D) economies in 2023 and surpassing the FDI inflows to E&D Asia. Based on project announcements, LAC countries are likely to remain an attractive investment target. In 2023, the value of announced projects targeting the LAC region grew by 16 percent, driven by several megaproject announcements in the renewable energy, metals and minerals, and automotive and auto parts sectors. This report provides an overview of LAC’s main strengths and vulnerabilities through the lens of our GOI and its various components, which reflect key business, legal, and regulatory policies that affect investments. In addition, we offer an in-depth look at the composition and evolution of Latin America’s global capital inflows, emphasizing the role played by FDI and cross-border mergers and acquisitions in stabilizing the region’s flows of investment. This is the first time the GOI has been used to examine LAC’s attractiveness to investors using data from after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Top 3 lessons learned from the 2025 Global Opportunity Index:

    • There has been a post-pandemic shift in capital flows to emerging and developing (E&D) economies, with more capital flowing to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and E&D Europe. LAC attracted almost half of FDI inflows and a third of all capital invested in E&D economies in recent years.
    • The strong inflows of capital to LAC are evidence of the importance of the abundance of natural and human resources. Latin American countries have made considerable investments in education in recent years, with countries like Mexico emerging as leaders in the growth rate of STEM workers.
    • Access to financing is crucial for countries to develop a dynamic innovation economy, which will be key for attracting capital inflows in years to come. Brazil provides a good case in point. The country ranks 29th in financial services and 24th in innovation on the GOI, with São Paulo having evolved into a major global science and technology cluster.
    Maggie Switek, PhD, senior director of research at the Milken Institute and lead author of the report.
    Please visit the link to read the full report.


    Neel Achary

  • Tesla cars set on fire, showrooms hit by Molotov cocktails and bullets; Elon Musk slams “evil attacks”

    Tesla cars set on fire in Las Vegas
    Tesla cars set on fire in Las Vegas, as a mark of protest against Elon Musk and his work for the Trump Administration. Photo courtesy: X/@JamesFLoveIV

    Tesla Cybertrucks set ablaze. Bullets and Molotov cocktails aimed at Tesla showrooms. Attacks on property carrying the logo of Elon Musk’s electric car company are cropping up across the United States and overseas. While no injuries have been reported, Tesla showrooms, vehicle lots, charging stations, and privately owned cars have been targeted. Musk has sharply criticised these “evil attacks” in a social media post.

    In Canada, Tesla was removed from an international automobile show over safety concerns, said an Associated Press report via Press Trust of India.

    There has been a clear uptick in attacks on Tesla since Donald Trump took office as President of the United States and empowered Elon Musk to oversee a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that is slashing government spending.

    “This level of violence is insane and deeply wrong,” Musk wrote on Tuesday on X, sharing a video of burning Teslas in Las Vegas. “Tesla just makes electric cars and has done nothing to deserve these evil attacks.”

    Experts on domestic extremism say that it is impossible to know yet if the spate of incidents will balloon into a long-term pattern.

    In Trump’s first term, his properties in New York City, Washington, and elsewhere became a natural place for protest. In the early days of his second term, Tesla is filling that role.

    “Tesla is an easy target,” said Randy Blazak, a sociologist who studies political violence. “They’re rolling down our streets. They have dealerships in our neighbourhoods.”

    Musk critics have organised dozens of peaceful demonstrations at Tesla dealerships and factories across North America and Europe. Some Tesla owners, including a US senator who feuded with Musk, have vowed to sell their vehicles.

    But the attacks are keeping law enforcement busy.

    Prosecutors in Colorado charged a woman last month in connection with a string of attacks on Tesla dealerships, including Molotov cocktails thrown at vehicles and the words “Nazi cars” spray-painted on a building.

    Federal agents in South Carolina last week arrested a man they say set fire to Tesla charging stations near Charleston. An agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives wrote in an affidavit that authorities found writings critical of the government and DOGE in the man’s bedroom and wallet. “The statement made mention of sending a message based on these beliefs,” the agent wrote.

    A number of the most prominent incidents have been reported in left-leaning cities in the Pacific Northwest, like Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, where anti-Trump and anti-Musk sentiment runs high.

    An Oregon man is facing charges after allegedly throwing several Molotov cocktails at a Tesla store in Salem, then returning another day and shooting out windows.

