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Indian Hospitals STOCK Returns (June'24-25) | Doctors Vs Digital Health/AI | What leads to REVENUE Leakages in Hospitals | AI in Paediatric Leukemia in Netherlands & India | Corporate Updates: Indian Healthcare | Philosophical view of Ageing & Longevity

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June 17, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes

Indian MedTech|AI Innovation: Swasthindia.ai

India-made AI-powered Face-scanning Tech to diagnose Blood HbA1c faster

Niloufer Hospital in Hyderabad has adopted an innovative AI-powered, non-invasive diagnostic tool that uses advanced face-scanning technology to provide rapid health assessments.

This cutting-edge app leverages Photoplethysmography (PPG) to detect changes in light absorption through the skin, enabling quick (within 20 to 60 seconds) measurements of vital parameters like:

Blood Pressure | Oxygen Saturation | Heart Rate | Hemoglobin A1c | Stress Levels

You can find more detailed technical insights into this fascinating technology HERE.

Welcome to all the supporters of Agenda+Health, here’s is what to expect:

  • Indian Hospitals STOCK Returns (June'24-25)

  • Doctors Vs Digital Health/AI

    Survey on What leads to REVENUE Leakages in Hospitals

  • AI in Paediatric Leukemia in Netherlands

    Indian incidence of Paediatric Leukemia

  • Corporate Updates: Indian Healthcare

  • Philosophical view of Ageing & Longevity

  • Insta Viral Post: Mobile CT Scanner

Read time: 5 minutes

1/ Indian Hospitals STOCK Returns (June'24-25)

  • The smaller hospitals've raised GROWTH money from the Public directly.

  • The Doctors've to generally depend on either Bank Loans or Internal Profits or Strategic Investment from PE-Brands for fundraise.

  • As India doesn't have indigenous PEs to invest in hospitals, the branded-hospitals which are getting 95% of PE funding are looking to strategically acquire majority stakes in legacy hospitals in Tier-2/3 in the coming 10years.

Top-40 Healthcare Companies in India in terms of Market Cap. Growth over last 3years

Hence, it is imperative for smaller hospitals to follow these 3 points: click HERE

2a/ Doctors’ Behaviour on Digital Health | AI-Health ADOPTION

Doctors generally feel stuck as they don't analyse the data to plug REVENUE LEAKAGES & Optimise Costs & Processes. They only gather data in HIMS for NABH compliance.

Hence, they don’t see the value in accumulating data.

2b/ What leads to REVENUE Leakages in Hospitals

This survey points out that most of the Doctors & Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) understand instinctively where exactly is the Revenue getting leaked with 32% feeling that patients do not visit after Diagnostics for further inspection.

This Survey was conducted on Piyush Sanduja’s LinkedIn.

In fact as per Dr. Deep Shah, Patient Satisfaction and Communication might make a patient unwanted to come back for visit. Hence, small (QUANTIFIABLE) changes can help solve this problem and create more Patient-Doctor Engagement.

3a/ AI in Paediatric Leukemia in Netherlands

USE-CASE: - Revolutionising Paediatric LEUKEMIA Care: AI's Swift Personalisation

PROBLEM

The process of finding personalized treatment options for children with leukemia, especially those who do not respond to standard therapies, is time-consuming and traditionally takes days. This delay can be critical for the patients' health, as timely intervention is essential in such cases.

SOLUTION

An AI tool has been developed to address this challenge. It quickly processes extensive medical literature and anonymized patient data using advanced models, delivering personalized treatment plans in moments. This significantly reduces the time required compared to traditional methods. Currently in the testing phase, the tool has the potential to become a global resource for oncologists, revolutionising leukemia treatment for children by enabling faster, tailored care.

3b/ Indian incidence of Paediatric Leukemia

As India has high incidence of Leukemia and cases are increasing over the years, this AI-tool can be relevant for India as well.

For eg. as per a news article (HERE), in a single hospital (GMCH, Nagpur, India), the Leukemia cases since FY22 increased by 60% in FY25.

4/ Corporate Updates: Indian Healthcare (by Anshul Agrawal)

  • Apollo Hospitals plans to sell maternity care arm.(Source)

  • KKR lends $600 million to Manipal Group in its largest credit investment (Source)

  • Sahyadri Hospitals buyout: EQT, Blackstone-backed Quality Care, IHH & Manipal Hospitals may submit binding bids post-June 3rd week (Source)

  • Metro Group of Hospitals Plans INR 1,000 Cr Public Offer, Picks Merchant Bankers (Source)

  • KKR-backed IVI to buy ART Fertility Clinics for $450 million (Source)

  • Apollo Cradle & Children’s Hospital set for significant expansion, plans 7-8 new centres in the next five years (Source)

5/ Philosophical view on LONGEVITY (by Sai Gopichand)

A lingering thought: Modern medical intervention has changed many life threatening diseases into manageable diseases even with limited lifestyle changes. Ancient cultural sayings in any civilisation say: Respect the Old. But the Old had Valour, persistence and a sense of discipline to live a long and healthy life. (Read more: HERE)

6/ Mobile CT Scanner by Siemens: SOMATOM