iSOFT secures US $7.84m in deals in Europe, Australia and South America
iSOFT Group Limited, Australia’s largest listed health information technology company, announced it signed contracts totaling more than US $7.84m in August and September 2009.
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Indian health system going the costly US way: Pitroda
National Knowledge Commission chief Sam Pitroda today said that the Indian health system was going the ‘highly unaffordable American way’ and suggested going back to roots to provide cheap healthcare benefits to those at the bottom of the social pyramid.
Clinical Solutions to Integrate with Healthwise Content
Healthcare technology specialist Clinical Solutions and the non-profit health content provider Healthwise announced an agreement to help call centre clinicians in North America give patients the health information they need when they need it.
Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd. acquires a leading European diagnostic company
Transasia Bio-Medicals Ltd., India
DBMS Consulting completes roll out of Oracle Health Sciences Applications (OHSA) Suite for SIRO Clinpharm
DBMS Consulting announced that it has successfully completed deployment of Oracle Life Sciences Applications (OHSA) Suite and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) for SIRO Clinpharm, one of the leading global CROs headquartered in Thane, India. OHSA offers fully automated capabilities in management of clinical trial process, clinical trial data and global adverse event reporting.
IAMI emphasises need for utilising UID in healthcare
The Indian Association for Medical Informatics (IAMI), established in 1993 for promoting and furthering the application of information and communication technology in the field of healthcare, has prepared a list of recommendations to be presented to the Unique Identification Authority of India regarding the potential of using the Unique Identifier (UID) as a Unique Health Identifier (UHID).
Kishore Rachapudi joins TAKE solutions as the new President and COO
Kishore Rachapudi, former SVP and Head, Healthcare & Life Sciences with Satyam Computer Services Limited, has joined TAKE Solutions Ltd., leaders in Supply Chain Management and Life Sciences products, as the President and COO.
HCL bags IT outsourcing deal from Fortis Healthcare
HCL Infosystems will manage and oversee the IT processes of Fortis Healthcare Ltd for five years under an IT outsourcing deal forged between the two firms.
GVK ties up with QS for selling clinical trial data bases
Contract research services provider, GVK Biosciences today said it has entered into a strategic partnership with US-based Quantitative Solutions (QS) to develop and market clinical trial outcome data base.
Rogi Kalyan Samitis for better Healthcare in Delhi
The Delhi Cabinet has approved the setting up of Rogi Kalyan Samitis, which would replace the existing hospital advisory committee, for improving availability and access to quality health care for all citizens, in particular the poor and vulnerable sections of society.
Wipro GE Healthcare to integrate GE Healthcare units in India and South Asia
Wipro GE Healthcare, the joint venture between Wipro Ltd. and GE Healthcare, announced the transformation of its business by integrating several existing stand-alone business units and manufacturing plants of GE Healthcare in India under the Wipro GE Healthcare entity.
Opportunities galore for Indian IT giants
The raging political firestorm over how to reform the US’s $2.5-trillion healthcare sector might seem to be of limited relevance to India. But for the Indian IT services sector, the Obama-led revolution might just present an exciting growth opportunity.
Wockhardt’s healthcare facilities would be rebranded as Fortis Hospitals
‘Eventually, all the hospitals acquired by the Fortis group (from Wockhardt), including those under construction, would be rebranded as Fortis Healthcare Hospitals,’ Wockhardt Hospitals Group CEO Vishal Bali said.
