Online medical information exchange launched
A verified, physicians-only online information exchange, www.ozmosis.com, dedicated to the discovery and sharing of medical knowledge and the improvement of patient care has been launched.
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Philips acquires cardiac IT company Tomcat Systems
Royal Philips Electronics has announced it will acquire Northern Ireland-based Tomcat Systems Ltd. Tomcat is a privately held company producing cardiovascular information systems (CVIS). Terms were not disclosed.
Apollo Hospitals to invest INR 100 mn in R&D wing
The group aims to form a full circle in the healthcare segment by forming a separate R&D wing, which is expected to have collaborations with premier global research organizations including the US-based National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Wockhardt’s new cardiac surgery initiative in Gujarat
Wockhardt Hospitals has launched complex cardiac surgery initiative in Gujarat. Patients in Rajkot and Surat are being offered first class medical technology by the experts of the Hospital.
Shalby Hospitals in INR 450 cr spread
The tax holidays offered in the Union Budget for the healthcare sector has prompted Ahmedabad-based Shalby Hospitals to check into various newer destinations for setting up multi-speciality hospitals.
Trusts, societies may be kept out of hospital PPPs
The government’s proposed scheme to invite private players to run hospitals and schools in partnership with it might not be open to the most preferred business vehicles in these sectors – trusts and societies.
GE Healthcare acquires VersaMed
GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced recently that it has completed the acquisition of VersaMed Corporation, a provider of portable critical care ventilators for respiratory care.
Siemens to Launch PETNET Services in India
Siemens Healthcare has announced its first molecular imaging biomarker production facility in Chennai, India. The new facility will enable the healthcare providers in and around Chennai to access the positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) technology to diagnose patients with life-threatening diseases, such as cancer and cardiac and neurological ailments.
Austrian hospital gets staff admin system
A personnel administration system has been implemented at Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien (AKH), Austria. AKH in Vienna is one of the country’s biggest hospitals with 2,100 beds and 9,000 staff, including around 1,500 doctors.
More hospitals on the way in Kolkata
Dhoot Developers Pvt. Ltd. has tied up with Columbia Asia to set up seven hospitals in the east, three of them in Kolkata.
Sweden chooses InterSystems for sharing patient records
The Swedish National Patient Overview (NPO) has chosen to use InterSystems HealthShare software, in a five year contract worth SEK 115m (
Misys Healthcare to merge with Allscripts
Misys, the UK-based IT software group, is to merge its healthcare division with smaller US rival, Allscripts to create a larger specialist provider of clinical software and services for the US primary
HIMSS virtual conference & expo offers free access
The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) hosts its third Virtual Conference & Expo on April 23-24 2008 with the recently added benefit of free access to the exhibit hall, educational sessions and networking lounge.
