Telehealth in developing nations: March 2009 Issue
EDITORIAL Back to the future.. COVER STORY Role of telehealth in developing nations Rajendra P Gupta, President & Director, Disease Management Association […]
March 2009
Molecular Diagnostics Point-of-Care (POC) Infectious Disease Test- Market Insight, Healthcare Practice, Frost & Sullivan
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At present, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing predominates; however, alternative technologies aimed at reducing genome complexity without PCR are anticipated to gain momentum in the coming years.
EVENTS DIARY
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Get the details of Eoropean Congress of Radiology, Medical Fair India and other medical evets to be held in the coming days.
Innovation Unplugged – HIMSS AsiaPac 09, 24-27 February; KLCC, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The annual conference and exhibition of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society�s Asia-Pacific chapter (HIMSS Asiapac �09) was recently held from 24-27 February, 2009 at the magnificent Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in the heart of the beautiful city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia
Doctor@your Fingertips : Nilakshi Barooah
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Dr. SMS is an innovative way of providing healthcare information through an SMS. This service was launched early in 2008 in Kozhikode city of the South Indian state of Kerala
Awards for Exemplary Implementation of e-Governance Initiatives (2008-09)
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The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances presents National Awards for e-Governance every year, to recognise and promote excellence in implementation of e-governance initiatives.
Insight into telemedicine instruments : Lieutenant Colonel Salil Garg, Cardiologist, Command Hospital, Pune and Squadron Leader Mudit Mathur, DD Space Ops, DSCC, Bhopal
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Telemedicine has the potential to significantly change the delivery of healthcare. Today doctor-to-doctor or doctor-to-patient interaction through mobile telephony is routine, and with the advent of 3G networking even transmission of heavy images to handheld devices are possible.
Back to the future..
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While medical sciences have extensively enlarged its knowledge pool over the last few decades, healthcare delivery continue to become ever more complex, costlier and in some cases, even cumbersome.
Role of telehealth in developing nations : Rajendra P Gupta, President & Director, Disease Management Association of India (DMAI)
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Economy and healthcare are two major thrust areas in every part of the world. If a country has a healthy population, it has a productive workforce that leads to a vibrant economy
NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS
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New York-based private equity (PE) firm GTI Group is setting up a wholly-owned subsidiary, India Management Company, to invest INR 250 crore into Indian healthcare sector.
NEWS REVIEW – WORLD
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The Australian state of Queensland has launched a telehealth project in the local government district of Ipswich to improve the efficiency of treatment for patients with chronic disease.
NEWS REVIEW – INDIA
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Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospital introduces the cyberknife robotic radio surgery system which is designed to treat tumours anywhere in the body.
NUMBERS
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Globally there are only 3.96 hospital for every 1000 people. Know some more interesting facts about the healthcare industry of the world on eHealth through numbers.
