IT and Patient-Centered Research Critical for Health Care says Orszag
White House Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag said that IT and patient-centered research is key part of health care reform by the Obama administration.
Health policy
e-Health framework to be defined African Health Ministry
The African Ministers of Health were asked by the Vice President John Dramani Mahama to define an e-health framework for purpose of reviewing policies and strategies for the achieving major health goals.
Health IT considered essential for Health reform
e-Health Inititiavte group wants that Health IT should be included in legislation to encourage health reforms.
Ministry of Health planning issue of e-Health cards to new borns: Trivedi
Dinesh Trivedi, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, has mentioned that ministry is considering issuing of e-Health cards to all new borns in the country.
Health guidelines for schools
The Delhi government has issued health guidelines for aided and unaided schools in the city.
Nursing students to aid govt hospitals: Minister
The Government of Karnataka will request nursing schools and colleges to spare the services of their students to help government hospitals tide over the acute shortage of staff nurses. The government will also consider requests by MLAs to set up government nursing schools or colleges in the respective areas as a permanent solution to the problem.
More mobile clinics in Karnataka
With the success of 31 mobile health clinics that were introduced three months back in the rural districts of Karnataka, the State Health and Family Welfare Department, is geared up to introduce 29 more in next two weeks.
Multi-disciplinary health care village planned in Kerala
A multi-disciplinary health care village has been proposed on 40 hectares of land in Kozhikode as part of providing integrated treatment facilities from all scientific streams of medicine. Conceived by Infrastructures Kerala Limited (InKEL), the village, to be completed in four years, is estimated to cost Rs.417 crore.
Australian Capital Territory budget injects $90m into e-health
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has allocated $90 million it described as an “unprecedented level of investment” to electronic health initiatives in its annual budget, including an e-health record for all residents of the territory.
UP Government alerts State Health Department
The Uttar Pradesh government has alerted the State Health Department in the wake of the swine flu outbreak in Europe and America and directed the medical check-up of people arriving from Nepal and at airports in the State.
California Government announces $32m allied Health initiative
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of the US state of California is funding of $16m to the Allied Health Initiative to increase healthcare professionals in the state using public-private partnership (PPP) over the next three years.
Former Cerner director joins White House Office for Health
President Obama recently announced the appointment of Nancy-Ann DeParle, former director of Cerner Corporation, as director of the White House Office for Health Reform.
Scottish NHS to invest
Online scanning to allow remote diagnosis for island-based patients and Scotland’s biggest telehealth system are among a range of hi-tech projects to help more patients to be treated quicker and closer to home.
