Apollo Hospitals, Well Point sign agreement
Apollo Hospitals recently said it has entered into an agreement with US-based Anthem Well Point through its subsidiaries for treating patients recommended by the insurance company.
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Greek researchers create AI tool to predict risk of heart attack
Greek researchers have developed a new approach to working out heart attack risk using artificial intelligence.
German e-tendering for health launched
Three German procurement associations have banded together to launch a new e-tendering system called
New translation program to drive down NHS interpreting costs
According to figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, health service trusts are being hit by soaring translation costs totaling
Idhasoft to improve U of Penn tracking software
University of Pennsylvania Health System Department of pharmacy selected Idhasoft mobility Division to achieve data accuracy through Customized Integrated Tracking System software solution.
Ambulance service for Harvard Business School
Four years ago, five friends in Mumbai decided to do something to save lives. Today, their ambulance service, 1298, is bowling along on the high road to Harvard Business School, where it is likely to be taught as a case study in social entrepreneurship.
Bridgehead Software releases new Archiving software
Bridgehead Software has released the latest version of PACStore, a long-term archiving solution that consolidates data from disparate PACS systems, enabling it to be centrally managed and accessed while providing powerful federated search facilities.
GE Healthcare to acquire Indian medical cos
GE Healthcare is planning to acquire and provide seed capital to Indian medical device and diagnostic companies.
HL7 releases child health EHR standard
Health Level Seven (HL7), the healthcare IT standards development organisation, has released the first standard specifying the key functional requirements for child healthcare in an electronic
health record (EHR) system.
Hospitals in Chandigarh to be snychronized
Jolting the health department in Chandigarh out of its slumber, the recent case in PGI where a patient died for being admitted to ICU allegedly due to bed shortage, has once again raked up the issue of synchorinzing all hospitals.
Germany scales back e-health smartcard project
Key clinical components of Germany
Heart health city in Ahmedabad
Next time a Baby Noor of Pakistan needs an advanced heart surgery, she might pick Ahmedabad instead of Bangalore.
US sets out privacy guidelines for EHRs
The US Department of Health and Human Services has published new privacy guidelines for electronic health records (EHRs), based on providing citizens with the ability to choose how far they want to share information.
