To improve patient safety, health information technology needs better oversight
To protect Americans from potential medical errors associated with the use of information technology in patient care, a new report […]
Health policy
Experts bank on NBFCs, gold loan cos at economic summit
Amidst concerns in the regulatory-driven sectors s¬uch as power, there are opportunities in a slew of sectors in India, ranging […]
Policymakers suggest immediate action to tackle chronic diseases
Bristol-Myers Squibb India (BMSI), in association with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), organised a roundtable […]
Groups collaborate to advance health IT workforce initiatives
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration are teaming up to […]
Panel recommends new agency to investigate safety of health IT
Health information technology has been touted as crucial to better health care, but a new report says an entirely new […]
E-venture rings in health for mothers
A unique government-run call centre backed by an online registration system to keep tabs on the health of pregnant mothers […]
India eyes health tourism traffic
The India Medical Tourism Destination Conference, which was held at the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, saw the participation […]
Why maternal mortality is high in Nigeria
Despite global efforts to reduce maternal mortality by 75 percent by the year 2015, it is worrisome that the number […]
UK health service to dismantle nationwide health IT program
Government officials in the United Kingdom announced that they are scrapping a £11 billion [about $17 billion] national health IT […]
CII recommends economic ties in health IT
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has recommended that bilateral economic cooperation be promoted through a focus on healthcare, information […]
China gets the virus after a decade of declaring themselves polio free
eHealth Bureau Till a few days ago we thought that going at the current trends of Polio cases, India might […]
UK health service to dismantle nationwide health IT program
Government officials in the United Kingdom announced that they are scrapping a
US drug shortage could threaten us health system
A growing shortage of important chemotherapy drugs, anesthetics and antibiotics, which has compromised or delayed care for some US patients and may have led to at least 15 deaths, represents a “pressing public health problem.
