Healing With Intelligence: How Agentic Systems Can Transform Medical Care by Santanu Karmakar
English | December 19, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0G8Z716J3 | 1302 pages | EPUB | 1.92 Mb
About This Book
Healthcare in India is large, diverse, and often stretched. Every day, millions of people depend on government hospitals, private hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes for timely and affordable care.
This two-part book has been written to understand this system clearly and then imagine how it can be improved in practical, affordable ways.
The two books are connected, but they serve different purposes.
Book 1 explains the present.
Book 2 prepares the future.
Part 1 - About Book 1
"Present Treatment System in India - Gaps, Challenges & Opportunities"
Why Book 1 Is Written
Before suggesting any improvement, we must first understand how the system works today.
Most people-patients, doctors, nurses, administrators, and even policymakers-see only a part of the healthcare process.
Book 1 brings all these parts together in one place and explains them in simple everyday language.
The purpose is not to blame anyone.
Instead, it tries to show how practical difficulties arise because the system is mostly manual, overloaded, and not designed for the size of India's population.
Understanding these realities is the first step toward designing better solutions.
What Book 1 Covers
Book 1 walks through the entire treatment process as it happens today:How patients enter the systemHow doctors collect history and diagnoseWhy OPDs get overcrowdedHow tests are ordered and why reports get delayedHow prescriptions are writtenWhat makes follow-up weakWhere communication breaks downWhy hospital administration becomes slowHow shortages in medicines, blood, and equipment happenWhy affordability remains a constant worryEach chapter uses simple examples-like a patient with fever or a nurse handling multiple tasks-to help readers understand real-life situations in Indian hospitals.
The focus is on the system, not individuals.
Part 2 - About Book 2"Agentic AI for Healthcare in India - A Practical Prototype Handbook"
Why Book 2 Is Written
Once we understand the gaps in the current system, the next question naturally arises:
How do we fix them in a practical and affordable way?
Book 2 answers this by introducing Agentic Systems-smart, goal-based assistants that work like dependable helpers in hospitals and clinics.
These systems can collect information, check conditions, make suggestions, monitor changes, and remind people of important actions. They never forget, never get tired, and never get confused by workload.
Book 2 is written so that even a beginner in AI can understand how these systems work and how they can support healthcare workers.
What Book 2 Covers
Book 2 presents simple, useful agents and prototypes for:Better diagnosisClearer prescriptionsAffordable treatment planningContinuous follow-up and monitoringImproved communication across the care chainFaster administration in OPDs and wardsPredicting medicine and blood shortagesEnsuring transparent and affordable costsStrengthening emergency responseEvery agent is explained using:The problem it solvesIts goalThe inputs it needsThe steps it performsThe expected outputA small real-life Indian exampleFor advanced readers, Book 2 also provides simple Python-based prototype designs that can be built in workshops, classrooms, or early pilot projects.
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