    In the Portland suburb of Tigard, more than a dozen bullets were fired at a Tesla showroom last week, damaging vehicles and windows, the second time in a week that the store was targeted.

    Four Cybertrucks were set on fire in a Tesla lot in Seattle earlier this month. On Friday, witnesses reported a man poured gasoline on an unoccupied Tesla Model S and started a fire on a Seattle street.

    The Tesla Model S
    The Tesla Model S has been the target of recent domestic extremism in the United States of America. Screenshot courtesy: Instagram/globalcarluxrbs

    In Las Vegas, several Tesla vehicles were set ablaze early on Tuesday outside a Tesla service centre, where the word “resist” was also painted in red across the building’s front doors.

    Authorities said that at least one person threw Molotov cocktails — crude bombs filled with gasoline or another flammable liquid — and fired several rounds from a weapon into the vehicles.

    “Was this terrorism? Was it something else? It certainly has some of the hallmarks that we might think — the writing on the wall, potential political agenda, an act of violence,” said Spencer Evans, the special agent in charge of the Las Vegas FBI office, at a news conference. “None of those factors are lost on us.”

    Trump gives Tesla a boost

    Tesla stock doubled in value in the weeks after Donald Trump’s election win, but it has since shed all those gains.

    Trump gave a boost to Tesla when he turned the White House driveway into an electric vehicle showroom. The president promoted the vehicles and said that he would purchase an USD 80,000 Model S, eschewing his fierce past criticism of electric vehicles.

    Tesla did not respond to a request for comment on the attacks. Elon Musk briefly addressed the vandalism on Monday, during an appearance on Senator Ted Cruz’s podcast, saying “at least some of it is organised and paid for” by “left-wing organisations in America, funded by left-wing billionaires, essentially”.

    The progressive group Indivisible, which published a guide for supporters to organise “Musk Or Us” protests around the country, said in a statement that all of its guidance was publicly available and “it explicitly encourages peaceful protest and condemns any acts of violence or vandalism”.

    Some Tesla owners have resorted to cheeky bumper stickers to distance themselves from their vehicle’s new stigma and perhaps deter would-be vandals. They say things like “I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy” or “I just wanted an electric car. Sorry guys.”

    The White House has thrown its weight behind Musk, the highest-profile member of the Trump Administration and a key donor to committees promoting Trump’s political interests.

    President Trump has said that Tesla vandalism amounts to “domestic terror”, and he has threatened retribution, warning that those who target the company are “going to go through hell”.

    Attorney General Pam Bondi said that she had opened an investigation “to see how is this being funded, who is behind this”. In a statement on Tuesday, she vowed to “continue investigations that impose severe consequences”, including for “those operating behind the scenes to coordinate and fund these crimes”.

  • Hyundai Motor India to hike car prices by up to 3 pc from April

    New Delhi, March 19: Joining the league of other automakers, Hyundai Motor India on Wednesday announced a price hike of up to 3 per cent on its cars, effective from next month.

    The company cited rising input costs, higher commodity prices, and increased operational expenses as the reasons for the price adjustment.

    In its filing to the stock exchanges, Hyundai clarified that the exact increase will vary depending on the model and variant. “The quantum of price increase will vary basis the variants and models”.

    The carmaker said that it has tried to absorb rising costs as much as possible. However, due to continued increases in operational expenses, passing on a portion of the cost to customers has become necessary.

    “We strive to absorb rising costs to the extent possible, ensuring minimal impact on our customers,” said Arun Garg, Whole-time Director and Chief Operating Officer of Hyundai Motor India.

    However, with the sustained increase in operational expenses, “it has now become imperative to pass on a part of this cost escalation through a minor price adjustment,” he added.

    Garg further stated that the price increase will be effective in April 2025.

    “We remain committed to making consistent internal efforts to minimise any future impact on our valued customers,” he mentioned.

    Hyundai is not the only automaker to announce a price hike. Earlier, Kia India also said it would increase vehicle prices by 3 per cent from April 1.

    Tata Motors and Maruti Suzuki have also raised prices, with Tata increasing commercial vehicle prices by 2 per cent and Maruti implementing a hike of up to 4 per cent across different models.

