ViScope enables doctors to visualise the heart sounds
HD Medical Services (India) Pvt Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of HD Medical Group Limited of Australia, has entered into an agreement with BPL for the distribution of ViScope 100.
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Ethernet-enabling medical equipment from Dominion Electronics
Digi technology used for Ethernet-enabling medical equipment, hospitals, clinics and laboratories constantly look for solutions to streamline the patient care process with the goal to increase productivity, reduce billing cycles and improve the quality of care.
Panacea Biotec enters hospital business
Vaccine maker Panacea Biotec is foraying into the hospital business by setting up a 220-bed multi-specialty hospital with Gurgaon-based Umkal Medicals. Panacea Biotec has picked up 75% stake in Umkal
Rural healthcare improvement high on J and K govt agenda
The Jammu and Kashmir government has taken a slew of initiatives and administrative reforms to improve healthcare facilities in rural areas of the state.
MoU signed between NUCES, CureMD and National ICT R&D Fund
Provision of accumulated industrial expertise for the development of an intelligent
BioLink achieves Microsoft certified partner status
BioLink announces being awarded a Microsoft Competency in Independent Software Vendor (ISV)/Software Solutions. The Microsoft Certified Partner Status is achieved through BioLink’s extensive experience and expertise in building biometric ID systems for middle and large enterprises, its competency in developing ID solutions based on Microsoft technologies, and highly positive feedback from customers.
Health in emergency to be on concurrent list
The Health Ministry is working on a Bill which, if all goes to plan, will place public health in times of natural disasters, epidemic outbreaks and acts of terror in the Concurrent List before the end of this year, giving the Centre the power to independently promulgate laws and lay down rules. Public health is so far a state subject, exclusively in the domain of state governments.
GE with Global eHealth Leader to enhance its Information Exchange Services
Global eHealth specialist InterComponentWare, Inc. (ICW) have signed an agreement with GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company.
Gujarat’s first spine centre inaugurated at Wockhardt hospital
Gujarat’s first spine centre was opened at the N M Virani-Wockhardt hospital.
Apollo Hospitals to hive off pharma retailing into separate company
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd intends to spin off its pharma retailing business into a separate company, though not immediately.
CBaySystems to invest $25 mn and up headcount in country
With a view to rapidly ramp up operations and expand its footprint in the country, CBaySystems, has drawn up a US$ 25 mn capex plan over the next two years.
RFID may cause hospitals
Radio frequency identification devices (RFIDs), commonly used in hospitals for tracking supplies may prove potentially dangerous for the patients, a team of Dutch scientists claim.
HCL Info bags US$ 23 m deal for Pan-African project
Domestic IT major HCL Infosystems has bagged a US$ 23 million deal to implement IT infrastructure for the Pan-African e-Network Project, which provides tele-education and tele-medicine.
