The Goalka Blog

Research, product updates, and honest takes on AI in Indian healthcare — written by our team and practicing doctors.

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Compliance

DPDPA 2023 — what every Indian doctor's practice needs to do before December 2025

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act is not optional. Patient data you hold as a doctor is "personal data" under the Act. Here's a practical compliance checklist built for small and medium practices.

Priya Krishnamurthy12 min
Doctor Productivity

The 40% problem: why Indian doctors spend nearly half their time not treating patients

Our research across 220 doctors in 12 cities reveals that documentation, scheduling, and administrative compliance consume 38-44% of a doctor's working day. We mapped every minute — here's what we found.

Rohit Narayanan8 min
Clinical Publishing

From case note to LinkedIn post in 4 minutes — without violating NMC advertising rules

NMC's Professional Conduct Regulations are strict about medical advertising. But they do allow educational content. Here's exactly how to turn clinical experience into compliant professional content.

Dr. Aditya Sharma7 min
Practice Management

Referral economics in Indian medicine: the data most doctors don't track (but should)

In a 500-patient study across orthopedic surgeons, doctors who tracked referral sources and relationships saw 23% revenue growth year-on-year. Most doctors can't name their top 5 referrers. Here's why that's a problem.

Rohit Narayanan6 min
Product Updates

Goalka v0.8: WhatsApp briefings, ElevenLabs voice, and Razorpay GST invoicing

Our biggest release yet. Morning briefings now delivered via WhatsApp at 6:45 AM. Voice commands powered by ElevenLabs TTS and AssemblyAI Medical Mode. GST-compliant invoice generation for income tracking.

Priya Krishnamurthy5 min

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