    Hyundai Motor India’s stock closed 2.22 per cent higher at Rs 1,615.30 per share on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Wednesday.

    Automobile manufacturers are struggling with rising costs of raw materials, logistics, and production. Global supply chain disruptions and increasing demand have further pushed up material prices.

  • Ration Card e-KYC: Big relief for ration card holders, now eKYC can be done till May 31


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    Giving relief to the blue ration card holders, the government has now extended the last date of e-KYC from March 31 to May 31. Everyone can avail the facility of free wheat by getting their e-KYC done.

    But remember that despite getting one more month, if people show negligence by not getting e-KYC done, then the wheat to be given to the ration card holder from the next quota may be stopped. However, out of the 1.55 crore beneficiaries across Punjab, e-KYC has been done for 1.17 crore beneficiaries. There are a total of 1 lakh 2 thousand 600 blue ration card holders in Pathankot, Jugyal, Taragarh, Narot Jaimal Singh and Sujanpur of Pathankot district.

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    Giving relief to the blue ration card holders, the government has now extended the last date of e-KYC from March 31 to May 31. Everyone can avail the facility of free wheat by getting their e-KYC done. But remember that despite getting one more month, if people show negligence by not getting e-KYC done, then the wheat to be given to the ration card holder from the next quota may be stopped. However, out of the 1.55 crore beneficiaries across Punjab, e-KYC has been done for 1.17 crore beneficiaries. There are a total of 1 lakh 2 thousand 600 blue ration card holders in Pathankot, Jugyal, Taragarh, Narot Jaimal Singh and Sujanpur of Pathankot district.

    District Food Supply Controller Rajshree Mehra said that 82.37 percent of the blue ration card holders of the district have done e-KYC. In this regard, our district Pathankot is maintaining its second position in the entire Punjab. To speed up this work, e-KYC of ration card holders is being done by setting up separate camps in Pathankot, Bhoa and Sujanpur constituencies. So far 20 camps have been set up. Assistant District Food Supply Controller Ajay Prinj said that earlier the last date for doing e-KYC was 31st March, now it has been extended to 31st May by the Central Government.

    Out of the 542 depots in the district, the wheat quota for the months of January, February and March has not reached about 35 depots. Depot Holders Association President Ram Pal Mahajan said that the depot holders are facing the problem of not getting quota for 3 months. People had started returning without wheat, but now the district food supply officials have assured that wheat trucks have been ordered. Due to this, there will be no shortage of wheat in the depots. ADFSO Ajay Prinj said that to overcome the shortage of wheat, 20 wheat trucks have been ordered from Jalandhar. It will be delivered to the respective depots.

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  • Empowering mobile workforces: The role of Galaxy A15 in healthcare, banking, retail and hospitality

    In industries with a mobile workforce, employees must stay connected and productive while on the move — and smartphones can provide the performance, features and convenient form factor they need.

    With a smartphone in hand, workers in healthcare, banking, retail and hospitality can wirelessly access necessary applications and data. They can communicate and collaborate with their colleagues, serve their customers and complete tasks, regardless of their location.

    In fact, according to an IDC report, more than two-thirds of U.S. enterprises deploy multiple mobile devices per employee to enhance worker productivity, increase revenue and improve customer satisfaction.

    Organizations in different industries can benefit from equipping employees with smartphones, such as Samsung’s Galaxy A15 5G. This affordable, secure and easy-to-manage mobile device offers fast performance and long-lasting battery life.

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    Smartphones are prevalent in healthcare. Physicians and nurses use mobile devices like Galaxy A15 for real-time patient monitoring, resulting in improved patient care and cost savings.

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    In fact, according to a recent study in the Health Informatics Journal, more than 80% of physicians use smartphones for their clinical practice.

    Smartphones enable physicians to access electronic medical records, order diagnostic tests or prescriptions, and use them for decision support, telehealth meetings, and documentation, including dictation of patient reports.

    Galaxy A15 smartphone has a 2GHz or 2.2 GHz processor, 5G speeds, and 4GB to 8GB of RAM, ensuring doctors and nurses can access applications and data fast. Its Super AMOLED 6.5-inch display with up to 800 nits brightness, a 90Hz refresh rate and low blue light reduces eye strain.

