UAE eye hospital signs medical services agreement with Now Health
Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai has signed a medical services provider agreement with health insurance provider Now Health International.
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Bristol-Myers Squibb Signs New Agreement
Today announced a new agreement to expand access to Reyataz
Taiwan readies to launch electronic medical records plan
Patients in Taiwan will no longer have to undergo the same medical tests repeatedly, once the nationwide electronic medical records plan kicks off this November, the Department of Health said.
Cloud-based medical information sharing system to come on line
A cloud-based health care information system that will make it easier for doctors from different hospitals to access a patient’s records will be inaugurated in November, Department of Health (DOH) Minister Chiu Wen-ta said over the weekend.
US hospital installs new robotic patient positioning system
Boca Raton Regional Hospital in Florida, US has installed the Civco Protura 6D robotic couch patient positioning system at its Lynn Cancer Institute to increase efficiency in radiation therapy treatments.
e-Health info system initiated in Haryana
Haryana government has begun work on developing a Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) where all the records of government hospitals and dispensaries will be linked through a central database.
District-specific approach for elimination of leprosy in India
Leprosy cases in the country has come down from 42 per one lakh population to only seven in the last decade but fresh cases continue to be reported, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said.
Radiia launches radiology second opinion service
Radiia is a new online service that provides a second opinion on results from medical imaging. Patients can securely upload a variety of radiology exams, including MRIs, CT scans, x-rays, mammograms and ultrasounds, and receive detailed second opinion reports. The reports are prepared by Radiia’s board-certified subspecialised radiologists, each with at least 10 years of experience.
ProTECT trial to study biomarkers in TBI patients
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a five-year, $2.2m grant to researchers to study biomarkers in the blood of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients.
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Bill Gates: Go high end on R&D On a visit to New Delhi, Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corp, urged […]
Dell to tap NextGen for electronic medical records platform
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems Inc. has entered into an agreement with Dell in the Health IT marketplace to jointly market health information technology products and services to medical practices, hospitals and physician networks.
Telemonitoring may Improves Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients
According to a recent study, patients with chronic heart failure, who were monitored either through home-based telemonitoring systems or conventional telephone support systems had reduced rates of hospitalisation and all-cause mortality.
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CIGNA creating virtual health community CIGNA, a leading health service company, has announced the development of a virtual health care […]
