US seeks India’s help to improve global healthcare
The US is seeking additional scientific, regulatory and technical collaboration with India as a means to improve healthcare outcomes for patients around the world.
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Misys Healthcare to merge with Allscripts
Misys, the UK-based IT software group, is to merge its healthcare division with smaller US rival, Allscripts to create a larger specialist provider of clinical software and services for the US primary
HIMSS virtual conference & expo offers free access
The Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) hosts its third Virtual Conference & Expo on April 23-24 2008 with the recently added benefit of free access to the exhibit hall, educational sessions and networking lounge.
Reliance ADAG plans medical cities across country
As part of its plan for a pan-India foray in the healthcare sector, Reliance ADAG is planning to set up health cities or medical cities across the country. The company is learnt to be in talks to acquire land in Kolkata and Jaipur for the project.
OpenMED finalist for Stockholm Challenge Award
The project OpenMED (https://openmed.nic.in) has been selected as finalist for the Stockholm Challenge Award 2008.
Lifeline Group of Hospitals signs MoU with Zambian govt
City-based Lifeline Group of Hospitals has signed an MoU with the Government of Zambia to set up a 100-bed medical facility at Lusaka at an initial investment of INR 40 crore.
Trauma care centre at RML hospital
The trauma care centre building at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in the capital was inaugurated recently. It is only the third of its kind in Delhi.
Wockhardt offers online skill test for nurses
In an effort to create standardisation of nursing skill assessment, Wockhardt Hospitals Group, India’s leading chain of superspeciality hospitals has launched Nursing Skill Test (NST) a unique online way to test the basic domain knowledge of prospective nurses seeking employment with the group.
ICW looks to integrate PHRs with iPhone
InterComponentWare (ICW) has announced plans to integrate the Apple iPhone and other smartphones with the Life Sensor personal health record to transmit vital emergency medical information to hospital staff.
Govt to improve cancer control strategy
The government is working on a comprehensive cancer control strategy that will more than double the number of cancer hospitals in the country, create a national institute for research and a fund to assist poor patients.
Voice Technologies wins
Hospitals in Scotland now no longer need to go through the potentially time-consuming and costly tender process to set up digital dictation or speech recognition systems.
Medical parks across the country: Ramadoss
Medical parks will soon be built across the country for makers of diagnostic equipment to set up plants thereby reducing manufacturing costs and making it easily available, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss recently.
Cellworks, Lifeline Hospitals in licensing agreement in oncology
Cellworks Research India Ltd, the R&D wing of California based company Cellworks Group Inc and Lifeline Multi Speciality Hospitals have announced one year research collaboration in the area of oncology with emphasis on study of the role of Tumor Stem Cells in cancer pathology and progression.
