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IBM teams with Google to mobilise patient data
IBM has announced a collaboration with Google and Continua Health Alliance on new software to enable data to be easily moved from remote personal monitoring devices into Google Health personal health records (PHRs).
Trivitron JV Chennai facility commences production
Aloka Trivitron Medical Technologies, a medical equipment manufacturing joint venture of Aloka, Japan and Trivitron healthcare recently commenced production of Aloka SSD 500, portable black and white ultrasound scanner from its facility at Poonamallee in Chennai.
Star Health bullish on retail segment, to foray overseas
Star Health and Allied Insurance, a standalone health insurance firm, is banking on retail spend on insurance to drive up its premium income, at a time when companies are trimming health insurance covers to cut costs.
iSoft signs contracts with two major hospitals in Netherlands
iSOFT, an IBA Health Group company, recently announced that it has signed contracts with two major hospital groups in the Netherlands totaling USD 11.3 million.
Cyberknife’ to treat cancer
Doctors in Britain will for the first time use a robotic radiotherapy machine to treat cancer this week. The machine called Cyberknife is said to be worth 2.5 million pounds.
Compulsory rural posting for doctors from 2010
The controversial proposal for compulsory rural posting of doctors after completing their MBBS would be implemented from next year, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said.
Orissa rolls out telemedicine centres
The Orissa Trust of Technical Education and Training (OTTET) has announced plans to roll out telemedicine centres in villages across the state-the ninth largest in India.
Gujarat govt to invest INR 300 cr for healthcare
All the primary hospitals and community health centres in Gujarat are set to undergo a sea change, with the state government taking initiatives to ensure quality healthcare services.
dbMotion selected for Unified and Interoperable Patient Record
dbMotion, a provider of health interoperability and intelligence solutions, has been chosen by UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, to deliver its interoperability and intelligence system to create a single electronic, interoperable patient record across numerous information technology environments and care areas.
Philips and Immunetrics join forces
Royal Philips Electronics and Immunetrics Inc recently announced they have entered into a joint development agreement to explore future-generation approaches to the problem of infectious disease in critical care.
Fortis ties up with International Oncology
Hospital chain Fortis Healthcare has tied up with International Oncology, a US-based company formed by a group of Indian doctors working overseas. As per the tie-up, a team of about 12 doctors from International Oncology has started offering cancer care treatment, including radiation therapy, medical oncology, surgical oncology and bone marrow transplant at Fortis’ Noida hospital.
Humana to switch to machine-readable patient ID cards
Humana, one of America’s largest health-benefits companies, has promised to adopt machine-readable patient ID cards and, in the process, won the acclaim of the Medical Group Management Association, which estimates the cards could save physician offices and hospitals as much as USD 1 billion a year.