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Chennai-based super speciality Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases, well known as Madras Medical Mission (MMM) has entered into a strategic tie-up with Wellwin Industry Limited who is in the business of embedded software solutions.

Wellwin's interactive information systems are used in the areas of hospital management, hospitality and education. These user friendly systems offer end to end solutions for the customers. In addition Wellwin also provides software applications for interactive content development system integrator and operational support for web related applications enabling customers to create and maintain land and web portals.

Dr K M Cherian, on the occasion states, " MMM is trying to exploit technology to the benefit of the patients in the area of cardio vascular diseases. This kiosk will function as a superior menu driven communication tool to the patients as well as visitors." MMM is the one of the largest and one of the best super speciality Cardiac Centre in India, which is dedicated to heart related diseases. The modernised health centre offers "Total Heart Care" for any age group including children. The high tech facility enabled MMM - ICVD has many first to its credit, such as, to introduce Trans Myocardial Revaesularisation, to conduct heart transplant in India after the legalisation of brain death in 1995, to conduct bilateral sequential lung transplant in India, to conduct paediatric heart transplant, To have 24 hours Doc Vue monitoring systems in Asia, to have auto transplantation of the heart, to conduct heart lung transplant in India, etc.

Techno savvy MMM is partnering with Wellwin to have comprehensive interactive information systems for visitors and patients. In the first phase, Wellwin is donating an interactive information kiosk for the outpatient ward of MMM. The project named as Dr HEARTZ will enable the visitors and patients to obtain information about the hospital and its activities.

Dr HEARTZ developed by Wellwin has several unique features, such as, easy to use touch screen, compelling information about MMM and its activities, users can e-mail their observations and opinion at the kiosk and fixing up of appointments are made easy.

This 24 hour, 7 days a week operational kiosk is also web enabled and is retrofitted to handle e-commerce tools. Mr Rajagopalan, Managing Director of Wellwin says, "The coming together of these two organisations, will greatly benefit the patients in getting all information they would want at a personal level by interacting with kiosks at the hospital."