HITSP Contract pushes Ahead With EHR Adoption
The Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel and HHS have collaborated to expand the adoption and interoperability of electronic health records.
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IITs receive a flak on offering medical courses
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) plan to start medical education has been put on hold as the health ministry has disapproved of it.
Health insurance for government employees
Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that a health insurance scheme will be introduced for the central government employees.
Drugmakers partner with technology firms to develop new health IT tools
Pharmaceutical companies are seeking to collaborate with technology firms to develop new health IT tools that could improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs.
Obama’s stimulus to health technology and job training
Barack Obama’s Cabinet has announced n $1 billion in grants to increase the use of health information technology, pushing for healthcare overhaul and job creation.
Doctors and NGOs together come forward for patients rights
Medical practitioners and NGOs have joined hands for safeguarding the patients rights.
Oracle Announces New Oracle Accelerate for Midsize Companies Solution with HP through Oracle Consulting
To help midsize industrial manufacturing companies streamline their IT implementations, Oracle and HP have launched the HP and Oracle Consulting Accelerate Solution for Industrial Manufacturing.
Ingram Micro signs agreement with NextGen Healthcare Systems
Ingram Micro an IT distributor company will work with NextGen Healthcare Information Systems to expand the number of U.S. resellers of the latter company’s electronic health record and practice management systems.
Microsoft focuses on Xbox applications
Microsoft hopes to vamp up its HealthVault and other health services by making it easier for users to do everything from tracking their caloric intake to counting their steps using their cell phones, according to researchers at a Microsoft forum on health care technology in Beijing.
Indian Medical Association disapproves short term medical course proposed by the centre
Indian Medical Association has gone against the decision of the centre to introduce short term medical course in the undergraduate level in the country to meet the demand of rural doctors.
Cellular-Based Tele-Health Suite(TM) developed by Medical Care Technologies
Medical Care Technologies Inc. has begun to develop a secure Cellular-Based Tele-Health Suite
Nine hospitals on railway land in Bengal
Nine multi-specialty hospitals and medical colleges are going to be set up on vacant railway land in West Bengal.
30,000 bed capacity in Hrudalaya hospital in 5 years
Narayana Hrudayalaya, the Bangalore-based heart care hospital, will increase its bed capacity to 30,000 in five years across all its hospitals across India.