    Camera improvements also ensure clinicians can take high-quality pictures and videos to make a diagnosis, monitor disease or treatment progress, and seek advice from colleagues. Galaxy A15 offers a three-lens rear camera system, including a 50MP main camera, a 5MP ultra-wide camera, and a 2MP macro lens. Galaxy A15 also features a 13MP front camera for high-quality video if doctors need to do telehealth visits with their patients.

    Galaxy A15, with Bluetooth support, enables at-home remote patient monitoring. Medical teams can remotely track patients by equipping them with A15s and Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as consumer wearables, pulse oximeters, and blood pressure and glucose monitors. This allows clinicians to remotely check their patients’ vital signs and intervene if their health changes.

    Increasing productivity and efficiency for bank employees

    Bank employees increasingly use smartphones to increase their productivity and efficiency and improve the customer experience. While banks equip staff with laptops and desktop computers, branch employees prefer to use smartphones or tablets for many of their daily tasks, according to an IDC white paper.

    Galaxy A15’s large 6.5-inch display allows bank employees to multitask and use two apps simultaneously on a split screen. With full high-definition resolution, the content on the screen looks crisp, clear and vibrant.

    That’s important because it allows bank staff to use Galaxy A15 to simultaneously access customer data and research different products and services before an important client meeting. They can also use Galaxy A15 to open new accounts for customers and have them digitally sign the necessary documents.

    With 4GB to 8GB of internal storage (expandable to 128GB), users won’t run out of storage space.

    Enhancing employee and customer experiences in the retail setting

    In the retail sector, smartphone employees can personalize customer experiences on the sales floor, including checking the pricing, availability, and location of products, ringing up customers, and processing payments. If items are out of stock, sales associates can use their smartphones to find the products at other nearby locations or order them online for customers.

    When retail staff are busy assisting customers, smartphone batteries can drain fast. But that’s where the Samsung Galaxy A15’s battery shines. A Galaxy A15 battery can last up to two days on a single charge. And when employees need to charge their phones, Galaxy A15 has Super Fast Charging* capabilities.

    If retail workers are near store windows assisting customers in bright sunlight, Galaxy A15’s high-definition resolution display and enhanced brightness ensure optimal visibility. The screen’s low blue light promotes all-day eye comfort, even during extended usage.

    Strengthening day-to-day hotel operations in hospitality management

    By issuing smartphones to hospitality staff, hotels can improve communication and better manage hotel operations, such as housekeeping and maintenance, resulting in improved guest services and more efficient operations.

    With a Galaxy A15, for example, housekeepers can check their schedules on their mobile phones to see which rooms they need to clean. When they finish cleaning a room, they can mark it as clean, providing supervisors with real-time updates on progress.

    Staff can also manage hotel maintenance on their phones. Managers can create work orders and prioritize requests, while staff can provide real-time updates and send alerts when tasks are completed.

    In both cases, Galaxy A15’s fast processor, ample RAM and 5G speeds allow hospitality staff to access apps and data quickly. The phone’s high-capacity battery and intelligent power management lets employees accomplish all their tasks and still have battery life at the end of their workday.

    Staying secure with Samsung’s Galaxy A15 mobile device

    Security and customer privacy are critical in the healthcare, banking, retail and hospitality industries. Galaxy A15 features a side fingerprint sensor that can only be unlocked by employees’ unique fingerprints.

    Also, for the first time, Samsung is bundling its hardware and software to make it simpler and more cost-effective for organizations in different industries to configure, manage and secure a large fleet of devices.

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    Customers who buy Galaxy A15 can also purchase the Samsung Knox security and device management solution all in one package.

    Samsung Knox protects devices from intrusion, malware and malicious threats, while the Samsung Knox Suite is a comprehensive set of cloud-based tools that allow IT departments to remotely deploy, manage, secure and lock down their devices in bulk.

    For example, organizations can deploy Knox E-FOTA to schedule device updates and make sure every device is using the correct version of the Android OS and has all the required firmware updates.

    Furthermore, as part of the bundle, Samsung is expanding the lifecycle of Galaxy A15 from one year to three years, which enables a stable hardware and software platform.

    How your organization can benefit from Galaxy A15

    The Samsung Galaxy A15 5G is a perfect solution for the healthcare, banking, retail and hospitality industries. The affordable, entry-level device features a 6.5-inch display and offers a brighter screen, longer battery life and more storage than its predecessor.

