Physicians moving to e-Health records jumped since 2001
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has stated that the number of physicians moving to electronic health records jumped by more than one-third since 2001.
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UN human rights chief has hailed work of women
Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has recently praised the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, as it marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of its work in monitoring States
Health spending is rising in OECD
Expenses on heath in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has kept on growing faster than countries’ economies. OECD Health Data 2007 also notes that a growing share of the economy is devoted to health across OECD countries. Per capita health spending increased by more than 80% in real terms between 1990 and 2005 on an average in OECD countries, outpacing the 37% growth in GDP per capita.
Survey: Exchanges of Health Information rises to 57 Communities
A survey from the nonprofit eHealth Initiative explained that fifty-seven community-based health information exchanges are operating, up from 42 last year.
Improving social services in the Pacific Islands: Human Development Report in the Pacific Islands
A new report on Human Development in the Pacific Islands titled
India’s first heart implant training centre
Medtronic, a US-based medical technology service provider, opened its first therapy and procedure training centre (TPTC) in South Asia, in Chennai recently, giving India it’s first training centre for doctors to learn how to place implants in the heart.
CII facilitates health care study mission in Delhi
The Healthcare Study Mission, a two day seminar organized by the CII Delhi State Council in the month of July, 2007, gave an insight into the professional management of Healthcare industry as also on quality patient care, satisfaction and personal attention at optimal costs. The two day Study Mission was aptly titled as “Showcasing the Best Practices In Healthcare”.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Signs Expand Access to Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate) in sub-Saharan Africa and India
Bristol Myers Squibb Company today announced a new agreement to expand access to Reyataz (atazanavir sulfate).
Philips Launches TruFlight Select
Philips, a leading health & well-being company, today unveiled
Revolutionizing mHealth through regulations
There was a proposal introduced by the Food and Drug Administration that would allow it to regulate smartphone and tablet apps that relate to health and medical needs.
HL7 Releases New Tool for Capturing, Storing and Managing CDA
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Pioneering Therapies with Interventional Radiology
The days when radiologists were only involved in diagnosis are long over. Modern medicine requires interventional radiologists to use their specialist knowledge of image-guidance (X-ray, CT, MR) to perform procedures which are extraordinarily precise, and thus gentle on the patient.
Radiologist Uses 3-D Imaging in Uterine Fibroids Treatment
A new radiological technology, functioning like a
