More than 1,000 healthcare professionals from across the country would be participating in the two-day fourth edition of CAHOTECH-2019, to be organised by Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHO) at the IIT-Madras Research Park in Chennai on September 27 and 28.

A release from the organisers on 19th August said, CAHOTECH has become the platform for healthcare providers to learn about the recent advances and also to make them ready for future trends in the field of IT, medical equipment, machinery, processes. The market for medical technology in India was small, but rapidly expanding. It was nascent and highly fragmented with limited indigenous manufacturing, as imports constitute over 75 per cent of the estimated USD 2.75 billion market. A transforming medical technology landscape, improving healthcare delivery and financing mechanisms, and changing patient profile were driving the growth in the medical technology industry and CAHOTECH would look at solutions to make modern healthcare accessible, available and affordable for all.

More than 1,000 healthcare professionals from across the country will be attending the event to keep themselves up-to-date with latest technology and products. A major highlight of the event will be the presence of equity investors and venture capitalists, who will be assessing the participating start-ups for funding opportunities in healthcare technology space.

Start-ups will also get to explore opportunities for incubation and engaging with hospitals for beta testing of products, the release said. CAHO President Dr Vijay Agarwal said this conference was the definitive event for health and technology innovation, investment and best practices.

It showcases the latest technology based solutions to enable maximum efficiency at hospitals. ''It is the only platform of its kind that brings together healthcare organizations and technology companies under one roof to share and utilize their experiences and adopt more efficient practices by healthcare organizations'', he said and added that the objective was to help introduce newer and better technology solutions to hospitals.