    Organizations in these four industries can use Galaxy A15 for all their needs, from accessing important business apps and scanning barcodes to personalizing customer service and taking mobile payments. Employees can also communicate through email, texting, voice and video chats.

    Learn how you can improve worker productivity, empower your mobile workforce and optimize business operations with Galaxy A15 smartphones. And if you’re not currently an Android or Galaxy user, make sure to try Galaxy for Work on your current device today.

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  • Virtual nursing technology: How the right monitors enhance patient care

    Virtual nursing, like telehealth, has become a crucial part of health systems in recent years and is expected to continue growing. Both improve access to healthcare for people who can’t easily travel to medical facilities, especially those living in rural areas or with mobility challenges. It also ensures continuity of care by connecting patients with the nurses they know and who are familiar with their needs.

    It’s not a new idea, either. For example, Samsung helped St. Luke’s Health System develop a 24/7 virtual platform in 2018. Based in Boise, the facility built a virtual care center that connects nurses with rural care providers and their patients to make care more accessible.

    This need for virtual nursing is only increasing, especially as nurse shortages persist and potentially overwhelm existing staff. Virtual nursing helps healthcare organizations address these challenges, especially when paired with the right technology to succeed. Here’s how.

    Relieving the burden on nurses

    Virtual nursing reduces the strain on floor nurses, allowing them to focus more on direct patient care. In fact, a single nurse or clinical staff member can monitor multiple rooms at a time from a desktop monitor. They can speak with each patient and notify the staff if anything goes wrong.

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    With the right tools, a virtual nurse can take on almost any task that involves putting a nurse in front of a computer. For example, some hospitals are turning to virtual discharges, as a remote nurse or case manager can provide thorough, unrushed discharge education. This reduces the burden on floor nurses, improving productivity and giving them more time to focus on in-person care.

    Many floor nurses report that virtual care helps them better balance their workload, and their patients appreciate the more focused attention from the on-site care team. That was the case with Nashville-based HCA Healthcare, which launched several virtual nursing pilots to great success. Virtual nurses proved especially valuable in admissions, medication history, discharge education and rounding.

    Ochsner Health in Louisiana piloted its virtual nurse model in a community hospital, allowing a remote nurse — sometimes working from home — to collaborate with the patient team. This approach helps hospitals efficiently allocate resources, enhance care quality and reduce readmissions, according to The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. The pilots have increased nurses’ work satisfaction and improved retention.

    Encouraging nurses to stay in the workforce

    More than a quarter of all nurses report that they plan to leave nursing or retire over the next five years, according to the National Nursing Workforce Survey. It’s part of a trend: Between 2020 and 2022, the workforce lost at least 200,000 experienced RNs and 60,000 experienced LPNs/LVNs.

    Virtual models can keep nurses in the workplace longer by allowing them to remain in direct patient care roles without the physical demands of hospital floor work, notes the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This is especially beneficial for nurses nearing retirement. Virtual models help these experienced nurses continue providing expert care while sharing their institutional knowledge, without the physical strain of bedside care.

    Remote nurse, remote patients

    Advances in digital health technology make it possible for hospitals to better manage acute and long-term conditions for patients where they are. Remote nursing supports hospital-at-home models, allowing nurses to provide care in the patient’s own home. For example, Massachusetts General Brigham offers virtual care services seven days a week for health issues that don’t require emergency care, and they are available to anyone with an internet connection and compatible device.

    Research published by BMC Health Services indicates that this approach can reduce mortality and hospital readmissions. That, then, frees up beds and staff to focus on more critical and emergency cases.

    Monitors are key to virtual nursing success

    Success in virtual nursing technology requires the right technology — especially the right monitors. That’s because virtual care monitors need to accomplish more tasks than typical hospital monitors, including the need to monitor several patients at one time and offer comfort to nurses who must sit there for long hours.

    These considerations and others went into the design of Samsung’s 34-inch ViewFinity S65VC monitor. Its ultra-wide QHD curved display matches the human field of vision, bringing all relevant information into view at once. Using the ViewFinity S65VC, a nurse can monitor multiple patient rooms from a single screen — and at eye level, thanks to the adjustable stand. The curve also reduces eye strain, and TUV-certified Intelligent Eye Care technology enhances that by minimizing blue light exposure.

