Latest Case Studies in PHARMA & HEALTHCARE
Genotypic Technology Puts its ERP on the Cloud
A case study on Cloud Computing in Pharma & HealthcareWhile large enterprises are still weighing the pros and cons of cloud business models, it is the SMBs that are out there taking daring steps and reaping all the benefits.
NHS Trust cuts cost through simplified user account management
A case study on Applications in Pharma & HealthcareThe Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust serves more than half a million people living in Northern England, and has a staff of 7,000 employees. The trust has to create almost 100 new accounts every month leading to inevitable account management issues. Adding to the woes was the fact that, most of the persons employees leaving the trust failed to notify the IT department, which meant their user rights remained unrevoked. On the other hand, new employees needed to remember multiple passwords, which often ended in calls to the help desk for password reset.
Sponsored by Novell
AstraZeneca Empowers its Sales Force with 800 Netbooks
A case study on Security in Pharma & HealthcareWith 3G enabled-Lenovo netbooks, the company’s 800-strong salesforce in India can now send sales reports on the go.
Glenmark Generics Learnt From Its Mistake of Rushing Towards Virtualization
A case study on Virtualization in Pharma & HealthcareIn a hurry to virtualize its desktops, Glenmark Generics banked heavily on its system integrator—a mistake that led to an IT meltdown. Here’s how they cleaned up that mess.
Manipal Hospital Tightens Operations With HIS
A case study on Business Intelligence & Analytics in Pharma & HealthcareFed up with its error-prone manual processes, Manipal Hospitals turned to a Health Information System, increasing its revenue by about 20 percent.
Protecting Sensitive Medical Data And Simplifying Administration
A case study on Applications in Pharma & HealthcareNHS Tower Hamlets is a primary care trust that funds and manages 36 general practices and 12 health centers, with approximately 2,800 users. To provide consistent level of service to all users, the trust decided to centralize IT services such as file/print, e-mail and office productivity applications. They adopted the Novell Identity Manager, which is helping them handle the 2,800 users and is also safeguarding data related to patients and medical practice.
Sponsored by Novell
Piramal Healthcare Keeps Supply Chain Flexible With Collaboration
A case study on Collaboration in Pharma & HealthcarePiramal Healthcare's IT and supply chain leaders collaborated to fix an inflexible supply chain that was resulting in a loss of sales, high logistics costs and unmet customer expectations.
A Smart Mobile CRM Boosts Productivity at Dr. Reddy’s
A case study on Mobility in Pharma & HealthcareThe legacy mobile CRM application at Dr.Reddy's left the medical representatives ill informed to deal with the queries of doctors. But a new mobile client app saved the day by arming them with requisite data and notching up their productivity by 6 to 8 percent.
Virtualization Helps Bilcare Optimize IT Resources
A case study on Virtualization in Pharma & HealthcareChoked by explosive growth and the urgency to develop innovative anti counterfeiting packaging solutions, Bilcare Research was struggling to control its IT costs. A timely dose of virtualization remedied the growth pangs of the pharmaceutical packaging firm.
HDFC SL Achieves Better IT Governance & Compliance while Reducing IT Unit Cost
A case study on Security in TelecomHDFC Standard Life (HDFC SL) needed to maintain a secure framework in an increasingly complex business environment and keep abreast with the latest security patches and updates. It faced the challenge of efficiently installing and maintaining desktop software with a tight budget. The company's burgeoning and disparate IT system added to the complexity. The implementation of LANDesk Management Suite and Security Suite delivered a comprehensive, integrated, secure management solution that empowered HDFC SL's IT administrators and security team to be more efficient and secure, and reduce costs.
Sponsored by LanDesk
How Aurobindo Pharma Brought IT Back In-House and Gained
A case study on Infrastructure Management in Pharma & HealthcareCIO 100 Winner: Pinnamaneni did what most CIOs would typically consider unthinkable: he brought IT back in-house. Although the plan flew in the face of most management practices, Pinnamaneni knew it would meet the needs of the company.
Wockhardt USA, EU and India Integrated by In-house IT Team
A case study on Consolidation in Pharma & HealthcareCIO 100 Winner: The global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, Wockhardt, earns its revenue from across three continent and they felt a need to integrate.Read how their CIO successfully integrated four heterogeneous systems across three continents in just four months.
Pfizer Takes Steps to Utlize Salesforce better
A case study on Consolidation in Pharma & HealthcareCIO 100 Winner:Venkat Iyer improved the effectiveness of Pfizer India's medical representatives - and consequently its profitability. With an investment of about Rs 30 lakh, Iyer and his team started on an initiative that allowed medical representatives to profile and target doctors based on a number of parameters.
Communication Platform Helps Biocon Grow
A case study on Collaboration in Pharma & HealthcareCIO 100 Winner: India's first biotech company, Biocon needed a uniform platform to communicate across division. By migrating to a new platform the CIO helped take communications to the next level.
Allergan Cuts Costs by Regulating Promotions
A case study on Business Intelligence & Analytics in Pharma & HealthcareCIO 100 Winner: K. T .Rajan envisioned a plan to cut costs of promotions. So they deployed an electronic promotional expenses management solution called eXpro, which works in tandem with a system that captures the modalities of generated prescription data. It effectively establishes the link between the cost of a promotion and what the company's getting out of it, and hence helps in cost-cutting related decisions.
