City blood banks not interested in seeking accreditation
Five months have passed since the Quality Council Of India (QCI) organised a sensitisation programme for accreditation of blood banks in the city.
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Mobiles to monitor HIV and malaria patients
Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have created a cell phone that can monitor the condition of HIV and malaria patients and test water quality at disaster sites and undeveloped areas.
Blu – ray archive arrives in India
Electronic Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) and 21st Century Health Management Solutions have signed an MoU to jointly set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Healthcare ICT and Medical Electronic Solutions to address the very large healthcare projects in the government sector in India.
SoftLink International bags the HMIS installation at JIPMER
SoftLink International, a leading Software Product company with core focus on Hospital Automation and Medical Imaging, has bagged the prestigious order for implementation of Hospital Management Information System at JIPMER, Pondicherry.
Rockland Hospitals to target tier-II and III cities in North India
Rockland Hospitals, a multi-speciality hospital offering health care services with its main branch in New Delhi is planning expansion in Tier-II and Tier-III cities in Northern India like Lucknow, Jaipur, Agra, etc., next year.
Arizona boosts health data system with SAS technology
The Arizona Health Query, a project designed to develop and maintain a community health data system for Arizona residents, is using analytics software to integrate and analyse healthcare records.
HL7 publishes draft PHR standards
The standardisation of Personal Health Records (PHRs) received a boost with the international healthcare IT standards body, Health Level Seven (HL7) publishing a Personal Health Record System Functional Model (PHR-S FM) as a draft standard for trial use.
Accentia Technologies bags $22 mn order in HRCM arena
Accentia Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of Healthcare Receivables Cycle Management, has secured an order valued at US$ 22 million to service a chain of hospitals in US.
Fortis eyes stakes in hospital chains
Fortis Healthcare, which operates a chain of hospitals across India, is seeking to buy a minority stake in Manipal Hospitals and Wockhardt.
Medwin Hospital gets NABH certification
Medwin Hospital recently received a National Accreditation Board for hospitals & Healthcare (NABH) certificate and is now the first hospital in Andhra Pradesh and the 20th in India to do so.
Vodafone invests in mobile health firm
Newbury, Berkshire-based, mobile phone giant Vodafone has invested in t+ Medical, a UK provider of mobile health services acccessed across mobile handsets.