    Samsung designed this monitor for ease of use, too. Its plug-and-play setup enables nurses to easily connect any device to the monitor with a USB-C port and transmit data through a single cable. The same connection charges your device, which allows you to power your device and transmit data with a single cable. A LAN port also enables connection to a LAN-less laptop for Ethernet use.

    The monitor’s camera and speakers make launching virtual sessions a snap, and when they’re finished, the camera can be retracted for security and confidentiality. Windows Hello facial recognition software adds another layer to that.

    Virtual nursing: A force multiplier

    With the right technology, such as Samsung’s ViewFinity S65VC monitor, virtual nursing becomes a force multiplier. One experienced nurse can support many colleagues and even more patients. This enhances patient care, boosts nurse satisfaction and helps ensure continuity of care. More importantly, it translates to more positive patient outcomes.

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  • Tesla seeks certification for two electric car models it wants to sell in India

    Tesla seeks certification for two electric car models it wants to sell in India

    Tesla seeks certification for two electric car models it wants to sell in IndiaIANS

    Elon Musk-led Tesla Inc. has initiated the process for the certification and homologation of two of its electric cars in India, which is an essential requirement for all vehicles before they can be sold in the country.

    Tesla India Motor & Energy Pvt. Ltd., the local unit of Musk’s firm, has submitted two new applications for homologation of the Model Y and Model 3 cars in India, according to industry sources.

    Homologation is the process of certifying that a vehicle is roadworthy and meets the norms laid out for all vehicles manufactured in India or imported into the country. The tests ensure that the vehicle matches the requirements of the Indian market in terms of emission and safety and roadworthiness in accordance with the Central Motor Vehicle Rules.

    The company had earlier submitted seven applications for homologation in India earlier which were meant for test cars. An eighth application was approved recently.

    The move comes amid talks with the US and India on a free trade agreement under which tariffs are expected to be lowered by both countries to enhance bilateral trade.

    Musk has been keen to enter India as he is looking for a foothold in the world’s third-largest car market as an alternative to China, after the communist country came under strict US sanctions.

    While the Indian government is keen that Musk set up a plant in India to make Tesla for the local market, the billionaire wants to export the car to the country without any immediate manufacturing plans.

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    Tesla seeks certification for two electric car models it wants to sell in IndiaIANS

    Electric car sales in India recorded a 20 per cent jump to 99,165 units in 2024, from 82,688 units in 2023. Tata Motors and JSW MG Motors are currently the market leaders.

    In addition, the luxury electric vehicle market also posted an increase in sales during the year, with 2,809 EVs sold by BMW, Mercedes Benz India, Volvo Cars India, Audi, and Porsche in 2024, up from 2,633 units in 2023.

    According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), the electric passenger vehicle retail sales in India grew by nearly 20 per cent.

    The EV market is expected to continue growing, with industry forecasts predicting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 43 per cent.

    Government initiatives and subsidies under the PM E-Drive scheme are also contributing to the growth of the EV market in India, as the country transitions to green energy in the fight against climate change.

    The electric two-wheeler segment recorded significant growth, with 1.13 million units sold in 2024, up from 860,000 units in 2023.

    The overall EV penetration in the country increased to 7.46 per cent in 2024, up from 6.39 per cent in 2023.

    (With inputs from IANS)

  • Maruti Suzuki To Hike Car Prices Starting April 2025

    Maruti Suzuki India Pvt Ltd., the largest car manufacturer in India, has revealed plans to raise vehicle prices by up to 4% starting in April 2025. This decision comes in response to rising input costs and increasing operational expenses that are affecting the company’s profitability.

    In a regulatory filing, Maruti Suzuki stated, “In light of rising input costs and operational expenses, the company has planned to increase the prices of its cars from April 2025. The price increase is expected to be up to 4% and will vary depending on the model.”

    “While the company is working hard to minimize the impact on its customers and streamline costs, some of the increased expenses must be passed on to the market,” they added.

    Suzuki Price Hike: A Recap

    The announcement of a price hike of up to 4% starting in April 2025 has stirred quite a buzz among potential buyers. This marks the third price increase by the brand in recent months, following a similar 4% hike that took effect in January 2025, which was previously announced in December of the prior year.

