Google closes Health and PowerMeter services
Two Google services are to be closed after failing to pick up enough users in the healthcare and energy usage markets.
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ACLA and HL7 Announce Approval of First-Ever Electronic Directory of Services (eDOS) Implementation Guide
The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) and Health Level Seven
India, China to work together for improving health services
India and China have decided to work together in improving health care services and deepening of bilateral cooperation in the health sector.
J-K to spend Rs 315 crore on upgrading rural health facilities
Jammu and Kashmir Government will be spending Rs 315 crore this financial year on upgrading health care facilities including setting up of 11 mobile medical units in accident prone zones and GPS-guided ambulance service. The Centre has sanctioned Rs 263.32 crore plan under under National Rural Health Mission for year 2011-12 for Jammu and Kashmir while the state government will contribute its share of Rs 30.98 crores, officials said here today. The state also has Rs 51.65 crore available under the centrally-sponsored scheme from last year’s unspent funds, the officials said. They said Rs 5.02 crore will be spent on procurement of mobile medical Units for 11 districts.
New biometric card keeps medical records handy
American tech company SmartMetric announced the launch of a new biometric portable card to keep your medical records at your fingertips no matter where you are in the world.
New MRI machine eliminates claustrophobia
Loyola University Health System now offers a powerful new MRI machine that can scan a leg or an arm without many of the usual inconveniences.
Poor countries catching up with rich nations in many ailments
A new World Bank report titled ‘Public Policy and the Challenge of Chronic Non-communicable Diseases’ launched on 27 June, 2007 warns that poor countries are catching up with wealthier nations in terms of diseases like cancer, diabetes, obesity, and cardiac problems.
Integrating Medical Information With Open Source
Nonprofit organization Open Source Health Care Alliance (OSHCA) believes that open-source software can integrate systems and share various medical related information in the local healthcare industry.
Healthcare driving speech recognition technology growth
The automation of healthcare processes is the main driving force behind the growth of speech recognition technology, according to a report released by Datamonitor recently.
Gujarat proposes to add 500 seats in medical colleges
Gujarat Government asked for opening up three new medical colleges in the state but the proposal never got passed.
India and China work towards better health services
In strengthening the bilateral cooperation, India and China have decided to work together in improving health care services and deepening of bilateral cooperation in the health sector.
Infosys Seeks to Jumpstart health insurance exchanges
As information technology companies continue to seek new opportunities in the lucrative healthcare IT market, Infosys Technologies Ltd. has launched a health insurance exchange platform that it says will help states establish insurance exchanges mandated under the Affordable Care Act.
Many US hospitals overuse double CT scans
Hundreds of hospitals are routinely performing a type of chest scan that experts say should be used rarely, subjecting patients to double doses of radiation and driving up health-care costs.
