The Indian Association for Medical Informatics (IAMI), established in 1993 for promoting and furthering the application of information and communication technology in the field of healthcare, has prepared a list of recommendations to be presented to the Unique Identification Authority of India regarding the potential of using the Unique Identifier (UID) as a Unique Health Identifier (UHID).
Kishore Rachapudi, former SVP and Head, Healthcare & Life Sciences with Satyam Computer Services Limited, has joined TAKE Solutions Ltd., leaders in Supply Chain Management and Life Sciences products, as the President and COO.
HCL Infosystems will manage and oversee the IT processes of Fortis Healthcare Ltd for five years under an IT outsourcing deal forged between the two firms.
Contract research services provider, GVK Biosciences today said it has entered into a strategic partnership with US-based Quantitative Solutions (QS) to develop and market clinical trial outcome data base.
The Delhi Cabinet has approved the setting up of Rogi Kalyan Samitis, which would replace the existing hospital advisory committee, for improving availability and access to quality health care for all citizens, in particular the poor and vulnerable sections of society.
Wipro GE Healthcare, the joint venture between Wipro Ltd. and GE Healthcare, announced the transformation of its business by integrating several existing stand-alone business units and manufacturing plants of GE Healthcare in India under the Wipro GE Healthcare entity.
The raging political firestorm over how to reform the US’s $2.5-trillion healthcare sector might seem to be of limited relevance to India. But for the Indian IT services sector, the Obama-led revolution might just present an exciting growth opportunity.
Six Sigma Star Healthcare Private Limited has started, for the first time in India, a post graduate programme in Nursing Administration at its Global Institute of Healthcare Management at Vikaspuri, New Delhi.
‘Eventually, all the hospitals acquired by the Fortis group (from Wockhardt), including those under construction, would be rebranded as Fortis Healthcare Hospitals,’ Wockhardt Hospitals Group CEO Vishal Bali said.
Siemens Healthcare has introduced ACUSON S2000TM, a state-of-the-art system taking ultrasound imaging to a new dimension with breakthrough innovations like Liver Elastography for the first time in India.
TAKE Solutions Ltd.,leaders in Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Life Sciences products, has signed a deal with the full-service pharmaceutical company, Novel Therapeutics Pvt. Ltd.
ResMed, a world leader in the design and manufacture of respiratory devices to treat sleep disorders, have announced the acquisition of CPAP and Ventilation distribution of longstanding partner Respicure.
International Oncology Services Private Limited (IOSPL) recently announced that it signed up a deal with Dr. L. H. Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai to set up a state-of-the-art cancer centre called ‘International Oncology Centre.’