    Moreover, the company implemented another price increase in February, with adjustments ranging from Rs 1,500 to Rs 32,500 for selected models.

    Additionally, following this announcement, Maruti Suzuki India’s shares soared to a daily high, currently up 1.9% at ₹11,732. However, the stock remains 15% lower than its all-time peak of ₹13,680.

  • Revolutionizing Healthcare with Edge-Enhanced Federated Architecture

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    In an era of digital transformation, healthcare is leveraging technological innovations to enhance patient monitoring while ensuring data privacy. Bharath Kumar Reddy Janumpally presents a pioneering approach integrating edge computing with federated learning, reinforced by a zero-trust security framework. This novel architecture revolutionizes real-time patient monitoring by optimizing efficiency, strengthening security, and ensuring regulatory compliance, setting a new benchmark for modern healthcare solutions.

    The Need for Smarter Healthcare Solutions
    The rise of connected medical devices has enabled continuous health monitoring, yet existing cloud-based architectures struggle with latency and data security challenges. Traditional systems centralize data processing, making them vulnerable to privacy breaches and operational inefficiencies. The proposed Edge-Enhanced Federated Cloud Architecture (EEFCA) addresses these issues by shifting computation closer to the data source while ensuring patient information remains secure.

    Edge Computing: Bringing Processing Closer to the Patient
    Edge computing is at the heart of this innovation, enabling real-time data processing near the point of collection. Medical IoT devices, such as wearable monitors, transmit data to local edge nodes where initial processing occurs. This reduces latency and enhances responsiveness, crucial for critical care scenarios. By analyzing data locally, unnecessary transmissions to central servers are minimized, improving efficiency and security.

    Federated Learning: Advancing AI Without Compromising Privacy
    The federated learning framework revolutionizes healthcare AI by allowing collaborative model training across multiple facilities without sharing raw patient data. Each healthcare node trains AI models locally, contributing anonymized updates to a global model. This distributed learning approach ensures improved diagnostic accuracy while maintaining patient confidentiality. The use of differential privacy techniques further strengthens data protection, making it resilient against unauthorized access.

    Zero-Trust Security: A New Standard for Healthcare Data Protection
    With cyber threats on the rise, conventional perimeter-based security models are insufficient for safeguarding sensitive health information. The zero-trust framework incorporated into this architecture mandates continuous verification for all access requests. Multi-factor authentication, role-based controls, and behavioral analytics collectively reinforce security, ensuring that only authorized personnel can access critical data. Additionally, automated threat detection mechanisms proactively mitigate risks in real time.

    Real-World Application: Remote Patient Monitoring
    A key application of this architecture is in remote patient monitoring systems. By leveraging IoT-enabled medical devices, real-time health assessments become feasible, even for patients in remote locations. Secure data transmission, edge-based analytics, and federated learning combine to deliver insights without violating privacy regulations. This approach not only enhances patient care but also ensures compliance with stringent data protection laws.

    Performance and Privacy: Striking the Right Balance
    Experimental evaluations demonstrate a 65% latency reduction over traditional cloud-based solutions. Federated learning and differential privacy measures protect patient data during AI training, ensuring no individual data exposure. Zero-trust security implementation effectively blocks unauthorized access attempts while maintaining seamless usability for healthcare professionals. This approach enhances security and privacy while delivering efficient real-time monitoring solutions, setting a new benchmark for the future of healthcare technology.

    Overcoming Challenges and Future Prospects
    Despite its advantages, the architecture faces challenges related to edge device processing limitations and integration with legacy healthcare systems. Future improvements could include optimizing federated learning algorithms for resource-constrained devices and enhancing interoperability between modern and existing medical infrastructures. Additionally, emerging technologies such as quantum-resistant cryptography and explainable AI could further refine security and transparency.

    In conclusion, Bharath Kumar Reddy Janumpally‘s work establishes a foundation for scalable, privacy-centric healthcare solutions, setting a new standard in patient data security and real-time monitoring. This innovative framework presents a promising path for the future of healthcare monitoring, ensuring real-time responsiveness, privacy preservation, and robust security. As digital health solutions continue to evolve, integrating advanced technologies like edge computing, federated learning, and zero-trust security will be pivotal in shaping a more secure and efficient healthcare ecosystem.